若灰度最终胜诉SEC,接下来期待什么?

PanewsPublished on 2023-10-23Last updated on 2023-10-23

Abstract

一位律师指出,法官的措辞很重要。

作者:比推BitpushNews Mary Liu
华盛顿特区巡回上诉法院就 Grayscale Investments 胜诉美国证券交易委员会(SEC)的最终宣判即将到来,Coindesk援引一位知情人士的话透露,法院的最终行动可能会在美东时间周五截止日期当天做出,但由于截止日期为午夜,也可能会在下周一做出。
这个消息可能会给那些等待现货比特币 ETF 的投资者带来一些明确的信号,但也可能不会。

若灰度最终胜诉SEC,接下来期待什么?


一位律师指出,法官的措辞很重要,因为法院可能会限制 SEC 拒绝灰度比特币信托基金 (GBTC) 转换为 ETF 的方式(如果它选择这样做)。
尽管 SEC 决定不对法庭裁决提出质疑,但许多业内人士仍然预计比特币 ETF 可能需要数周或数月的时间才能上市。
美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 请求上诉的机会已于 10 月 13 日过去。灰度发言人在一份声明中表示,华盛顿特区巡回上诉法院现在将在该日期后 7 天内发布“最终结果”。
行业人士表示,法院下一步的行动有几种可能性:它可以不置评地终止此案,或者可以就下一步的行动向 SEC 发出进一步的指示。
最终裁决及其可能意味着什么
Haynes Boone 律师事务所合伙人 Arie Heijkoop 在彭博社采访时表示,在 Grayscale 以及整个行业等待法院的最终授权之际,有一件事是明确的:法院将命令 SEC 重新考虑其拒绝 GBTC 转换为 ETF 的决定。
尽管如此,法院命令的细节和范围——以及美国证券交易委员会即将采取的回应行动——仍不清楚。
Arie Heijkoop 在采访中表示:“我预计法院的命令不会要求 SEC 批准该申请,因为法院可能希望给与SEC一定程度的空间,以防 SEC 发现其他理由拒绝其认为有效的申请。”
这位法律合伙人补充说,监管机构在之前对现货比特币 ETF 的否认或对 Grayscale 法律文件的回应中并未提出其他重大问题,例如托管问题。
Heijkoop 表示:“因此,如果它以新的理由再次拒绝 GBTC 申请,申请人和未来的法院可能会持怀疑态度。有趣的是,法院是否会在命令中使用有效限制 SEC 如何继续拒绝申请的语言,例如明确指出任何此类理由都必须基于不适用于比特币期货的因素。”
华盛顿特区巡回上诉法院法官在 8 月份的一项裁决中表示,SEC 允许比特币期货 ETF,但阻止 GBTC 转换为 ETF“是任意且反复无常的”。
比推此前报道,10 月 19 日,Grayscale 向 SEC提交了S-3 表格注册声明,拟将 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust 的股票在纽约证券交易所(NYSE)Arca 上市,股票代码为 GBTC,这是将 GBTC 转换为 ETF 的持续努力的一部分。
根据 Grayscale 的一份声明, 该文件的提交“更像是一个程序里程碑”,让该公司在诉讼结束时开始与SEC另一个部门进行对话。
将上市 GBTC ETF 的交易所 NYSE Arca 尚未针对该拟议产品重新提交 19b-4,GBTC 转换需要 SEC 批准 19b-4。

若灰度最终胜诉SEC,接下来期待什么?


Davis Polk & Wardwell 律师 Scott Johnsson 在社交媒体分析了是否需要提交新的 19b-4。 他指出,如果 SEC 没有发布命令,19b-4 就被视为获得批准。 此外,他指出上诉法院将撤销 SEC 的不批准。
Johnsson 表示,Grayscale 可以利用这一点作为与 SEC 谈判的筹码,SEC 可能会要求该公司重新提交 19b-4。
他写道:“我预计华盛顿特区巡回法院周五发布的授权不会提供太多明确性。但看看 GBTC 是否重新提交以及何时重新提交应该很有趣。 我确实认为重新提交最终可能是阻力最小的途径。”
同时批准多个现货ETF
美国证券交易委员会主席Gary Gensler在周三接受彭博电视采访时拒绝就监管机构不对灰度法院胜诉提出上诉的决定发表评论。
他承认,其工作人员正在积极审查近十份现货比特币 ETF 文件。 Gensler 补充说,美国证券交易委员会的审查团队向潜在发行方提供反馈。事实上,发行商最近几天已经更新了比特币 ETF 文件,提供了更多信息,高管和行业观察人士表示,这可能是公司与监管机构之间进行富有成效对话的迹象。
Heijkoop 说:“现在看来,美国证券交易委员会更有可能已经转变态度,不是努力阐明拒绝现货比特币 ETF 的新理由,而是正在考虑该申请,如果是这样,可能还会考虑其他众多现货比特币 ETF ”。
美国证券交易委员会对 Ark Invest 和 21Shares 的现货比特币 ETF 做出决定的最后期限是 1 月 10 日。监管机构必须在 3 月中旬之前就一系列其他此类提案做出决定,其中包括贝莱德和富达的提案。
Heijkoop 表示,在 8 月份法院裁决之后,美国证券交易委员会批准以太坊期货 ETF 似乎“意义重大”,该裁决指出对现货和期货产品的不同待遇存在问题。
他解释道:“这表明 SEC 批准了以太坊期货 ETF 申请,因为知道如果拒绝现货市场交易产品的 ETF 申请,将会受到审查”。
SEC 允许 ProShares、VanEck 和 Bitwise 旗下六只以太坊期货 ETF 在同一天推出。 Heijkoop 表示,这表明监管机构可能会考虑允许一批比特币 ETF(如果获得批准)开始一起交易。
他补充道:“我预计 SEC 会批准现货比特币ETF申请,其中可能包括 Grayscale,最早可能在今年年底,但更有可能在 2024 年初到中期。”

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