{"id":9445,"date":"2024-01-07T14:08:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T14:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=9445"},"modified":"2024-01-07T14:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T14:09:10","slug":"blackrock-expects-spot-bitcoin-etf-approval-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/blackrock-expects-spot-bitcoin-etf-approval-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Expects Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval on Wednesday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:240\">BlackRock, the world&#8217;s largest asset manager, expects the SEC to approve its spot Bitcoin ETF application on Wednesday, according to a report from Fox Business. The company is also planning to cut about 600 jobs, or 3% of its workforce.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You might like:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/1inch-is-integrating-to-base-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1inch is Integrating to Base Network<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:199\">According to a report in Fox Business, BlackRock, the world&#8217;s largest asset manager and one of the firms seeking to launch a Spot Bitcoin ETF, expects its application to be approved on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:356\">BlackRock is one of several companies that filed updated 19b-4 filings on Friday, along with their proposed Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Other companies that have filed applications include Grayscale Investments, Valkyrie, ARK 21Shares, and Invesco. The Cboe BZX exchange also filed forms last week for VanEck, WisdomTree, Pando Asset AG, and Franklin Templeton.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:387\">The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs is being eagerly anticipated by crypto advocates. Those who bet that these funds could bring billions of dollars in new funds to the crypto sector have seen market excitement for the possibility of exchange-traded products that hold Bitcoin directly, not just through futures contracts on price, with Bitcoin&#8217;s price rising rapidly in recent months.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:387\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9447 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bitcoin-BlackRock.webp\" alt=\"Bitcoin BlackRock\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bitcoin-BlackRock.webp 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bitcoin-BlackRock-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:363\">Meanwhile, crypto skeptics have argued that Bitcoin is too volatile and unregulated and therefore cannot support a healthy market. Better Markets, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that lobbies for increased financial regulation, sent a letter to the SEC stating that approval of spot bitcoin ETFs would be a &#8220;regulatory mistake of historic proportions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<p class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\"><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">Also, you can freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, please follow us on our\u00a0<a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\"><strong class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">Telegram<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\"><strong class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">YouTube<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_style_link darkmysite_processed\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\"><strong class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">Twitter<\/strong><\/a> channels for the latest news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock, the world&#8217;s largest asset manager, expects the SEC to approve its spot Bitcoin ETF application on Wednesday, according to a report from Fox Business. The company is also planning to cut about 600 jobs, or 3% of its workforce. You might like:\u00a01inch is Integrating to Base Network According to a report in Fox Business,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3494,534,535,393,3492,3493],"class_list":["post-9445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ark-21shares","tag-bitcoin-etf","tag-blackrock","tag-crypto","tag-fox-business","tag-he-cboe-bzx-exchange"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BlackRock Expects Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval on Wednesday! - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"BlackRock, the world&#039;s largest asset manager, expects the SEC to approve its spot Bitcoin ETF application on Wednesday.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/blackrock-expects-spot-bitcoin-etf-approval-on-wednesday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BlackRock Expects Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval on Wednesday! 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