VanEcks Files for ETH ETF With SEC
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Asset management firm VanEck has filed a proposal for an ETH exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The SEC has been inundated with BTC ETF filings but has yet to approve any type of crypto ETF, unlike Canada, which this year gave the green light to several for the first time. Van Eck’s own BTC ETF filing is being reviewed by the SEC, which is expected to decide by June 17 or extend its deadline.
An ETF is a financial product that allows people to invest in an asset, in this case ETH, without buying it directly. Investors can buy and sell what amounts to a stock version of ETH that tracks ETH’s price. Shares in the VanEck ETH Trust would be calculated daily using prices from five ETH exchanges.
Traditional investors with wealth already have avenues for getting exposure to crypto assets without taking on the burden of storing them, most notably Grayscale. That firm controls more than 3% of the BTC in circulation and has a comparable stake in the ETH market. However, ETFs are more open to middle-class investors, who can easily integrate them into a retirement portfolio.
As the filing puts it, “The Trust provides investors with the opportunity to access the market for ETH through a traditional brokerage account without the potential technical barriers to entry or risks involved with holding or transferring ETH directly, mining it, or acquiring it from an exchange.”
This article is being updated as more information becomes available.
