{"id":470249,"date":"2024-01-05T17:22:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=470249"},"modified":"2024-01-05T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:23:41","slug":"grayscale-and-ark-invest-among-latest-fund-managers-to-file-8-a-forms-as-spot-bitcoin-etfs-inch-closer-to-possible-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/grayscale-and-ark-invest-among-latest-fund-managers-to-file-8-a-forms-as-spot-bitcoin-etfs-inch-closer-to-possible-approval","title":{"rendered":"Grayscale And Ark Invest Among Latest Fund Managers To File 8-A Forms As Spot Bitcoin ETFs Inch Closer To Possible Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grayscale and Ark Invest joined Fidelity in filing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1838028\/000093041324000030\/c107594_8a12b.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8-A forms<\/a> to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signaling that spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) are inching closer to a possible imminent approval.<\/p>\n<p>Others who filed include Valkyrie and VanEck, with the filing serving as registration to allow issuers to trade on an exchange.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking:  Following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitwiseInvest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BitwiseInvest<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fidelity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fidelity<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grayscale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Grayscale<\/a> has filed its 8-A. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24GBTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$GBTC<\/a> is now ready to be traded on public exchange as a registered security. &#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/31RiLHNHih\">pic.twitter.com\/31RiLHNHih<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MartyParty (@martypartymusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martypartymusic\/status\/1742913552003006956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The news comes as institutions look to comply with SEC requirements. It also comes as the Jan. 5 to Jan. 10 window for approval, suggested by Bloomberg analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas, opens. On balance, the development serves as incremental evidence of ongoing engagement while tipping the odds further in favor of approvals.<\/p>\n<p>To approve an 8-A registered security for listing on a registered exchange, the SEC commission, comprising five officials, requires a majority vote of at least three out of the five. This means that at least three commissioners must vote in favor of the security for it to be approved for listing.<\/p>\n<h2>Grayscale Reinforces Approval Hopes With GBTC Listing<\/h2>\n<p>Grayscale&rsquo;s move comes after it listed its Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) on its retail-facing website. Elsewhere, the firm&rsquo;s CLO Craig Salm recently teased that he was &ldquo;just filling out some forms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just filling out some Forms<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Craig Salm (@CraigSalm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigSalm\/status\/1742903003399463313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the head of research at CoinShares, James Butterfill, believes <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-bounces-back-as-asset-manager-filings-help-boost-sentiment-and-this-other-bitcoin-play-blasts-past-7-5-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current Bitcoin prices<\/a> could be indicative of the market pricing $1 billion seed money into spot Bitcoin ETFs. The researcher bases his assumption on the firm&rsquo;s fund flow model.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Based on our fund flows model, current Bitcoin prices suggest the market is pricing US$1bn seed into US spot-based ETFs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3NP5vnDPJu\">pic.twitter.com\/3NP5vnDPJu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Butterfill (@jbutterfill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbutterfill\/status\/1742925307458535913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A senior reporter at TechCrunch, Jacquelyn Melinek, tweeted that &ldquo;sources extremely close to the matter&rdquo; said approvals will be announced today, January 5, for multiple firms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">heard from sources extremely close to the matter that the bitcoin spot ETF is going to be approved by the SEC for *multiple* firms' applications<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacquelyn Melinek (@jacqmelinek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacqmelinek\/status\/1743008689936597263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bitcoin price is trading at $43,553, with trading volume up 15%. The market is <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-bounces-back-as-asset-manager-filings-help-boost-sentiment-and-this-other-bitcoin-play-blasts-past-7-5-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cautious<\/a> despite the anticipation after longs and shorts were battered following a <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-matrixport-says-btc-may-hit-50k-this-week-as-this-bitcoin-derivatives-presale-surges-past-7-3-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matrixport report<\/a> that the applications would be denied.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_470250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470250\" style=\"width: 1273px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BTCUSDT_2024-01-05_18-48-41.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-470250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BTCUSDT_2024-01-05_18-48-41.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"1273\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BTCUSDT_2024-01-05_18-48-41.png 1273w, https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BTCUSDT_2024-01-05_18-48-41-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BTCUSDT_2024-01-05_18-48-41-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BTCUSDT_2024-01-05_18-48-41-768x328.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-470250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/SJ8PbYhM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TradingView: BTC\/USDT 1-day chart<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If news fails to come today, the markets may have to wait until Monday, January 8 when the hard deadline sets in, according to Seyffart.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lot of noise about tomorrow. Sticking to this. I'm not expecting official <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> ETF approval orders tomorrow. Still expecting them January 8th-10th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UV43sydHNz\">https:\/\/t.co\/UV43sydHNz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Seyffart (@JSeyff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JSeyff\/status\/1743050302050210187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, forward-looking investors are looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/visit\/bitcoinminetrix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bitcoin Minetrix<\/a>, a cloud-mining project that has brought BTC ownership to your doorstep, to play the next Bitcoin bull run. It makes Bitcoin accessible through its cloud-mining approach, where you stake BTCMTX tokens for credits and then redeem these credits for mining hash power.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127760;The Stake-to-Mine concept is a novel idea that promises to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> mining back into the realm of possibility for ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Crypto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Crypto<\/a> aficionados, for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTCMTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTCMTX<\/a> need only an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ethereum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ethereum<\/a> compatible wallet such as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetaMask?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MetaMask<\/a>, making things very simple.&#128272; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XJmuATMaXW\">pic.twitter.com\/XJmuATMaXW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bitcoinminetrix (@bitcoinminetrix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bitcoinminetrix\/status\/1742954158582268210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Visit Bitcoin Minetrix website to buy BTCMTX in the presale <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/visit\/bitcoinminetrix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Also Read:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"article-header-title\" href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/buy-cryptocurrency\/buy-bitcoin-minetrix\" rel=\"bookmark\">How To Buy Bitcoin Minetrix &ndash; BTCMTX Presale 2024 Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-btc-bounces-back-as-asset-manager-filings-help-boost-sentiment-and-this-other-bitcoin-play-blasts-past-7-5-million\">Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Bounces Back As Asset Manager Filings Help Boost Sentiment And This Other Bitcoin Play Blasts Past $7.5 Million<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-matrixport-says-btc-may-hit-50k-this-week-as-this-bitcoin-derivatives-presale-surges-past-7-3-million\">Bitcoin Price Prediction: Matrixport Says BTC May Hit $50K This Week As This Bitcoin Derivative&rsquo;s Presale Surges Past $7.3 Million<\/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\">Smog (SMOG) - 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