{"id":14057,"date":"2022-04-17T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=14057"},"modified":"2022-04-17T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T12:01:00","slug":"bitcoin-spot-vs-futures-etfs-key-differences-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=14057","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin spot vs. futures ETFs: Key differences explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy80NTlkZDc0NzM4NWM0MDAzMTIyNzJlMjBmMWI1YmI0Zi5qcGc=.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>The Bitcoin spot ETF does not yet exist, with crypto companies proposing various concepts to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the years. However, a few companies have legitimized the Bitcoin futures ETF.&amp;nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-pushes-decisions-on-wisdomtree-s-and-one-river-s-applications-for-spot-bitcoin-etfs\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-pushes-decisions-on-wisdomtree-s-and-one-river-s-applications-for-spot-bitcoin-etfs\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">Crypto companies have fought to legitimize<\/a> a Bitcoin spot ETF in the United States for years, but the SEC has yet to give in despite its recent two allegedly &amp;ldquo;crypto-positive&amp;rdquo; chairmen.&amp;nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Jay Clayton, who was head of the SEC from May 4, 2017, to December 23, 2020, is a fan of Bitcoin as a store of value. However, no proposal convinced Clayton that a Bitcoin ETF of any kind was ready. Clayton&amp;rsquo;s successor, Gary Gensler, approved ProShares&amp;rsquo; BITO.<\/p>\n<p>Other ETF proposals, including those from Valkyrie and Van Eck, have also seen approval. That said, one company, Grayscale, might be the first to implement a Bitcoin spot ETF.<\/p>\n<p>Grayscale, which holds the world&amp;rsquo;s only SEC-approved, publicly-traded Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), proposed its Bitcoin spot ETF to the SEC in 2016. The group shortly withdrew its application in 2017 due to a stalemate in the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>As of March 2022, Grayscale remains committed to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/grayscale.com\/grayscales-intentions-for-a-bitcoin-etf\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">converting<\/a> GBTC to the world&amp;rsquo;s first Bitcoin spot ETF, even threatening to sue the SEC if its latest attempts don&amp;rsquo;t go through. 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