WSJ editorial slams SEC’s ‘bewildering’ Bitcoin ETF denials
The editorial board has drawn attention to a two-pronged approach employed by SEC’s Gensler, which makes it practically impossible to get a spot Bitcoin product approved. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has come out swinging against Gary Gensler’s “legendary” resistance to approving a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). The hard-hitting opinion piece, published on Wednesday, called out the Gensler-led Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for overt inconsistencies in how the commission handles applications for Bitcoin-related exchange-traded products (ETPs) compared....
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