Bitcoin ETF hopefuls beware.
Change-traded funds backed by the cryptocurrency itself are possible a great distance off after the Securities and Change Fee’s newest rejection, two market analysts advised CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Monday.
The SEC rejected VanEck’s submitting for a bodily bitcoin ETF on Friday, saying it nonetheless lacked confidence that the bitcoin market was freed from manipulation and fraud to approve the product.
Two bitcoin futures ETFs — the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) and the Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BTF) — started buying and selling in late October. VanEck’s Bitcoin Technique ETF, the most cost effective such providing but, begins buying and selling Tuesday beneath the ticker XBTF.
After pulling its bitcoin futures ETF software due to a doable erosion in efficiency, Invesco is now waiting for the pure-play model, Anna Paglia, its head of ETFs and listed methods, mentioned within the Monday interview.
“I hope that 2022 goes to be the 12 months for that product,” Paglia mentioned, acknowledging that her timeline may very well be “wishful considering.”
“I wasn’t stunned that the SEC rejected the applying final week. Points like value manipulation and fraud haven’t been addressed but. I do suppose that some extra regulation is one thing that the SEC is anticipating earlier than approving the following software, however I am relying on 2022 because the 12 months for a pure-play ETF.”
Nonetheless, it may take some time to control the market to the SEC’s liking, ETF Traits’ Dave Nadig mentioned in the identical interview.
“Until we get clear regulation of the underlying coin markets themselves for U.S. buyers, I simply do not suppose we’ll cross that hurdle,” mentioned the agency’s chief funding officer and director of analysis.
“I feel an actual strong bodily bitcoin ETF might be at the very least a 12 months off at this level.”
Within the meantime, buyers ought to train warning with the newly out there bitcoin futures merchandise, he mentioned.
Disclosure: Invesco is the sponsor of CNBC’s “ETF Edge.”
