SEC to expedite crypto ETF listing process?

The US Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) is reportedly exploring a simplified itemizing construction for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that may automate a good portion of the approval course of.

Below the proposed overhaul, ETF issuers might doubtlessly sidestep 19b-4 software filings, the shape entities undergo the SEC earlier than itemizing a monetary product on exchanges, according to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett.

As a substitute, issuers would submit SEC form S-1, the preliminary itemizing registration submitting, and anticipate 75 days. If the SEC doesn’t object to the applying, the issuer could be free to listing the ETF, lowering the back-and-forth communication between fund managers and the regulator.

SEC, United States, ETF — *Supply:* *Eleanor Terrett*

Terrett says that particulars of the proposal, together with the eligibility standards for cryptocurrencies qualifying for the expedited course of, are but to be confirmed by the issuers and the regulatory physique.

Crypto ETF approvals are a hot-button matter, as US-listed altcoin ETFs might appeal to contemporary capital into altcoin markets, potentially triggering a sustained altcoin rally, or altseason.

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SEC approves first crypto staking ETF as key selections loom

The SEC has not too long ago greenlit the nation’s first staked crypto ETF. The regulator allowed the launch of the REX Shares Solana ETF (STAK), which incorporates staking rewards as a part of its technique.

The transfer comes because the SEC faces a backlog of pending selections on a number of crypto-related ETFs, many with closing deadlines set for the second half of 2025. Proposals in line for approval embrace ETFs holding Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP), together with requests for staking options on Ether (ETH) funds.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart has said that delays have been anticipated on crypto funds, with closing deadlines for a number of purposes set for October.