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Solana ETF possible with a change in POTUS, SEC: Balchunas

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Brayden Lindrea8 hours agoSolana ETF possible with a change in POTUS, SEC: BalchunasTwo industry pundits believe a change in SEC Chair is needed to even entertain the idea of a spot Solana ETF.2149 Total views9 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksA spot Solana exchange-traded fund in the United States may only be possible with a change in the administration and the head of its securities regulator, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.


On June 27, ETF issuer VanEck made a surprise move to file for a spot Solana (SOL) ETF with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.


Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, said the new fund, called the VanEck Solana Trust, aims to capitalize on Solana’s decentralized nature, high utility and economic feasibility.


However, Balchunas said his “knee jerk reaction” was that the ETFs wouldn’t be approved as there aren’t any Solana futures ETFs in the United States.


Both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) had futures products before spot ETFs as the SEC feared fraud and market manipulation could potentially impact the spot ETF products.


But a new U.S. President and a new leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2025 could change both of those things, Balchunas said in a June 27 X post.“Just imagine Hester Peirce (or someone like that) running the SEC.”Source: Eric Balchunas


Variant Fund’s chief legal officer, Jake Chervinsky, supported the view, pointing out that Peirce’s interpretation of the Securities Exchange Act would likely be more favorable for spot Solana ETF applicants.


The SEC and its Chair, Gary Gensler, labeled SOL a security in its lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.Debate over Solana ETF’s success


However, Adam Cochran, partner at venture capital firm Cinneamhain Ventures, believes it would have been wiser to clear up SOL’s alleged security status before VanEck filed for a spot Solana ETF.Source:Adam Cochran


The news was received a bullish response from Anthony Pompliano, a Bitcoin advocate who’s become warmer to the broader cryptocurrency market:“VanEck filing for a Solana ETF is further proof that altcoins are coming to Wall Street.”


But others are less confident.


Evgeny Gaevoy, CEO of the cryptocurrency trading firm Wintermute, predicts there will be "little inflows" into the soon-to-be-launched spot Ether ETFs. This projection suggests that a spot Solana ETF would attract even fewer flows.“I"m saying this all while Wintermute is long both SOL & ETH, so no fud, just being realistic here. Adoption takes time.”


Related:ASX’s first Bitcoin ETF taps $1.3M volume on first trading day


It comes a week after cryptocurrency asset manager 3iQ filed for a spot Solana ETF in Canada,which marked a North American first.


In recent months, $1.5 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton has also praised the Solana ecosystem and network.


More than $1 billion worth of Solana exchange-traded products are already offered worldwide, including the 21Shares Solana Staking ETP and the ETC Group Physical Solana product in Europe, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, who cited June 20 data.Source:James Seyffart


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