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Popular Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas has lowered the possibility of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) denying the launch of the Bitcoin spot ETF to 5%. This latest forecast comes as crypto enthusiasts worldwide anticipate a wide-scale approval of various Bitcoin spot ETF proposals by the SEC on Wednesday, January 10. 
<h2 id="why-the-bitcoin-spot-etf-approval-appears-nearly-certain-bloomberg-analysts-weigh-in">Why The Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Appears Nearly Certain: Bloomberg Analysts Weigh In</h2> 
In October, Eric Balchunas and fellow Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart <a href="https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1712900403090559398?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">predicted</a> that there is a 90% chance that ARK Invest and 21 shares would receive approval for their joint Bitcoin spot ETF bid on January 10, which marked the final deadline date for the SEC’s response on their application. 
However, in a recent <a href="https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1743640927225229673?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">X post</a> on January 6, Balchunas raised the probability of this greenlight to an astounding 95% after declaring that there was only a 5% probability the SEC would reject the ARK/21 ETF bid in the coming days.&nbsp; 
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 Well said although I probably go with 5% at this point. But you gotta leave a little window open for these things. 
 — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1743640927225229673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">January 6, 2024</a>
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This new prediction is based on the implausibility of all scenarios, which could represent a possible delay or non-approval of the ARK/ 21 shares Bitcoin spot ETF application. In an earlier X post on January 6, James Seyffart had listed these scenarios starting with ARK/21 shares spontaneously withdrawing their ETF proposal from the SEC, which he claimed to be highly unlikely.&nbsp; 
Another scenario is that the SEC discovers new reasons to reject the launch of a crypto spot ETF, resulting in a drawn-out court battle between the US regulator and ARK/21Shares, a situation that Seyffart believes the SEC would rather avoid, especially following its recent loud legal loss against Grayscale investment. 
The final event that the Bloomberg analyst believes could prevent the clearance of the ARK/21 Shares ETF bid is a direct intervention from the US Presidency, another scenario that appears remotely possible.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
<h2 id="the-d-day-approaches">The D-Day Approaches</h2> 
The importance of ARK/21 Shares’ joint bid to the Bitcoin spot ETF saga revolves around its final deadline date for an SEC response, which is the earliest of the bunch. Now, it is believed that the SEC will rather approve several Bitcoin spot ETF applications at once regardless of their respective final deadline date in a similar fashion as it did with Ether-futures ETFs in August.&nbsp; 
This belief is backed by the <a href="https://bitcoinist.com/sec-and-fidelity-meet-for-talks-on-spot-bitcoin-etf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">discussions</a> between the US regulator and various applicants in the last few weeks, leading to amendments in respective proposals, which indicates the preparation of an incoming approval. 
At the time of writing, the set date of expectation remains January 10, with crypto enthusiasts highly enthusiastic about the potential bullish effects of a spot ETF on Bitcoin’s price over the year. Meanwhile, Bitcoin continues to trade at $44,050, having gained by 4.50% in the last week.<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large" src="https://www.tradingview.com/x/hsjNBcrO/" width="1479" height="893">

Revised Forecast: Bloomberg Analyst Cuts Probability Of Bitcoin Spot ETF Rejection To 5%

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