What I see from this is, the owners of the banking system control the SEC. And, they are against the US Congress. Why might they be? Because the US Congress sees Bitcoin and its ETFs as a way to make money that bypasses the banking system. And such might be okay, since the banking system is a corrupt operation that has been milking everybody, including government, for over 100 years.
A first Bitcoin Spot ETF approval in the USA. is a very massive news for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market so I bet it will not be approved in 2023 or before 2024 halving in April 2024.
Considering it as a massive news that can lit up a fire for the market, attract more capital into this market, I believe it must happen in a bull run, not in 2023 or in first quarter of 2024 when market will not be heated up enough. What is happening in the US. Congress is unexpected and is just coincidence. Without it, I believe SEC. would also delay their final decisions on those Bitcoin Spot ETFs and we will have to wait for more months to know.