SEC Once Again Defers Decision on ARK 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing

  • Regulator has continued to punt decision to approve ETF
  • SEC has until January for final say on ARK 21Shares product

The SEC headquarters in Washington, DC.

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission once again delayed making a decision on whether to approve the first US exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin.

The primary US securities regulator deferred on a filing from crypto exchange-traded-products issuer 21Shares and Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management, according to documents posted on its website Tuesday.