A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission must reconsider the crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments’ application to launch the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the latest setback for SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s efforts to regulate the upstart industry.
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“The denial of Grayscale’s proposal was arbitrary and capricious because the Commission failed to explain its different treatment of similar products,” Circuit Judge Neomi Rao wrote on behalf of the court, noting that the SEC has approved bitcoin futures ETFs. The ruling was unanimous in a three-judge panel. Rao was appointed by President Donald Trump, while the other two judges were appointed by Democratic presidents.
Source: Grayscale’s Court Win Over SEC Lifts Hopes for Bitcoin ETF Approval – WSJ
