The venerable SEC, that most stately of bureaucratic dragons, has once more extended its claws over the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, granting itself an additional fortnight to ponder its fate. A decision, originally slated for August’s sultry 4th, now loiters until September 18—a delay as welcome as a snowstorm in July.
This fund, championed by the Trump Media and Technology Group, seeks to parade its Bitcoin ETF upon the NYSE Arca, draped in the SEC’s commodity-based trust share shawl. One imagines the regulators sipping tea and murmuring, “How quaint,” as they weigh the proposal.
The SEC, ever the patient tortoise, cites the need for “additional evaluation” and “issues raised.” A decade elapsed between the first Bitcoin ETF application and its 2024 approval—proof that patience is a virtue even for those who prefer speed. 🕰️
The SEC’s Ballet of Caution
The Trump-backed fund was not alone in the SEC’s shadowy ballroom. Grayscale’s Solana Trust now waltzes until October 10, while Canary Capital’s Litecoin ETF pirouettes in the wings. Commissioner Hester Peirce, affectionately dubbed “Crypto Mom,” recently advised stakeholders to “be patient,” as if soothing a toddler with a blockchain. “We have litigation… and other considerations,” she sighed, her words dripping with the solemnity of a funeral for innovation.
Yet, by historical standards, these delays are but a sprightly fox’s leap. A decade ago, the first Bitcoin ETF application would have been buried under red tape before it could blink. Now, we marvel at the SEC’s newfound agility. 🦊
Trump’s ETF: A Shakespearean Entanglement
Should the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF survive the SEC’s scrutiny, it would become the first crypto fund tethered to a sitting president’s business ventures—a feat that would make even Shakespeare’s plots blush. While the ETF itself faces no formal objections, the broader Trump crypto saga has stirred a tempest of ethical squabbles, particularly among Democrats, who view it as a “staggering conflict of interest.”
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley, armed with letters and moral outrage, have accused the Trump-Witkoff clan of orchestrating a stablecoin scheme with Binance and a UAE firm. “This deal raises the troubling prospect that the Trump and Witkoff families could expand the use of their stablecoin as an avenue to profit from foreign corruption,” they wrote—a statement as dramatic as a Russian novel’s climax. 📖
Concerns linger that Trump might personally benefit from regulatory windfalls, transforming his brand into a crypto goldmine. Yet, in July, he signed the GENIUS Act, a legislative nod to stablecoin regulation. One might call it a masterstroke—or a bureaucratic sleight of hand. 🎩
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2025-07-29 01:48