The filings for spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from VanEck, 21shares, Bitwise, and Canary Capital had been formally added to the Federal Register on Feb. 18. The US Securities and Change Fee (SEC) now has 240 days to approve or deny the filings.
Moreover, the register for the Grayscale submitting was added on Feb. 12, which would come with its Solana ETF within the batch that could possibly be permitted till Oct. 16.
The Grayscale Solana ETF modification was acknowledged by the SEC on Feb. 6, and the 4 different filings had been acknowledged on Feb. 11.
SOL is at present in a spot the place the thrill of an ETF approval is a much-needed enhance. Following the debacle of the LIBRA memecoin, promoted by Argentinian President Javier Milei, SOL crashed as much as 42% year-to-date as of Feb. 18.
In accordance with Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, spot Solana ETFs have 70% approval odds.
Notably, the analysts highlighted that these odds may rise if the lawsuits deeming SOL as safety are extinguished. This can be a doubtless end result contemplating the present SEC stance of halting lawsuits towards crypto companies.
Wave of ETF approvals
Seyffart and Balchunas additionally predicted in late 2024 {that a} wave of crypto ETFs, together with SOL, Hedera (HBAR), Litecoin (LTC), and XRP, would hit the market.
The estimate is said to the altering regulatory panorama within the US following President Donald Trump’s election for a second time period.
On Feb. 19, Canary Capital introduced an Axelar (AXL) belief, probably including one other asset to the approval queue.
In accordance with the agency’s announcement, the Canary AXL Belief will present institutional and accredited traders with safe publicity to AXL, the native crypto of the Axelar Community. Canary has chosen Coinbase because the belief’s designated custodian.
The belief is the primary funding belief devoted to a common blockchain interoperability protocol, emphasizing the rising demand for seamless cross-chain connectivity within the Web3 ecosystem.
Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital, acknowledged:
“With Axelar driving a number of the most superior interoperability options in Web3, we see in AXL a major alternative for institutional traders. As demand for crypto publicity grows, we stay dedicated to offering structured, safe, and forward-thinking funding automobiles that align with blockchain’s future.”
By early 2025, Axelar ranked because the eleventh largest blockchain by whole worth locked (TVL), surpassing $1 billion.
As interoperability continues to form the blockchain panorama, Axelar is predicted to broaden its attain and combine with networks similar to XRP Ledger, Hedera, Stellar, Sui, Solana, and Bitcoin.
