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The SEC rejected the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF application on the ground that the unregulated nature of Bitcoin made the proposed fund susceptible to fraud.

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In rejecting the application, the SEC reasoned that, because of the unregulated nature of Bitcoin, the proposed fund was susceptible to fraud.
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Wulf A. Kaal, Marco Dell'Erba, Blockchain Innovation in Private Investment Funds - A Comparative Analysis of the United States and (2017), III.2. United States, p. 16
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Wulf A. Kaal, Marco Dell'Erba, Blockchain Innovation in Private Investment Funds - A Comparative Analysis of the United States and (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3002908

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