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VanEck, SolidX withdraw bitcoin ETF proposal – Yahoo Finance


VanEck and SolidX have withdrawn their bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) proposal according to a September 17 filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This news comes weeks after reports that VanEck and SolidX have begun to offer the sale of privately placed securities to “qualified institutional buyers.”

 

Prior to the withdrawal, the SEC faced a final deadline to determine whether it was going to approve or reject the proposed bitcoin ETF on October 18. Meanwhile, the deadline for SEC to decide on the approval of Bitwise’s proposed ETF is on October 13.

 

The SEC had postponed making a decision on VanEck’s and Bitwise’s ETF applications several times, citing concerns regarding difficulties in price discovery and frauds in cryptocurrency trading. Earlier this month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said that “progress is being made” on the bitcoin ETF front but cites the lack of a proper crypto custody provider and the threat of price manipulation on unregulated exchanges as concerns the SEC still has.



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