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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has posted listing notices for four new spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

New ETFs that track the price movements of cryptocurrencies such as Solana (CRYPTO: $SOL ), Litecoin (CRYPTO: $LTC ), and Hedera (CRYPTO: $HBAR ) could begin trading as soon as Oct. 28.

The new ETFs include the Bitwise Solana Fund, a Grayscale Solana Trust, Canary Capital Litecoin, and an HBAR Fund.

The new crop of crypto ETFs surprised the market as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was not expected to approve any new products during the current U.S. government shutdown.

The Wall Street regulator has been operating with a reduced staff, like the rest of the American federal government, with anyone not deemed essential being furloughed.

The new ETFs faced final decision deadlines earlier in October, but the government shutdown had essentially paused the process.

Spot ETFs allow investors to track the price movements of cryptocurrencies without having to physically hold them in a digital wallet.

These new ETFs are the first ones to launch after the approval of spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC ) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: $ETH ) ETFs in early 2024. Some of the new funds will include a staking feature.

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is currently trading at $114,350 U.S., having risen 22% this year.

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