Transcript Ep.560 : Why a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Probably Launch No Later Than January 10

The SEC decided not to appeal its court loss against Grayscale, which means GBTC’s conversion to a spot BTC ETF is likely on its way. And multiple spot Bitcoin ETF applications appear to be inching cl

Matthew Hougan:

I think if investors step back and they think about the next three years in Bitcoin, you can keep it relatively simple, which is there is this new source of demand in the ETF wrapper, and there is this decreased supply from the Bitcoin Halving, and of course, no market is that simple, and anything could happen and there are huge risks, but that is an overarching framework to think about Bitcoin for the next couple of years.

Laura Shin:

Hi everyone, welcome to Unchained, your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I'm your host Laura Shin, author of The Cryptopians. I started covering crypto eight years ago and as a senior editor at Forbes, was the first mainstream media reporter to cover cryptocurrency full-time. This is the October 24th, 2023 episode of Unchained.

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Today's topic is the status of the Bitcoin Spot ETFs and the crypto market. Here to discuss are James Seyffart, Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, and Matthew Hougan, CIO of Bitwise. Welcome, James and Matthew.

James Seyffart: