The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, is expected to rule on Oct. 18 whether to approve an application from asset manager ProShare Capital Management for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
As previously reported by Cointelegraph, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler recently suggested that the regulator is more inclined to approve indirect-exposure Bitcoin futures ETFs under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
On Oct.15, the Nasdaq Stock Market certified the registration of Valkyrie's Bitcoin Strategy ETF shares for listing. The deadline for the SEC to officially approve Valkyrie's ETF application is Oct. 25, but this could be extended to Dec. 8.
Two weeks ago, it would have been a daunting task to find an investor willing to
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