Bitwise CCO Katherine Dowling mentioned spot Ethereum ETFs are “near the end line” whereas noting that the SEC is “fairly welcoming” about discussions concerning different merchandise.
On July 9, Dowling instructed Bloomberg that the SEC and ETF issuers are addressing fewer points in every S-1 modification, pointing to a detailed launch.
Dowling affirmed SEC chair Gary Gensler’s assertion that the company will totally approve issuers’ registration statements over the summer season however described an open time-frame. She mentioned:
“You realize, everybody has a unique definition of summer season. It’s been slightly little bit of an extended, sizzling summer season for the issuers ready ….”
Dowling mentioned that Bitwise intends to set itself aside from different candidates, together with giants equivalent to BlackRock and Constancy, as a “crypto specialist” with years of concentrate on the sector.
Bitwise filed its most up-to-date modification on July 3, whereas many different candidates filed on a July 8 deadline. Candidates should nonetheless add sure particulars, together with sponsor’s charges, in future amendments.
SEC welcoming to different discussions
Dowling additionally mentioned that Bitwise has spoken to the SEC about potential new merchandise “coming down the pipe.” She described the conversations positively, stating:
“I believe our communication with the SEC in regards to the prospects for these merchandise has truly been fairly welcoming.”
Nonetheless, she agreed with Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas that some merchandise might solely be accredited underneath a brand new SEC chair.
In any other case, she mentioned, it may take appreciable time to deliver the merchandise to market because of the historical past of earlier product approvals and the shortage of future markets underlying the potential merchandise.
Dowling didn’t determine the merchandise in query. At present, the one different pending spot crypto ETFs are VanEck and 21Shares’ spot Solana (SOL) ETFs.
Bitwise has not utilized for the same product as of press time.
