The cryptocurrency ETF could become a reality in Japan

The permission of a Bonafide Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in Bonafide in the United States, one of the world's largest cryptographic markets, has long been a great dream for the optimists of the cryptosphere.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States has long opposed the approval of such a large financial resource because the organization believes that cryptocurrencies are too nascent to support such supply (insufficient volume, fears of manipulation and minimum supervision).

In this case, the body rejected decisions on requests for crypto-centered ETFs or rejected applications over and over again. Even a proposal from the Winklevoss Twins and their highly respected and fully regulated encryption startup, Gemini, has been rejected, pointing out that the SEC is very selective when it comes to an emerging investment vehicle. However, the Japanese financial services agency (FSA) could examine the approval of Bitcoin's ETF initiatives in a recent Bloomberg article, which quoted those who knew about the topic.

Anonymous sources claimed that the SEC equivalent of the Asian country had "Abandoned plans" to allow encrypted derivatives, such as physically supported futures (Bakkt), to be negotiated in Japan, but rather to look to ETFs. The FSA's deferral of permitted derivatives can be considered accommodating, especially given the alleged power of Bitcoin futures supported by physical instruments and similar non-paper assets.

However, some skeptics argue that this regulatory action could be a positive development for this sector, since those who hate wallpaper assume that paper futures, such as those based primarily on CME and CBOE, actually flattish the value of Bitcoin rather that increase it. Furthermore, given the clamor surrounding a real ETF crypto, the apparent change in the FSA tactics could eventually prove positive for this budding ecosystem.

Sources suggest that the competent Japanese agency is currently doing its best level "Evaluating the interest of industry" in ETF bitcoin, as it seeks to offer investors an option for the derivatives described above, which could create speculative conditions and hardly any use.

Bloomberg's internal people have added that if ETFs are formalized as the right way to go down, the Liberal Democratic Party pushes a bill in March, which implies that legislation could come into force by 2020. L & # 39; current theoretical design should rewrite the Japan securities law and the payment services law, which has become a topic of discussion for the crypto-enthusiastic in the country.

While the odds that the Bitcoin ETFs based in Japan may be substantially better, VanEck, a staunch supporter of the cryptography industry, has nonetheless decided to obtain permits through the pond. As previously reported, an official SEC note dated 28 November 2018 revealed that representatives of VanEck, SolidX and CBOE were discussing the Bitcoin issue in a closed-door meeting.

At this meeting, representatives of VanEck unveiled a powerpoint presentation of 62 segments, which dissected the application of the ETF in its core, along with the current state of the cryptocurrency market. In discussing this last, the board revealed that, like the conventional commodity markets, the value of BTC is "Tightly connected" on-site and forward markets, which clearly demonstrate that Bitcoin is a "well-functioning capital market".

However, after careful consideration of the meeting, the SEC has postponed its observation on application once again. In a political document published by the SEC on 6 January, the government agency stated that it would exercise its right to postpone a ruling on the request until 27 February 2019. While this new ruling was considered bearish by deceptive traders, many strategists and commentators argued that the break was expected, expressing concern that the underlying cryptographic market is not fully prepared for the arrival of such an investment vehicle.

However, thousands of people are still looking forward to the arrival of the US-based, regulated, physical-and-retail Bitcoin-based ETF, which could trigger widespread adoption. But this is only a hope at this point.