Polymarket Forecast: SEC Likely to Approve Bitcoin ETF on January 15th with 89% Probability
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Traders on the Polymarket platform are expressing a strong belief that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by January 15. In fact, they have placed bets totaling $437,394 on this prediction. This optimism has caused Bitcoin’s price to skyrocket, reaching its highest point in 20 months at $45,264.
The topic of Bitcoin ETFs has been a hot topic within the crypto industry, and traders are hopeful that the SEC will give its approval in the coming weeks. The surge in Bitcoin’s price to over $45,264 is a direct result of this hype.
Now, let’s delve into Polymarket’s trading platform. It is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows users to make bets on global events. Traders on this platform are confident that the SEC will approve at least one spot Bitcoin ETF by January 15. This confidence has led to a significant increase in Bitcoin’s price.
According to Polymarket, traders currently believe there is an 89% chance that the SEC will approve one or more spot Bitcoin ETFs. This probability has seen a substantial increase from around 50% just a month ago. Traders have already placed bets totaling $437,394 on this prediction.
The SEC could potentially notify the 14 current spot Bitcoin ETF applicants of its decision to approve the launch of ETFs as early as Tuesday or Wednesday. This decision has the potential to attract billions of dollars in investment capital to the cryptocurrency market.
In order to hedge against potential delays in the SEC’s approval process, some traders have purchased shares on the “no” side of the prediction contract. These traders believe that if the SEC postpones or denies approval for spot Bitcoin ETFs, the price of Bitcoin may plummet.
According to data reported by Bloomberg, the strike prices on the put contracts with the most open interest were $44,000, $42,000, and $40,000 respectively, while Bitcoin was trading at $43,500 at the time of writing. This means that put holders would be able to exercise their options and minimize losses if the cryptocurrency reacts negatively to the imminent decision by the SEC.
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