December 24th, 2025
The crypto sector might see some respite regarding spot Bitcoin ETF approvals as the SEC could begin to approve them by next year.
With the Bitcoin futures initiative, Acorns is implementing its philosophy of diversification as well as applying principles of long-term investing.
The SEC has unsurprisingly extended its deadline on a decision to approve or disapprove two more spot Bitcoin ETF applications.
Crypto ETFs are financial tools for tracking specific asset values while allowing investors to diversify their portfolios absent token ownership. With this development, South Korea could become the latest country that has welcomed a crypto ETF into its jurisdiction.
The Bloomberg Future of Finance Index involves companies from diverse sectors like financial foundations, technology solutions, and digital asset infrastructure.
Speaking on this new delay, Blockchain Association official Jake Chervinsky said that the SEC has a new deadline on August 14.
The US SEC is a very cautious regulatory body, one which seems to be lagging behind other developed country’s regulators with respect to the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF product.
The position of Bitcoin ETF proponents is that America can take the market lead from other advanced economies.
When GBTC began experiencing discounts of over 20% in October 2021, it filed for a formal application with the US SEC for a possible conversion of the product.
The company also announced stock splits between two of its cryptocurrency indices: the WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund (DTD) and the WisdomTree U.S LargeCap Dividend Fund (DLN).
Leveraging on this innovation, Fidelity Clearing became Canada’s first IIROC-regulated dealer to offer a trading and custody solution for institutional investors.
The company’s move to introduce a spot Bitcoin ETF in Canada comes after the Securities Exchange Commission in the United States took too long to give a nod to a tedious debate on Spot Bitcoin ETF.
While the race for a functional spot ETF product continues, there are tens of both futures-based applications as well as those of the former that are awaiting SEC approval.
Two US lawmakers want to see spot Bitcoin ETFs included as an option for investors, instead of just futures-based options.
Meanwhile, the Bitcoin mining ecosystem has regained its balance from the crackdown on miners which pushed mining difficulty to record lows.