在 SEC 即将做出裁决之前，Grayscale 取消了以太坊期货 ETF 申请

就在 SEC 做出决定的最后期限前几周，Grayscale 出人意料地撤回了以太坊 (ETH) 期货交易所交易基金 (ETF) 的申请。此举引发了人们对 Grayscale 策略的质疑，因为 SEC 预计将于 5 月 23 日就多个现货 ETH ETF 申请做出决定。

Grayscale Withdraws Ether Futures ETF Application Amidst Looming SEC Decision

在 SEC 即将做出决定之际，Grayscale 撤回了以太坊期货 ETF 申请

Grayscale Investments has unexpectedly withdrawn its 19b-4 application for an Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), just weeks before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was set to render a final verdict.

就在美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 做出最终裁决的几周前，Grayscale Investments 出人意料地撤回了其 19b-4 以太坊 (ETH) 期货交易所交易基金 (ETF) 申请。

On May 7, Grayscale, a leading cryptocurrency asset manager, filed a notice of withdrawal for the Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust with the SEC. The SEC had initially scheduled May 30 as the date for its final decision on Grayscale's Ether futures ETF.

5 月 7 日，领先的加密货币资产管理公司 Grayscale 向 SEC 提交了灰度以太坊期货信托的撤回通知。 SEC 最初定于 5 月 30 日作为其对 Grayscale 以太坊期货 ETF 做出最终决定的日期。

Grayscale's initial filing for the 19b-4 application occurred on September 19, 2023, envisioning a listing on the New York Stock Exchange upon approval. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart had previously suggested that Grayscale may have sought to strategically employ the Ether futures ETF as a "trojan horse" to pressure the SEC into approving a spot Ether ETF.

Grayscale 于 2023 年 9 月 19 日首次提交了 19b-4 申请，预计在获得批准后将在纽约证券交易所上市。彭博 ETF 分析师 James Seyffart 此前曾表示，灰度可能试图战略性地利用以太坊期货 ETF 作为“特洛伊木马”，以迫使 SEC 批准现货以太坊 ETF。

However, Seyffart expressed perplexed over Grayscale's timing for withdrawal, given that the SEC faces imminent deadlines for approving or denying multiple spot Ether ETF applications. Notably, May 23 looms as the decision date for several applications, including those submitted by VanEck, ARK 21Shares, and Hashdex.

然而，鉴于 SEC 面临着批准或拒绝多个现货以太 ETF 申请的最后期限，Seyffart 对 Grayscale 的撤回时机表示困惑。值得注意的是，5 月 23 日即将成为多项申请的决定日期，其中包括 VanEck、ARK 21Shares 和 Hashdex 提交的申请。

Prior to this withdrawal, Seyffart and fellow Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas had estimated a 25% probability of spot Ether ETF approval on May 23, a substantial reduction from their 70% estimate in January. Nonetheless, SEC Chair Gary Gensler indicated in a May 7 interview with CNBC that the SEC remains engaged in deliberations regarding spot Ether ETFs.

在此次撤回之前，Seyffart 和彭博 ETF 分析师 Eric Balchunas 曾估计 5 月 23 日以太坊 ETF 现货获得批准的概率为 25%，较 1 月份的 70% 估计大幅下降。尽管如此，SEC 主席 Gary Gensler 在 5 月 7 日接受 CNBC 采访时表示，SEC 仍在参与有关以太坊 ETF 现货的审议。

Gensler stated, "That's something in front of our Commission right now, we're a five-member Commission, and those filings will take up at the appropriate time."

詹斯勒表示：“这是我们委员会目前面临的问题，我们是一个由五名成员组成的委员会，这些文件将在适当的时候处理。”

Grayscale's withdrawal adds to a complex regulatory landscape for cryptocurrency ETFs. Applications from Invesco Galaxy, BlackRock, and Fidelity are scheduled for review in June, July, and August, respectively. Many industry experts anticipate the SEC will ultimately adopt a similar approach to spot Ether ETF approvals as it did with spot Bitcoin ETFs in January, potentially impacting all or most pending applications.

灰度的退出加剧了加密货币 ETF 的复杂监管环境。 Invesco Galaxy、BlackRock 和 Fidelity 的申请计划分别于 6 月、7 月和 8 月进行审核。许多行业专家预计，美国证券交易委员会最终将采用与 1 月份批准现货比特币 ETF 类似的方法来批准现货以太 ETF，这可能会影响所有或大多数待决申请。

The SEC's stance on Ether's classification also remains uncertain. Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, suggests that the SEC may classify Ether as a security, effectively denying approval to spot Ether ETFs. However, Gensler has declined to provide explicit guidance on Ether's regulatory status, leaving the industry in anticipation of forthcoming SEC decisions.

美国证券交易委员会对以太币分类的立场也仍然不确定。 MicroStrategy 首席执行官 Michael Saylor 建议 SEC 可能将以太币归类为证券，从而实际上拒绝批准现货以太币 ETF。然而，Gensler 拒绝就 Ether 的监管状况提供明确的指导，这让业界对 SEC 即将做出的决定充满期待。