Today marks a groundbreaking moment for the altcoin market on U.S. exchanges, as three new spot ETFs make their trading debut. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) will trade on NYSE Arca, while the Canary Litecoin ETF (LTCC) and Canary HBAR ETF (HBR) will begin trading on Nasdaq. According to a schedule confirmed by Bloomberg analysts, Grayscale’s converted Solana ETF (GSOL) is set to be available to investors by October 29.
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF: The First Staking-Focused ETF
Bitwise Asset Management, managing assets worth $15 billion with a portfolio of 30,823 BTC, is offering the BSOL ETF, allowing direct investment in the Solana network. The trading begins today on NYSE Arca. The fund’s management fee is set at 0.20%, with no fees for the first $1 billion in assets for three months. Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, emphasized Solana’s strong position as a competitor in stablecoin and tokenization sectors due to its high transaction capacity and low costs. The ETF aims to deliver yield potential to investors utilizing Bitwise’s staking expertise and Helius technology.
With the ETF’s market entry, Solana’s price has risen by 1% in the last 24 hours and 9% over the past week. However, a 2% decline in trading volume indicates that investor interest has not yet fully reached its peak.
Litecoin and HBAR ETFs: Dual Launch by Canary
Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital, announced the listing of two new ETFs for Litecoin and Hedera, following Ethereum ETFs, on Nasdaq today. Both ETFs gained approval under Form 8-A 12(b) through CERT applications submitted to the SEC. Despite partial government shutdown, the ETFs acquired authorization to trade thanks to automatic activation language in the applications. If the SEC does not intervene within a 20-day period, the ETFs automatically become operational.
Bloomberg analysts noted that new guidance letters from the SEC’s corporate finance division facilitated the ETFs opening according to the scheduled timeline. Experts suggest that this streamlined process might set a precedent for other altcoin ETFs in the market.