Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton Says Bitcoin ETF 'Approval Is Inevitable. There's Nothing Left To Decide'
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton Says Bitcoin ETF 'Approval Is Inevitable. There's Nothing Left To Decide'
The former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, has stated that the regulator's approval of a spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is essentially guaranteed.
美国证券交易委员会（SEC）前主席杰伊·克莱顿表示，监管机构对现货比特币（加密货币：BTC）交易所交易基金（ETF）的批准基本上是有保障的。
What Happened: Clayton said in a CNBC interview that the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF was a matter of when, not if. This comes after the SEC's consistent rejections of all previous applications for a Bitcoin ETF, on the grounds of potential market manipulation and fraud, reported Cointelegraph.
发生了什么：克莱顿在接受CNBC采访时表示，现货比特币ETF的批准取决于何时，而不是是否获得批准。据Cointelegraph报道，这是在美国证券交易委员会以潜在的市场操纵和欺诈为由持续拒绝所有先前比特币ETF的申请之后发生的。
"I think approval is inevitable. There's nothing left to decide."
“我认为批准是不可避免的。没有什么可以决定的。”
Clayton applauded the regulator for its current stance, expressing satisfaction with the Bitcoin ETF disclosures from companies like BlackRock and Fidelity. He pointed out the marked progress in Bitcoin's market dynamics over the past five years, leading him to predict that an ETF approval is on the horizon.
克莱顿对监管机构目前的立场表示赞赏，对贝莱德和富达等公司披露的比特币ETF表示满意。他指出，在过去五年中，比特币的市场动态取得了显著进展，这使他预测ETF即将获得批准。
"Five years ago, there were wash sales, there was laddering, there were all sorts of things that you wouldn't want to make available to the general public because of that risk," he added.
他补充说：“五年前，有洗涤品销售，有阶梯式升级，由于这种风险，你不想向公众提供各种各样的东西。”
Why It Matters: The regulator's recent surge in amended S-1 and S-3 filings from potential Bitcoin ETF issuers on Jan. 8 was perceived as an indication of the SEC "expediting matters". Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart estimated a 90% chance of a spot Bitcoin ETF approval by Jan. 10.
为何重要：监管机构最近于1月8日从潜在的比特币ETF发行人那里提交的经修订的S-1和S-3文件激增，这被视为美国证券交易委员会 “加快了事态发展” 的迹象。彭博ETF分析师詹姆斯·塞法特估计，到1月10日，现货比特币ETF获得批准的可能性为90％。
The approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF would mark a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency industry, potentially opening the floodgates for traditional investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin.
现货比特币ETF的批准将标志着加密货币行业的重要里程碑，有可能为传统投资者获得比特币敞口打开闸门。
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