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A few days ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of digital asset management company Grayscale Investments in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<\/p>\n
The court ordered<\/a> the agency to review its rejection of Grayscale\u2019s application to turn its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust fund (GBTC) into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This caused an uproar in the community as crypto assets, including bitcoin (BTC), surged with glee, and GBTC narrowed its discount to less than 20%.<\/p>\n Grayscale sued the SEC in June 2022 after the agency rejected its application filed in October 2021 despite multiple delays. The Commission had claimed<\/a> that the asset manager failed to disclose how it would prevent market manipulation but approved multiple futures ETFs of a similar nature.<\/p>\n However, the court said the SEC\u2019s arguments were insufficient, insisting that the agency\u2019s reasons for favoring futures ETFs over spot products were unreasonable.<\/p>\n Yamina Sara Chekroun, an experienced corporate attorney and the head of Legal U.S. of Ramp, told CryptoPotato <\/em>in a statement\u00a0that the court\u2019s decision be applauded as a positive step towards the potential for a spot ETF in the future, although the SEC could still file an appeal.<\/p>\n Chekroun said the SEC\u2019s power to regulate the crypto space is \u201cslowly being chipped away,\u201d as seen in its case against Ripple Labs and XRP. Arguments about Congress not granting the Commission the power to regulate through enforcement are beginning to come up, and they may have influenced the recent decisions by the courts.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Chekroun added that the ruling indicates that the crypto industry has leaders ready to defend access to digital asset products.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Joonatan Lintala, CEO of the decentralized social app Phaver, stated that the Grayscale ruling is a \u201cfavorable development\u201d for regulations that safeguard investors instead of imposing restrictions. While ETFs may not be investment material for every retail user, approving one would make blockchain technologies \u201cmore palatable to mainstream audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrey Stoychev, project manager at crypto exchange Nexo, opined that BTC\u2019s rally after the win was a \u201cvital boost in morale\u201d for investors after the asset had one of its worst weeks since March. However, he speculated that the uptick would not be a straight upward spiral into the next bull market, and this is evident as BTC has erased<\/a> all of its gains from the euphoria of Grayscale\u2019s victory.<\/p>\nWhat Crypto Experts Are Saying<\/h2>\n
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