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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to give a ruling on Grayscale\u2019s Spot Bitcoin ETF lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 22 following its failure to do so on August 18. However, the crypto community would have to wait longer as the court has once again failed to make a decision. Court Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision For The Third Time According to a tweet by Grayscale\u2019s Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm, the appeal court failed to make a decision regarding his company\u2019s lawsuit against the SEC. However, he pointed out that there were no rulings for that day in what might be a move to quench any notion that the court was intentionally stalling the case. Related Reading: Rumors Of Robinhood Listing XRP Take Center Stage On Crypto Twitter This marks the third delay of the much-anticipated verdict, as the court had previously been expected to give a decision on August 15 and then August 18. So it remains uncertain when a decision could come next as legal experts had earlier projected the court to give its verdict this month.\u00a0 Grayscale\u2019s lawsuit against the SEC dates back to last year when the company reportedly tried to persuade the Commission to convert its $20 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to a Spot Bitcoin ETF, which the SEC rejected.\u00a0 Following the rejection, Grayscale sued the regulator, arguing that it had acted indiscriminately by not giving its request the same treatment it does to similar investment funds.\u00a0 Grayscale believes that Spot Bitcoin ETFs should be approved like Bitcoin futures ETFs. In its final oral argument in March, the crypto firm argued that the SEC\u2019s disapproval order against it was contradictory. It emphasized the regulator\u2019s inconsistency in denying a Spot Bitcoin ETF while approving a Bitcoin futures ETF. The company further argued that both investment vehicles pose the same risk of fraud and manipulation. It also stated that the pricing of both futures and spot bitcoin markets are \u201c99.9% correlated,\u201d which means they are subject to the same risk.\u00a0 As such, since the SEC found the CME\u2019s surveillance sharing agreement sufficient enough to protect against the risks in the futures market, it should be able to deem it sufficient to approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs. BTC struggles to hold bears at bay | Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview.com Why Grayscale\u2019s Case Could Be A Game Changer Grayscale is one of several financial firms that have applied to the SEC to offer a Spot Bitcoin ETF. Interestingly, the company filed this application while it awaits a decision from the court regarding its lawsuit against the SEC.\u00a0 Related Reading: Is Binance Really Selling Bitcoin To Prop The Price Of BNB? However, considering that the SEC has remained reluctant to approve these applications, a verdict in favor of Grayscale could potentially force the hands of the Commission to finally approve a Spot Bitcoin ETF.\u00a0 Such a verdict will undoubtedly be a boost for the crypto industry as it would pave the way for institutional investors to have direct access to crypto assets, something which could further spur the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. Featured image from Coin Culture, chart from Tradingview.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":548533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[532,656,14690,89193,7523,89192,3799,89194,84647],"class_list":["post-548531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin-etf","tag-bitcoin-news","tag-crypto-news","tag-etf-news","tag-grayscale","tag-grayscale-news","tag-sec","tag-sec-news","tag-spot-bitcoin-etf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
The $20 Billion Delay: Appeal Court Pushes Back Decision On Grayscale Spot Bitcoin ETF<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n