Ethereum Spot ETF Approval Odds Decrease For Later This Month
Ethereum Spot ETF Approval Odds Decrease For Later This Month
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) proponents might still be optimistic about a spot ETF approval but analysts tracking the developments increased the odds of a rejection by the SEC.
以太坊（加密貨幣：ETH）的支持者可能仍對現貨ETF的批准持樂觀態度，但追蹤事態發展的分析師增加了美國證券交易委員會拒絕的可能性。
What Happened: Analyzing a March filing submitted by BlackRock Inc. to the SEC over its ETF application, finance lawyer Scott Johnson discovered "official" signals of the regulator viewing Ethereum as a security.
發生了什麼：金融律師斯科特·約翰遜分析了貝萊德公司3月份就其ETF申請向美國證券交易委員會提交的文件，發現了監管機構將以太坊視爲證券的 “官方” 信號。
The SEC while delaying the approval, also sought public feedback on whether the applicant properly filed its ETF listing proposal as a commodity.
美國證券交易委員會在推遲批准的同時，還就申請人是否正確地將其ETF上市提案作爲大宗商品徵求了公衆反饋。
Looks like odds just went up for SEC to deny Ethereum ETFs by claiming #Ethereum is a security. Not a guarantee that they will do this but i think this almost guarantees that the SEC is at least considering it. (not groundbreaking but first i've seen in public SEC documents)
— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) May 14, 2024
看來美國證券交易委員會聲稱 #Ethereum 是證券來拒絕以太坊ETF的可能性增加了。不能保證他們會這樣做，但我認爲這幾乎可以保證美國證券交易委員會至少在考慮這個問題。（不是開創性的，但我第一次在美國證券交易委員會的公開文件中看到）
— 詹姆斯·塞法特 (@JSeyff) 2024 年 5 月 14 日
Johnson noted that this question was asked for all the ETF filings and never for any Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot/futures ETF product.
約翰遜指出，所有ETF的申報都問過這個問題，對任何比特幣（加密貨幣：BTC）現貨/期貨ETF產品都沒有問過這個問題。
"The obvious purpose is to potentially deny on the basis that these spot filings are improperly filed as commodity-based trust shares and do not qualify if they are holding a security," he added.
他補充說：“顯而易見的目的是可能否認這些現貨申報是以大宗商品爲基礎的信託股票不當提交的，如果它們持有證券，則不符合資格。”
Responding to his findings, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart increased the likelihood of a spot ETH ETF rejection, convinced that the regulator was considering the security question for ETH.
彭博分析師詹姆斯·塞法特在回應他的調查結果時增加了現貨以太坊ETF被拒絕的可能性，他堅信監管機構正在考慮以太坊的安全問題。
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas entered the discussion as well, emphasizing, "Our odds of approval remain the same: slim to none."
彭博ETF分析師埃裏克·巴爾丘納斯也參加了討論，他強調說：“我們獲得批准的可能性保持不變：微乎其微。”
Why It Matters: The SEC is due to decide on VanEck's spot Ether ETF by May 23 – the final deadline for the first batch of proposals enabling investors to bet on the spot price of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.
爲何重要：美國證券交易委員會將在5月23日之前就VanEck的現貨以太幣ETF做出決定，這是第一批提案的最後期限，使投資者能夠押注全球第二大加密貨幣的現貨價格。
Ethereum's status has become the major sticking point, with the SEC allegedly launching a covert operation to brand the cryptocurrency as a security. A rejection might pose further pain for the asset, already hampered by a sluggish market in recent weeks.
以太坊的地位已成爲主要癥結所在，據稱美國證券交易委員會發起了一項祕密行動，將這種加密貨幣標記爲證券。拒絕可能會給該資產帶來進一步的痛苦，而最近幾周已經受到市場疲軟的阻礙。
Price Action: At the time of writing, ETH was exchanging hands at $2,888.08, following a 2.16% drop in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
價格走勢：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，在撰寫本文時，以太坊的交易價格爲2888.08美元，此前在過去24小時內下跌了2.16％。