The crypto market sell-off on Jan. 3 coincided with the release of a skeptical report by Matrixport analysts on the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Jihan Wu, founder of Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer and crypto financial services firm Matrixport, said that the widespread dissemination of a report claiming that Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may not be approved in January was “not planned by Matrixport and is beyond our control."
On Jan. 3, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell by more than 10% to $40,800 before recovering. The price action coincided with the release of Matrixport’s report for its clients, where analysts opined that spot Bitcoin ETF proposals, widely believed to be on track for regulatory approval, would be rejected by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission this month. Matrixport researchers claimed:
In response to the ongoing market volatility, Wu stated that Matrixport analysts “operate independently, expressing their opinions without any influence or interference from management.” The founder also shrugged off claims that the Matrixport report derailed the price of Bitcoin, instead blaming the price action on the Bitcoin perpetual markets’ “high funding fees” and the recent pullback in crypto-related stocks.
