The SEC just made a move that could speed up how crypto ETFs get approved in the United States. Until now, getting a spot crypto ETF listed was a long process, often dragging on for months. But with the new changes, exchanges like Nasdaq, NYSE, and Cboe can follow a standard rulebook instead of starting from scratch every time. In some cases, that could cut the wait from eight months down to about two and a half. What’s Actually Changing Before this update, each crypto ETF had to go through a double appr ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission signed off Wednesday on new generic listing standards for commodity-based trusts, a move that analysts say could swing the door wide open for crypto products beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. The new standards, approved for Nasdaq, Cboe BZX, and NYSE Arca, allow trusts that meet defined criteria to list without a separate Commission order. They bar leveraged and inverse structures, but create a pathway for commodity or crypto-linked products to qualify more quickly. “I ...

Get ready, Wall Street. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is working on “generic listing standards” for crypto exchange-traded products. The fresh rules will allow new crypto ETFs to launch automatically if they meet basic requirements. It’s a quiet yet powerful regulatory shift that has the potential to open the door to dozens of new funds, and billions in inflows. “The SEC is getting ready to blow the market wide open,” Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, wrote in a Monday note to investors. “The SEC ad ...

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission has delayed its decisions on the addition of staking to BlackRock’s iShares spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund, and on Franklin Templeton proposals for separate funds tracking the performance of Solana and XRP, according to filings the agency submitted Wednesday. The SEC extended its deadline for addressing a rule change request by the Nasdaq exchange for staking in the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) to October 30, a 45-day postponement from its original schedule. ...