{"id":36340,"date":"2024-01-16T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coingrafter.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/16\/crypto-community-raises-alarm-over-coinbases-dominance-of-bitcoin-held-in-spot-etfs\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:00:36","slug":"crypto-community-raises-alarm-over-coinbases-dominance-of-bitcoin-held-in-spot-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coingrafter.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/16\/crypto-community-raises-alarm-over-coinbases-dominance-of-bitcoin-held-in-spot-etfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Community Raises Alarm Over Coinbase&#8217;s Dominance Of Bitcoin Held In Spot ETFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/coinbases-high-stakes-game-spot-bitcoin-etf-market\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coinbase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the most important cryptocurrency change within the United States, is presently serving because the custodian of nearly all of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/forbes-bitcoin-etf-btc-80000\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> managed by numerous asset administration firms within the business. This notable focus is elevating worries within the crypto group about important centralization and potential dangers related to the custodianship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Coinbase Dominate ETFs As Major Custodian<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coinbase\u2019s important position within the development of Spot Bitcoin ETFs has turn into a goal of scrutiny within the crypto group. The American crypto change is at the moment the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lopp\/status\/1731412134951555344?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">custodian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of 9 out of 11 Spot Bitcoin ETF firms, together with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-etf-blackrocks-btc-holdings-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BlackRock<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/over-4-billion-traded-as-spot-bitcoin-etfs-go-hot\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grayscale<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ark\/21 Shares, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitwise-valkyrie-new-era-bitcoin-ethereum-etfs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitwise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, WisdomTree, Invesco\/Galaxy, Valkyrie, GlobalX, and Franklin Templeton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Notably, solely <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-spot-etf-fidelity-dtcc\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fidelity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/spot-bitcoin-etf-start-trading-thursday-vaneck\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VanEck<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have opted for different custodianship approaches. Fidelity is using a self-custody program for its Spot Bitcoin ETF, whereas VanEck has chosen Gemini, a crypto change, because the custodian for its Spot BTC ETF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The outstanding position of Coinbase as the foremost custodian for Spot BTC ETFs has raised critical questions and issues within the crypto group. Specifically, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1744001241561145670?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gabor Gurbacs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Director of Digital Assets Strategy at VanEck, has deemed Coinbase\u2019s concentrated stage of custodianship to be a \u201cdouble-edged sword.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gurbacs said that Coinbase would bear substantial duty as the first custodian for Spot Bitcoin ETFs and would reap important advantages from it. However, he additionally hinted at potential counterparty <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/major-issue-spot-bitcoin-etfs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">risks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> related to concentrating belongings inside a single entity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similarly, a crypto analyst on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptoinsider23\/status\/1745786305009893540?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (previously Twitter) highlighted the potential for elevated scrutiny from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to Coinbase, given its outstanding place within the Spot Bitcoin ETF market. The crypto change is presently in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/crypto-headwinds-sec-arsenal\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legal battle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with the SEC, and lots of crypto fanatics <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anc_mindy\/status\/1746920456983355678?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">believe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that Coinbase\u2019s regulatory challenges might pose a risk to the success of Spot BTC ETFs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/9SbITNvx\/\" alt=\"Bitcoin price chart from Tradingview.com\" width=\"3266\" height=\"1530\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center\">BTC worth breaks $43,000 | Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/Tradingview.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">BTCUSD on Tradingview.com<\/a><\/pre>\n<h2>Coinbase CFO Bullish On Bitcoin ETFs<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Chief Financial Officer of Coinbase, Alesia Haas appeared lately in an interview on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2024-01-15\/coinbase-cfo-haas-on-bitcoin-crypto-regulation-davos-video\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bloomberg TV<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, discussing the results of Spot Bitcoin ETFs within the crypto market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When requested if the momentum of Spot Bitcoin ETFs would turn into a \u201cgame-changer\u201d sooner or later, Haas responded confidently with a powerful \u201cabsolutely.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Coinbase CFO declared that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/breaking-spot-bitcoin-etfs-approved-by-us-sec\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEC\u2019s approval of Spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was an necessary day for crypto, because it positions Bitcoin into a much wider investable asset class. She additionally revealed that the deployment of Spot Bitcoin ETFs would enable traders to have higher entry to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-etf-approvals-crypto-bull-run-next\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BTC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> merchandise, extending its attain to billions of individuals across the globe and growing the quantity of inflows into ETFs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Featured picture from Ripples Nigeria, chart from Tradingview.com<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: The article is supplied for academic functions solely. It doesn&#8217;t symbolize the opinions of NewsBTC on whether or not to purchase, promote or maintain any investments and naturally investing carries dangers. You are suggested to conduct your personal analysis earlier than making any funding selections. Use data supplied on this web site completely at your personal danger.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/news\/bitcoin\/coinbase-bitcoin-spot-etfs\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Coinbase, the most important cryptocurrency change within the United States, is presently serving because the custodian of nearly all of the Spot Bitcoin ETFs managed by numerous asset administration firms within the business. This notable focus is elevating worries within the crypto group about important centralization and potential dangers related to the custodianship.\u00a0 Coinbase 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