Nasdaq filed a 19b-4 Kind on Jan.16 to checklist and commerce the spot Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) registered by Canary Capital. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sees this as the primary altcoin-related ETF approval in 2025.
Following an replace within the S-1 Kind filed by Canary, Balchunas said that its Litecoin ETF “has all of the bins checked.” He added:
” don’t see any motive why this could be withdrawn both given SEC gave feedback on the S-1, Litecoin is seen as commodity and there’s new SEC sheriff on the town.”
Earlier on Jan. 16, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart highlighted that the modification on the S-1 Kind was no assure of approval. But, it’s a signal that the US Securities and Change Fee (SEC) is partaking with the matter.
After the Nasdaq submitting information, Seyffart said that it’d take a few weeks to substantiate the approval odds, because the SEC nonetheless has to acknowledge the Litecoin ETF utility.
He added that whereas latest Solana (SOL) filings weren’t acknowledged, a Litecoin ETF would possibly extra probably obtain the regulator’s consideration. Seyffart reasoned that LTC isn’t topic to the SEC’s accusations that it’s a safety, which boosts its odds.
Litecoin’s worth soared by practically 24% previously 24 hours, sitting at $129.49 as of press time, in keeping with CryptoSlate knowledge. That is the biggest every day achieve inside the 25 largest crypto by market cap.
Wave of approvals
Seyffart and Balchunas predicted a wave of ETF approvals would hit the market in 2025. The most definitely merchandise to obtain SEC approval have been the combined ETFs, monitoring Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
These merchandise obtained their first approvals in 2024 when the regulator authorised Hashdex and Franklin Templeton filings. The next merchandise on the road are Litecoin and Hedera (HBAR), and the prediction is true on monitor.
Funds tied to XRP and SOL are additionally on the checklist, though analysts consider they may undergo delays as a result of SEC lawsuits that contemplate these crypto as securities.
Nonetheless, President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly contemplating together with XRP, SOL, and USD Coin (USDC) within the US Nationwide Reserve. This might favor the chances of approval for spot XRP and SOL ETFs.
