There’s no Blackrock futures ETF. They are in a different realm completely. Just my humble opinion but it’s an easier approval & logical first step for them. Nobody says no to Blackrock & Gary isn’t ready to approve spot ETF just yet.
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Since grayscale has already applied I would think grayscales spot ETF would go first. Then again, the game is rigged with the SEC so anything can happen I suppose.
Grayscale also represents ETH funds. I could see Gary approving a Blackrock BTC spot ETF while still not approving grayscales application. Who knows. Blackrock doesn’t operate as a normal company. They are the SEC in many ways.
Grayscales application is moot at this point. It was already rejected. They only way they get theirs approved now is by re applying or by winning their lawsuit and having the court enjoin the SEC to approve the previously rejected application. But the SEC just approving the grayscale application out of nowhere is out of the question now because there’s no application to approve anymore.
The Blackrock application does have interesting implications for the SEC given the grayscale suit though. If the SEC approves Blackrocks application (assuming it’s spot), I’m not sure how they could defend themselves in court saying they were in the right when they rejected grayscales application.
