SEC begins formal review of Fidelity, SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF applications

SEC begins formal review of Fidelity, SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF applications

Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust and the First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF are now under review by regulators, according to paperwork filed earlier this month. A pair of Bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications submitted by Fidelity Investments and SkyBridge Capital are under official review by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, reigniting a long-standing debate about whether regulators will finally approve America’s first crypto-focused ETF.The SEC’s formal review of Fidelity Investments’ application was documented in a May 25 filing that appeared on the regulator’s....


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