The next approvals are increasingly shaped by generic listing standards and regulated futures “seasoning,” not coin-by-coin SEC exceptions.
Generic listing standards shift attention from 19b-4 decision dates to S-1 clearance and eligibility signals like six-month regulated futures trading.
Both products are spot ETFs that hold crypto for brokerage access, but ETH funds forgo staking yield and can face extra cash-creation friction.
A spot bitcoin ETF trades like a stock while holding bitcoin in custody, using NAV and creation baskets to keep shares near the value of its holdings.
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