There were speculations about 11th or 13th to be the dates yet since morning we all knew - the date is today.
Now everybody was just guessing what time there will be final decision.
By this chart people were pretty much judging best times.
Price started going crazy, in 15 minutes we seen BTC going to 1350$ dropping by almost 300 USD and coming back to 1250 USD where is started.
Price was at 1250 for most of the day and only going up.
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lets not forget, an exchange hiccupped (coinbase) for a few to pickup their pants during the ETF news.
Yeah heard of it and massive dump there but i dont use that spot so have no screens and dont want repost others.
I cant' believe how people are reacting to this news. I am actually celebrating. If we need governmental approval for bitcoin, I think it's time we re-read Satoshi's whitepaper.
Things like cheering for an ETF (a centrally operated fund which can enable fractional reserve to creep into the ecosystem) are great for highlighting who is in crypto for reasons other than ideals.
Edit: That's a bit harsh. I'm sure there are reasons to think an ETF could be good for Bitcoin. But the high trust mechanisms of traditional finance and being under the thumb of the state are things we should stay away from, IMO.
The thing about the sec approving an etf would mean btc would get a lot more attention. Which would mean more people would stop using fiat currency and the banks would lose power. It would be a good thing for everyone except the banks. More btc adoption would bring light to coins like monero anyway which cant even be traced. Btc regulation sounds like a bad thing but its not.
No. Btc or any other kind of smart money (i like this one, got inspired by @pfunk) is the alternative of the current broken system of banks and any other financial institution. If you believe that btc would receive more attention because of this, you are wrong. Btc has already got media attention. Even Steem was featured in forbes, guardian and other mainstream media. You really don't need govern supporting bitcoin, this would mean the fall of federal reserve and no more control over the economy. there is a bigger picture to blockchain than simply seeing btc as good financial tool.
I just figure it would be a stepping stone to more adoption. I don't think btc has media attention really. It has a few mentions here and there but no serious reporting imo. I dont really know much about etf's in general though so maybe Im just talking out of my ass kappa.
i see regular reports in marketwatch news outlet :)
I don't see how that follows. Gold ETF's did not get ordinary people using gold again, because no ordinary person cares or talks about ETF's. It's purely a financial vehicle used by a small minority of people. Gold ETF's also increased the volatility of gold, as well as increased the rate of fractional reserve. It did however help the price rise as well. Aside from rising price, none of those things would be good for Bitcoin.
There are other, preferred ways for Bitcoin to gain adoption. For example if they fixed the whole transaction backlog thing...
Aside from rising price? Isn't that what you would want to hear as a holder of gold... or bitcoin?
I dunno, I'm in it for the money.
I wouldn't be happy as a holder of Bitcoin to see the price rise at the expense of the values of the system. A rising price isn't what would change the world. And I can say that from experience, because it happened in 2016.
Nobody likes gold because you have to use a middle man and have to keep that shit in a bank. Bitcoin just needs to get a domino effect going to gain more popularity. Im thinking the etf would just be one of the dominoes. Everyone knows what gold is where hardly anyone on earth has any idea what bitcoin is. If the government isn't trying to regulate bitcoin it means they do not see it as a threat yet. When they start panicking and try to regulate it it means we are winning the battle. With decentralized exchanges regulation is meaningless anyway. Getting setup with bitcoin is 100x easier than figuring out how to buy gold.
agree to agree.
I was cheering it on because the inflow of capital would have pushed the price to 2k+
Agreed, fully. I said the same thing to myself. I never expected it to pass. If it were to pass, I mean, really, what in the hell would happen!? How can you regulate decentralization? Then again, why would you want to? It's like adding 2 and 2, anticipating 3. It just doesn't work and kind of defeats the entire purpose of its existence.
It looks like another pale and failed attempt at undermining Bitcoins and the world of cryptocurrencies. So funny to see the price of it come right back almost on par with what it as before the news! Awesome!!! Thanks for the sharing of this news. All for one and one for all! Namaste :)
Some of the reasons for the decision given are quite funny. It's worth a read.
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Can you make TLDR version for us here? I will vote it up to the top
thanks for this !!
Down close to 20% on the news... looking to break $1000
Seems a big swing just in a day but trend looks still up.
Approval would be big UP signal, denail seems just little sells and its back to where it was.
I have a feeling China will be moving the market very soon during the weekend.
Not really surprising!
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Retweeted, thanks
this is like legit 9/11
That was fun!
Over at PIVX slack, we decided if the ETF was going to be approved the market would of moved to $1700 today. OK, perhaps I decided, but the conversation about I all was good.
Here: http://slack.pivx.org/ :)