Major Managers Add Staking in Solana ETF Filings as SEC Decision Nears
Streamlined ETF procedures plus recent inflows fuel expectations of a mid-October answer.
Overview
- Franklin Templeton, Fidelity, CoinShares, Bitwise, Grayscale, VanEck and Canary filed amended S-1s that add staking to proposed spot Solana ETFs.
- The updated structures would delegate SOL on-chain and treat staking rewards as fund income distributed to shareholders.
- ETF analysts, including Nate Geraci, predict potential approvals within about two weeks, noting the SEC’s faster process for crypto products.
- Bitwise’s European Solana staking ETP drew roughly $60 million in five trading days, highlighting cross-border demand for staking exposure.
- In the U.S., the REX-Osprey Solana Staking ETF launched on Cboe BZX and has grown to about $250 million in assets after strong early trading and inflows.