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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) <a href="https://crypto.news/sec-greenlights-spot-ether-etfs-but-ether-price-shows-little-movement/" rel="">approved spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) </a>on May 23, but the approval process was different from that of spot Bitcoin ETFs approved earlier in January. 
Unlike the spot Bitcoin ETFs, which were approved by a vote from a five-member committee including SEC chief Gary Gensler, the spot Ether ETFs received approval from the SEC’s Trading and Markets Division. 
The SEC approved the 19b-4 filings from several major financial firms, including BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Bitwise, VanEck, Ark, Invesco Galaxy, and Franklin Templeton, but did not provide additional comments beyond the official decision. The filing <a href="https://www.sec.gov/files/tm/lk87adfs99.pdf" target="_blank" rel="">stated</a>: 
“For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.” 
While many in the crypto community were perplexed by the discrepancy in the clearance procedure for the two crypto ETFs, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart <a href="https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1793788787941601355" target="_blank" rel="">explained </a>that it was normal 
He noted that many approvals are usually handled similarly, and requiring the SEC to hold an official vote for every decision or document would be impractical. He added that it would have been interesting to see the political alignments if there had been a vote. 
 You might also like: <a href="https://crypto.news/house-lawmakers-send-letter-to-gary-gensler-urging-sec-to-approve-spot-ethereum-etfs/" rel=""> House lawmakers send letter to Gary Gensler urging SEC to approve spot Ethereum ETFs </a> 
Despite Seyffart’s explanation, some remain skeptical. One user on X <a href="https://x.com/TheThinker345/status/1793791120754761853" target="_blank" rel="">pointed </a>out that a commissioner could challenge the decision within the next 10 days, suggesting the delegated authority might be used to obscure politically sensitive votes. 
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 So far, this is the most intriguing part of the filing to me: The approval was issued via delegated authority which means there won't be public commissioner votes to see. But it also means any commissioner (maybe Crenshaw?) can technically challenge and ask for a review/vote <a href="https://t.co/744WGX7f9D" target="_blank" rel="">pic.twitter.com/744WGX7f9D</a>— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1793768108018266344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="">May 23, 2024</a>
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Another X user <a href="https://x.com/kyle_chasse/status/1793911315280400442" target="_blank" rel="">speculated </a>that the SEC’s decision could be influenced by <a href="https://crypto.news/house-lawmakers-send-letter-to-gary-gensler-urging-sec-to-approve-spot-ethereum-etfs/" rel="">factors such as political pressure</a>, the upcoming elections, and the implementation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rules. 
The crypto industry celebrated the SEC’s spot Ethereum ETF approval, calling it a “historic move.” 
Although the <a href="https://crypto.news/ethereum-etf-applicants-submit-19b-4-forms/" rel="">19b-4 forms</a> have been approved, the S-1 registration statements still need to be processed before trading can begin. This means that the debut of spot Ether ETFs on exchanges could still be weeks or months away, as the issuers await the SEC’s approval of the S-1 registrations. 
 Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/qcp-capital-spot-ethereum-etf-approval-may-boost-prices/" rel=""> QCP Capital: spot Ethereum ETF approval may boost prices </a>

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