SEC to Review Decision Rejecting Bitcoin ETFs

SEC to Review Decision Rejecting Bitcoin ETFs
Representation of the Bitcoin virtual currency standing on the PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, on February 3, 2018. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Illustration).
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on August 23 it will review a decision by its staff to block nine bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds from coming to market.

Staff at the SEC on August 22 did not accept applications for new funds from three companies, suggesting they were not yet convinced that the products would not be subject to fraud or manipulation.