Crypto Now Braced For A $15.5 Trillion September Wall Street Earthquake After Shock Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP And Crypto Price Crash – Forbes

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies, including ethereum and XRP XRP , suffered a sudden price crash this week following a stark crypto warning.
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The bitcoin price had rocketed into 2023 but has seen its rally stall as traders fret the Federal Reserve could be about to stage the “greatest rug pull ever.”
Now, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed its decision on a closely-watched spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application by Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest, the bitcoin and crypto market is braced for a flurry of SEC spot bitcoin ETF decisions, led by the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock.
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The bitcoin price, as well as ethereum, XRP and other major cryptocurrencies, could be headed for … [+] consequential September with asset managers that look after a combined $15.5 trillion in assets looking to bring a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to market.
“A U.S.-listed [spot] bitcoin ETF could be meaningful as it would also be associated with a significant market push that could benefit the asset class,” Markus Thielen, head of research at Matrixport, wrote in an emailed note.
The SEC is slated to make an “approve,” “deny,” or “delay” decision on at least five spot bitcoin ETF bids in early September from asset managers that look after a combined $15.5 trillion. A decision on BlackRock’s game-changing June spot bitcoin ETF filing is due just a day later, alongside bids from Fidelity, VanEck, WisdomTree and Invesco and crypto asset manager Grayscale.
“Investors are eagerly awaiting the SEC’s verdict on the Grayscale ETF and Blackrock applications in September,” James Butterfill, CoinShares’ head of research, wrote in a wide-ranging blog post. “Anticipations are that decisions on both applications might be postponed, potentially leading to investor disappointment.”
This week, Europe’s inaugural spot bitcoin ETF, managed by London-based Jacobi Asset Management, went live on Euronext Amsterdam after it won approval from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) in October 2021.
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The bitcoin price has bounced back this year following its 2022 crash but its rally has stalled, … [+] dragging on the price of ethereum, XRP and other major cryptocurrencies.
“More ETFs will bring more liquidity to the crypto market and will stimulate market growth,” Ruslan Lienkha, chief of markets at YouHodler, said in emailed comments. “Also, crypto will be better integrated into the financial system. Investors will have a wider variety of investment instruments available for portfolio diversification.”
However, the bitcoin, ethereum, XRP and broader crypto market pull-back over the last month has been interpreted by some that an imminent U.S. spot bitcoin ETF approval is looking increasingly unlikely.
“The surge in June, spurred by BlackRock’s BLK application for SEC approval of a bitcoin BTC ETF, led to a noticeable spike in prices,” Butterfill wrote. “However, markets are now coming to terms with the realization that an immediate SEC approval for a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is unlikely. It’s noteworthy that current bitcoin prices have stabilized around levels observed before this announcement.”

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