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

<p>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.</p> <p>We dive into:<br /> - The probabilities of a Blackrock Bitcoin ETF and why<br /> - Important dates in which the SEC will need to give us answers<br /> - Neutrality, or lack thereof around the ETF approval process</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 Join Ryan & David at Permissionless in September. Bankless Citizens get 30% off. 🚀<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless">https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2%E2%81%A0">⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2⁠ </a>  </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/MetaMask%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask⁠</a>  </p> <p>🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Toku">https://bankless.cc/Toku</a> </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Arbitrum%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum⁠ </a></p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/uniswap%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap⁠ </a></p> <p>🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK<br /> <a href= "https://%E2%81%A0https//bankless.cc/Mantle%E2%81%A0">⁠https://bankless.cc/Mantle⁠ </a></p> <p>------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:44 What is an ETF?<br /> 13:00 ETF History Lesson<br /> 17:40 ETF Market Size and Holders<br /> 22:46 Types of ETFs<br /> 27:02 Where Are These Assets Stores<br /> 34:04 Who Approves ETFs?<br /> 40:08 Neutrality Of Regulators<br /> 44:16 Types of Bitcoin ETFs<br /> 49:17 Reasons For Rejection<br /> 55:12 Does Gary Just Hate Crypto?<br /> 58:13 Does Blackrock Change Things?<br /> 1:04:46 Will Blackrock Get Approved?<br /> 1:15:20 Possible Approval Dates<br /> 1:19:09 Lack of ETFs to Blame