{"id":85725,"date":"2023-10-14T11:25:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T08:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=85725"},"modified":"2025-09-13T01:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:03:48","slug":"sec-will-not-appeal-court-ruling-in-grayscale-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/sec-will-not-appeal-court-ruling-in-grayscale-case\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC will not appeal court ruling in Grayscale case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not appeal the court ruling in Grayscale Investments\u2019 favour. <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/us\/us-sec-does-not-plan-appeal-court-decision-grayscale-bitcoin-etf-source-2023-10-13\/\\\">Reuters<\/a> and <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-13\/sec-won-t-ask-court-to-reverse-its-decision-on-spot-bitcoin-etf\\\">Bloomberg<\/a> report, citing sources.<\/p>\n<p>In late August, a U.S. court <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-price-surpasses-27500-after-court-ruling-in-grayscales-favour\">granted<\/a> the asset-management company&#8217;s motion in the suit against the regulator over the refusal to convert <span data-descr=\\\"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">GBTC<\/span> into a bitcoin-<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-etf\">ETF<\/a>. The appellate court ordered the SEC to reassess its decision.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin prices reacted to the news by rising above $27,000 but failed to hold the round level. As of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $26,870.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"640\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28-1024x640.png\\\" alt=\\\"Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-217903\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2023-10-14-v-11.10.28-2048x1280.png 2048w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\">30-minute BTC\/USDT chart on Binance. Data: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSDT\/\\\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bloomberg market analyst James Seyffart believes talks between Grayscale and the SEC will begin within the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">1. Done deal I guess if this is accurate. No en banc application<\/p>\n<p>2. I do not think they will appeal to the Supreme Court either. <\/p>\n<p>3. Dialogue between Grayscale and SEC should begin next week. Hoping for more info on next steps sometime next week or week after? <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/2EayzqeKGq\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/2EayzqeKGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Seyffart (@JSeyff) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JSeyff\/status\/1712935855877128662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In July, the SEC <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/sec-takes-up-review-of-spot-bitcoin-etf-applications\">began reviewing<\/a> applications for spot bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, VanEck, Invesco, Fidelity Investments and WisdomTree. Franklin Templeton <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/franklin-templeton-files-for-a-spot-bitcoin-etf\">joined<\/a> them.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far the regulator has not approved any spot Bitcoin ETFs. The Commission has granted an exception for futures-based products tied to the first cryptocurrency from ProShares and Valkyrie Investments.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, on 31 August the SEC <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-slips-below-26000-as-sec-decision-on-bitcoin-etfs-weighs-on-markets\">delayed<\/a> its decision on several Bitcoin ETFs at least until mid-October. At the end of September the regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/sec-delays-decision-on-three-more-spot-bitcoin-etf-applications\">moved<\/a> the consideration of applications to January 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not appeal the court ruling in Grayscale&#8217;s favour. 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