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It's a very big week for the Etherorem spot ETF. This is going
to be very interesting. What will scumbag regulator Gary Ginster and the SEC do.
Will they approve or deny these ETFs because we have some very big players
who are issuers of the Bitcoin spoty TF in the ETF race that includes Venek
twenty one shares and arc hashtecks Racecale Investo and Galaxy, black Rock and Fidelity.
Now, unlike the Bitcoin SPOTYTF situation, this is more complicated because there's
questions as to if Etherorem is a security. Those are not questions I have,
but these are things that are coming up from the SEC, and we're
going to go through multiple reports and what different sources are saying. First,
let's talk about the overall consensus and sentiment, because we see a lot of
people are saying this is not going to happen. There's low confidence that this
is going to get approved, and this is coming from many top analysts.
So here's a headline from MarketWatch saying ether ETFs are unlikely to arrive this month.
Get ready for more legal battles ahead. Here's what Emily Graffeo, reporter
at Bloomberg, had to say my latest reporting on the spot ether ETF race.
Some issuers are expecting a rejection next week because their private dialogue with the
SEC hasn't been as robust as it had been prior to the approval of the
spot bigcoin ETFs, So unlike the BITCOINSPOTYTF situation, there's been very limited dialogue
and back and forth between the SEC and the issuers, so they're getting the
feeling that this is not going to happen. Here's what Nate Garachi, president
of the ETF Store, who has a ton of experience with ETFs, he
said, SEC decision deadline this week on spot e ETFs. SEC must approve
both the nineteen b nash fours exchange rule changes and s dash ones registration statements
for ETFs to launch. Technically possible for SEC to approve nineteen B nash fours
and then slow play s ones. Especially given the reported lack of engagement here,
folks, it gets even more complicated. It's not just the dialogue,
but what we saw is that Elizabeth Warren and Gary Ginster were colluding for months
now to set the table for some sort of denial or delay here. If
you go back up to March, we saw two Democratic senators sent a letter
to Gary Ginster and the SEC saying no more ETFs, we have concerns about
crypto, don't approve any more ETFs. When this news broke back in the
middle of March, I told you guys, these random Democratic senators, they
didn't just wake up and say we hate crypto, we hate ETFs. They
were strategically placed to do that, to create the optics that it's not just
Elizabeth Warren. But we know Elizabeth Warren is the one pulling the levers behind
the scene. And their names were Democratic Senators Jack Reid and Lafonza Butler,
and they urged the SEC to crack down on what they called alarming deficiencies in
crypto market and disclosure, so essentially saying no more ETFs. So right away
they were setting the table here for what we could potentially see this weekend.
That is a denial. Now the other factor is literally a week later we
got reports that the Etherorem Foundation was getting communications in the SEC, wells notices
and all that stuff, looking to classify Etherorem as a security. Now that
is a problem. Now a security can of course be in an ETF.
But this could be Gary's optics, right, He's going to use this as
an excuse like, hey, we're doing an investigation, we are in litigation
with these folks, so we can't approve anything because there's too much uncertainty here.
So once again Gainser's building his case here. What we also saw is
that consensus, which of course also works on Etherorem. They said that they
were getting communications in the SEC, and then what they ended up doing was
suing the SEC. So what a mess the SEC has created. Because if
you go back to under J. Clayton as the chairman of the SEC,
Bill Hinman, which who reported to J. Clayton and got his approval,
said Etherorem is not a security. Gary Genser refuses to ecodose statements and he
refuses to even say a word to even Congress, right, Patrick McHenry asked
them, sir, is ETHERRM as security or not? And Gary did not
want to answer. So what a complete mess. So we could see Gary
Ginser delay the ETFs and use these things as excuses. And remember the only
reason the Bitcoin spot ETFs got approved in the first place is because the courts
forced the SEC to do so. They called the SEC arbitrary and capricious,
and it ended up being Gary Ganser's siding with Hester person market way to get
the ETFs approved. Two Democratic commissioners denied it, right, so it was
a three to two vote, so it obviously went through, but you still
had two of them who said no. Unbelievable. Despite what the court said,
they still chose to vote no. So this is what we're dealing with
here. So there's certainly a major hurdle of the SEC. Now there are
some who are still optimistic that this could get approved, and I don't think
they're you know, right, you know, the probability of this getting approved
is very low at this point. Now, it could still get approved in
this market cycle. But here coinbase says market underestimating timing and odds of Spot
ETHEREMYTF, this is a statement by coinbase analyst David Hahn, a quote he
says, we think the market may be underestimating the timing and odds of a
potential approval on roads in a Thursday report, Ether may yet have the potential
to surprise to the upside in the coming months and does not appear to have
major sources of supply side overhangs such as a token unlocks or minor cell pressure.
Now, Coinbase, it's in their best interest to say these things,
right, because they're building on etheroreum and etherorem is, you know, probably
the most or the second traded assets out there behind bitcoin, so they're making
money off of this. Do I think that we may see an etheroremist body
t have in this bullmarket cycle later in the bull market cycle? I think
so. I think so. Now, I'm not giving it one hundred percent
probability. I'll say sixty percent, right, so more than fifty percent.
But I don't think we see it this week. But you never know,
right, we could get surprised, maybe folks, and hear me out now,
maybe Gary doesn't want to get sued by black Rock, Fidelity, Arc,
all of the above, great gray scale and so forth, with the
bitcoin ETF situation, it was only gray scale suing them. Now you have
massive Wall Street powerhouses who have huge legal teams, tons of money and resources
and so forth, who can tie you up in litigation. Does Gary want
to deal with that? I think the question goes back to Elizabeth Warren and
you know how hard of a stance is she taking here? Maybe the losses
they took last week with the Senate repealing SAB one two one, and then
in the previous week the House repealing SAB one to one, the narrative and
optics changing for them, maybe they back down a bit, right, Who
knows? These are the questions and things are going to happen this week.
It's it's very fascinating, folks. Also, yesterday I shared with you guys
crypto wizards analysis about etherorem saying, look, the theorem ETF denial is priced
in and ETH has been bleeding, you know, on the bitcoin chart,
the eth the bitcoin chart, so it is forming a falling wedge, which
is bullish. And he said, look, we could see a breakout to
fifty one hundred over the next couple months, of course, so things are
still going to move forward with the market so we'll see what happens. It's
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in the description. Now, folks, the other big thing happening this week
is the FIIT twenty one crypto regulation bill in the House. What a week
that's coming up, right, and the so called FIT twenty one, legislation
to establish a US regulatory regime for digital assets, is set for a floor
vote next week, and the sector is telling House leaders the effort is crucial.
So many industry powerhouses and leaders send a letter to the folks in the
House saying we got to get this through, including coinbased cracking Andreeson Horowitz Digital
Currency Group in about fifty others. Now, this bill would set the CFTC
as the leading regulator of digital assets as it sets out clear divisions for what
the CFTC will handle and what would fall under the reach of the SEC.
It would establish consumer protections, including rules around custody of customers assets and their
treatment in bankruptcy, and set up further guardrails against risky behavior. So,
of course, this is what we've been talking about for a long time,
folks. We need balance regulations, allows for innovation, protects consumers right,
and it clearly delineates between the SEC and CFDC duties and who has to do
what. And I believe more power needs to go to the CFDC because they're
not as politically driven. Don't get me wrong, they are politically driven to
some degree. A lot of the federal agencies are, but we see the
SEC has been rotten at its core, led by scumbag regulator Gary Ganser.
So this is a big time vote. And folks, if this makes it
out of the House, it will be historic, the first comprehensive crypto market
structure bill coming out of the House. It will be historic. Now,
I don't think it makes it to the Senate right away. We got the
election coming up, and I think it needs to be merged with Senator Lummis
and Jillibrand's bill, and I think maybe we get something through the Senate next
year. But getting out of the House will be a massive loss for Elizabeth
Warren and Gary Gantszer and could really put them back on their heels and it
would be very bullish for the market. Now here's what Ryan Selkis of Missuri
had to say regarding this, because there's so many layers to this political crypto
mashup here, right, he said, the FT twenty one vote this week
will be a big one in DC. We'll see if crypto remains a partisan
football. It's a legacy defining moment for a representative. Maxine Waters plus Waters
vote will likely make or break hockeing Jeffrey's chance at Speaker of the House for
the next Congress. Why he says, there's three things you should know about
the political dynamics of this vote. I'll unpack them all. Number One SBF
Sam mcmcfried embarrassed the Democrats and Waters. Number two. As Waters goes,
so does the Democrat conference. Number three, Liz warrens saw one to one
rebuke opens the door for a potential landslide fit twenty one win. We saw
the Democrats sided with the Republicans to repeal this both in the House and the
Senate. Huge loss for Elizabeth Warren and Gary Genser. Number three the SBF
picture, the one that Maxine Waters took with SBF. We know it's made
the rounds. It's pretty famous. The truth is that Waters and McHenry talking
about Patrick McHenry have had a cordial relationship and worked productively together for many years.
Their approach to crypto has legitimately been a good faith, bipartisan effort.
Sam screwed it up. Number four. SBF was a master at the DC
game, but his FTX fraud burned our DC friends. It allowed adversaries like
Liz Warren to attack and force allies like Waters to retreat. Waters face pressure
to step away from the FT twenty one when FTX collapsed and the GP took
control of the House. Number five. This has led to a dynamic of
written about, which is one Liz Warren shrieks about Crypto being evil to her.
Henchmen slash staffers, and the Biden administration apply pressure from all angles Number
three that leads to anti Crypto calls from the White House to House leaders like
Waters. Sand in the Gears number six. Here, he says, I
wrote about this dynamic in the Annual Thesis in which I broke down this source
of Liz Warren's power. This is probably word for word the most precise political
analysts, and he went through the whole thing. I'm not going to read
through that for you guys. So he says, why drag Leader Representative Jeffries
into this? I had the opportunity to look him in the eye explicitly call
out the Warren White House Waters dynamic and ask a question. He said it
would take time plus effort to bring Representative Maxine Waters around. He says,
I wrote about the exchange number eight. I highlight that exchange for two reasons
one. Representative Jeffries strikes me as a good, strong leader, even though
I probably disagree with many of his policies. He defers to his committee chairs.
Number two a one line stuck with me. He said that Waters has
no shrinking violet to Lass number nine. There was a lot of subtext in
the meeting, but to me, the punchline was politics, maybe a team
sport. But Representative Maxine Waterers answers to no one in the Senate. That
is why last week SAB one two one pressure was so critical. It's opened
the door for a bipartisan FT twenty one vote. Number ten, Liz Warne's
anti crypto crusade has been extremely costly for the Democrats. They should be irate
at her bad faith engagement with the crypto industry. It will cost them the
Senate, likely the White House, but might not cost them the House if
FIT twenty one passes by two hundred plus votes. Now, he continues on,
but I wanted to give you guys some perspective there and some insights.
This is a very big week, folks, because this makes it out of
the House. Democrats joined the Republicans again and continued this momentum that they use
to repeal SAB one two one in the House and Senate. It's going to
be d day for Elizabeth Warren and Gary Genzer. They were not going to
have a good week, So fingers crossed. Even if Gary denies the ethereums
body Tapps, he's losing the war. He may win that ethereomy you know
etf battle right there, but he's losing the war here. So big things
in the works, folks. I'm very bullish. I was in DC last
week and crypto is a big topic. It can't be ignored. I've been
telling you guys. It has become ubiquitous. We're seeing penetration in politics,
pop culture, the traditional financial markets, society and much more. And no
one can ignore it anymore, even in the political realm. Regardless of your
party, Republican or Democrat, young, old, whatever you is, you
got to talk about it, you got to bring it up. It's here
to stay and it's only going to grow in prominence and awareness. So exciting
times ahead. I would love to know what you guys think. Leave your
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