Grayscale Bitcoin ETF commission will potentially take place on December 24

Grayscale has filled form 19b-4, which has been noticed by the SEC. This means that the countdown for the future hearing has begun, according to ETF Hearsay.

According to the Notice of Filing, within 45 days of the date of publication of the notice filed by Grayscale in the Federal Register, the commission will approve or disapprove the rule change or proceed to determine if the rule should be disapproved.

The conversion of the GBTC fund was announced shortly after the approval of the first U.S. futures-backed Bitcoin ETF by ProShares, which brought more than $1 billion to the cryptocurrency market.

The news about the potential conversion of Grayscale’s Bitcoin fund was not welcomed as pleasantly as the company expected. According to commentary on social networks, users and previous Grayscale customers are not happy with the negative premium that the fund is trading at.

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