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.
美國證券交易委員會（SEC）前主席傑伊·克萊頓表示，監管機構對現貨比特幣（加密貨幣：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.
發生了什麼：克萊頓在接受CNBC採訪時表示，現貨比特幣ETF的批准取決於何時，而不是是否獲得批准。據Cointelegraph報道，這是在美國證券交易委員會以潛在的市場操縱和欺詐爲由持續拒絕所有先前比特幣ETF的申請之後發生的。
"I think approval is inevitable. There's nothing left to decide."
“我認爲批准是不可避免的。沒有什麼可以決定的。”
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.
克萊頓對監管機構目前的立場表示讚賞，對貝萊德和富達等公司披露的比特幣ETF表示滿意。他指出，在過去五年中，比特幣的市場動態取得了顯著進展，這使他預測ETF即將獲得批准。
"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.
他補充說：“五年前，有洗滌品銷售，有階梯式升級，由於這種風險，你不想向公衆提供各種各樣的東西。”
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.
爲何重要：監管機構最近於1月8日從潛在的比特幣ETF發行人那裏提交的經修訂的S-1和S-3文件激增，這被視爲美國證券交易委員會 “加快了事態發展” 的跡象。彭博ETF分析師詹姆斯·塞法特估計，到1月10日，現貨比特幣ETF獲得批准的可能性爲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.
現貨比特幣ETF的批准將標誌着加密貨幣行業的重要里程碑，有可能爲傳統投資者獲得比特幣敞口打開閘門。
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