In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Gary Gensler revealed some of his views on cryptocurrencies and ETFs.
Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler has not yet given clear signs on whether the agency will approve Ethereum ETFs for immediate trading or not.
In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Gensler was asked about the approximately ten companies that have filed applications for registered Ethereum ETF products for immediate trading.
Will they greenlight Bitcoin ETFs for immediate trading and approve exchange-traded products for other digital assets?
Gensler stated:
Major companies like BlackRock and Fidelity have applied for immediate Ethereum ETFs in November, followed by Franklin Templeton, Ark 21Shares, VanEck, and Grayscale. Some experts are optimistic that the SEC might approve an immediate Ethereum ETF, given that ETH Futures ETFs are already being traded. They also argue that Grayscale’s win against the SEC in court last year could bring about change.
The SEC approved Bitcoin ETFs for immediate trading following a Washington court ruling in the summer, in which three judges obliged the SEC to revisit the registration of Grayscale Investments’ immediate Bitcoin ETF.
Gensler, who previously stated that most cryptocurrencies are securities and urged companies to register with the SEC, saying “the entire crypto space has a lot of issues” in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
Gensler stated:
