Overview
- Seven major firms—including Grayscale, VanEck and Fidelity—filed amended S-1 registration statements with the SEC for spot Solana ETFs.
- Cboe BZX submitted a 19b-4 proposal to list the Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF, which would track the Lukka Prime Solana Reference Rate and allow cash and in-kind share creation and redemption.
- 21Shares revised its application to address SEC feedback on in-kind redemption procedures as issuers refine prospectus language.
- The filings argue that Solana’s roughly $2 billion in daily trading volume across major exchanges negates the need for a separate futures market surveillance agreement.
- The SEC is also reviewing a postponed Ethereum ETF staking proposal with a new deadline of September 25, underscoring lingering scrutiny over staking features.