{"id":457380,"date":"2023-11-15T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=457380"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:13:06","slug":"cathie-wood-says-gary-genslers-political-ambitions-may-explain-his-reluctance-to-approve-spot-bitcoin-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/cathie-wood-says-gary-genslers-political-ambitions-may-explain-his-reluctance-to-approve-spot-bitcoin-etfs","title":{"rendered":"Cathie Wood Says Gary Gensler\u2019s Political Ambitions May Explain His Reluctance To Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood suggested that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler may be hesitating to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) because of his political ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s speculation that he is interested in the Treasury Secretary position at some point,&rdquo; Wood said in an interview with CNBC. &ldquo;What does the Treasury Secretary do? Very focused on the dollar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/cathie-wood-says-digital-gold-bitcoin-is-better-deflation-hedge-than-gold-or-cash\">Bitcoin<\/a> is often touted as an alternative to the dollar and so approving a spot Bitcoin ETF would help add legitimacy to the king of crypto, and give it a tad more heft to&nbsp; challenge the mighty dollar at some point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CATHIE WOOD: Gensler's reluctance toward a spot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> ETF stems from his fear of manipulation, despite teaching about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> at MIT &#129300;<\/p>\n<p>Speculation suggests his aspirations to be Secretary of the Treasury might be the actual reason for the approval delay &#128558; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tSSDIz4Ku0\">pic.twitter.com\/tSSDIz4Ku0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bitcoin News (@BitcoinNewsCom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinNewsCom\/status\/1724447762383610192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Is Gensler Really Worried About Manipulation?<\/h2>\n<p>While Gensler has said previously that he&rsquo;s reluctant to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs because of market manipulation risks, Wood said that cannot be the reason.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is a &rdquo;decentralized, transparent network&rdquo; and because of that it&rsquo;s highly unlikely there can can be manipulation, she said<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;I don&rsquo;t understand it,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;He definitely understands&rdquo; that Bitcion can&rsquo;t be manipulated, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Gensler is a former economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he taught a crypto and blockchain course.<\/p>\n<p>Wood&rsquo;s Ark Invest and 21Shares have an active joint spot Bitcoin ETF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1869699\/000119312523254102\/d549524ds1a.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filing<\/a> with the SEC. Analysts anticipate that the first spot Bitcoin ETF will hit the market by early next year, and perhaps as early as this week.<\/p>\n<h2>Cathie Wood Remains Bullish On Crypto<\/h2>\n<p>Cathie Wood remains bullish that the crypto industry will grow from the current $1 trillion valuation to $25 trillion by 2030.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;This regulatory breakthrough is very important,&rdquo; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARKInvest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ARKinvest<\/a> Founder, CEO and CIO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CathieDWood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CathieDWood<\/a>. &ldquo;Our expectation is that the crypto ecosystem will be dominated [by Ether and Bitcoin] and it will scale from more than $1 trillion today to $25 trillion in 2030.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yWqwiMA5hV\">pic.twitter.com\/yWqwiMA5hV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquawkCNBC\/status\/1724432019067691089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Also Read<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/coinbases-head-of-global-expansion-to-depart-as-exchange-quickens-overseas-diversification\">Coinbase&rsquo;s Head Of Global Expansion To Depart As Exchange Quickens Overseas Diversification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/dont-miss-out-bitcoin-minetrix-closes-on-4m-raised-as-bitcoin-rally-sparks-bitcoin-mining-boom-only-2-days-until-btcmtx-price-hike\">Don&rsquo;t Miss Out!: Bitcoin Minetrix Closes On $4M Raised As Bitcoin Rally Sparks Bitcoin Mining Boom &ndash; Only 2 Days Until $BTCMTX Price Hike!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/crypto-fund-inflows-surge-to-third-highest-on-record-this-year-as-bitcoin-ether-and-solana-fuel-momentum\">Crypto Fund Inflows Surge To Third-Highest On Record This Year As Bitcoin, Ether, And Solana Fuel Momentum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle inContentColor--insidebitcoins fc-row\">\n                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle--wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"row mb-lg-3\">\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n                                        <p class=\"inContentProviderSingle--title\">Most Searched Crypto Launch - 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