Expert's Take: Is a Bitcoin ETF Really Possible? with James Seyffart

Today we're joined by James Seyffart, a research analyst at Bloomberg who's the perfect person to answer our questions regarding the convergence of crypto and ETFs.

We dive into:
- The probabilities of a Blackrock Bitcoin ETF and why
- Important dates in which the SEC will need to give us answers
- Neutrality, or lack thereof around the ETF approval process

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
7:44 What is an ETF?
13:00 ETF History Lesson
17:40 ETF Market Size and Holders
22:46 Types of ETFs
27:02 Where Are These Assets Stores
34:04 Who Approves ETFs?
40:08 Neutrality Of Regulators
44:16 Types of Bitcoin ETFs
49:17 Reasons For Rejection
55:12 Does Gary Just Hate Crypto?
58:13 Does Blackrock Change Things?
1:04:46 Will Blackrock Get Approved?
1:15:20 Possible Approval Dates
1:19:09 Lack of ETFs to Blame For Crypto Fallout?
1:28:38 Why Should we Care?
1:34:14 Risks and Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JSeyff

Trillions Podcast: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/series/trillions

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