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Grayscale Investments has filed a formal application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF). If approved, the “Grayscale Solana Trust” (ticker: GSOL) will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Grayscale Solana Trust?
Grayscale stated that it already has the largest Solana investment fund in the world. According to filings, this fund manages a $134.2 million portfolio of assets and holds 0.1% of the global Solana supply. Once this existing fund is successfully converted into a spot ETF, it will allow investors to benefit from Solana’s direct price movements.
Coinbase Custody will provide custody services for Grayscale’s spot Solana ETF, while the fund will be managed and transferred by BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. This provides a structure that will allow investors to trade within a secure and regulated framework.
Grayscale is seeking final approval from the SEC to list the Solana ETF on a public exchange through an S-1 registration statement. But Grayscale is not alone in this race. Other major players such as 21Shares, Canary Capital, VanEck, Bitwise and Franklin Templeton have also knocked on the SEC’s door for the spot Solana ETF.
Solana’s market capitalization, which has attracted attention with a 277% price increase in the last 12 months, has now exceeded 112 billion dollars. SOL is trading at $238, up 4% since Grayscale’s filing. This price action is further fueling investor interest in spot ETF products.
The Power of Solana: Why Spot ETFs?
Spot ETFs facilitate access to cryptocurrency investing while offering returns tied directly to market prices. Grayscale’s previous successful conversions for Bitcoin and Ethereum could help Solana Trust gain traction among investors.
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