Spot Ethereum ETF Issuers Still Awaiting First S-1 Comments from SEC: Source
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Issuers were expecting the SEC to provide comments on the draft on June 7, according to sources based on conversations with the SEC. But at least two issuers have yet to receive anything. A source said comments were now expected again this week.
This comes after SEC Chairman Gary Gensler told CNBC that approval of the S-1 form “will take some time.”
It’s unclear how long the process will take. A source previously told The Block that the S-1 form is expected to go through at least two more draft submissions before it is ready.
Preparing for Ethereum ETF launch
The S-1 form is the second step in a two-step process to activate a spot Ethereum ETF for trading. The first step was the approval of Form 19b-4, which occurred on May 23rd.
The draft document also provides some details. BlackRock is seeding a $10 million ETF, and Franklin Templeton plans to start with a 0.19% fee.
Once a spot Ethereum ETF is launched, a key question will be whether it can replicate the success of the spot Bitcoin ETF. Jag Kooner, head of derivatives at Bitfinex, estimates that spot Bitcoin ETFs will bring about 10 to 20 percent of the inflows.
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