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Cathie Wood blames SEC Chair Gary Gensler for blocking proposed spot bitcoin ETFs

According to Cathie Wood, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Gary Gensler, is the main obstacle to proposed spot bitcoin ETFs, rather than the agency itself.

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