On July 8 VanEck and 21Shares filled two Form 19b-4 applications to Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) for their Solana ETFs.
The filings assert that Solana, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, is resistant to price manipulation.
The SEC has 240 days to decide on these applications, with a final deadline likely around mid-March 2025. Eric Balchunas, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, suggests the outcome of the U.S. presidential election will significantly impact the approval chances.
He believes the Solana ETFs might be rejected if Biden wins but could go either way if Trump is elected.
The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of recovery, with Solana (SOL) experiencing a notable 5% increase in the past 24 hours, outperforming other assets. At the time of writing SOL is trading at $143.2.
Binance has rolled out new borrowing options for a fresh batch of altcoins, introducing Hyperlane, SIGN, Initia, KERNEL, and WalletConnect to its VIP Loan platform.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is dragging its feet once again—this time on two ETF proposals tied to Dogecoin and XRP.
In a market dominated by Bitcoin headlines and Ethereum upgrades, XRP is scripting a quieter — but potentially historic — comeback.
In a fresh move highlighting crypto’s rising momentum in traditional finance, 21Shares has set its sights on launching a Dogecoin-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States.