JP Morgan managing director and world market strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou mentioned ETFs for Solana (SOL) and different property are unlikely to succeed.
In a press release to The Block on Might 27, Panigirtzoglou argued that the SEC’s latest determination to approve spot Ethereum ETFs is “already stretched.”
Whether or not the SEC considers ETH a safety or a commodity is unclear regardless of the approvals.
Panigirtzoglou mentioned the shortage of readability casts doubt on different property, stating:
“We don’t assume the SEC would go even additional by approving Solana or different token ETFs.”
He added that the SEC believes tokens apart from BTC and ETH needs to be categorised as securities, a stronger stance than its one towards ETH itself.
Panigirtzoglou acknowledged that US lawmakers might create laws to categorise most cryptos as non-securities however mentioned such laws doesn’t exist.
Others count on SOL ETFs
Some commentators are extra optimistic in regards to the probabilities of a SOL ETF.
Crypto investor Brian Kelly believes ETH ETF approvals might improve the chances of a Solana ETF approval however acknowledged that SOL’s standing as a safety is a matter.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart expects a Solana ETF to succeed inside years with laws equivalent to FIT21, which is able to delineate securities and futures markets. He equally acknowledged Solana’s safety standing as a possible problem.
Prediction market odds are low. Polymarket stories an roughly 13% likelihood that the SEC will approve a Solana ETF by 2024-end.
SEC considers SOL a safety
No matter future remedy, the SEC has beforehand recognized Solana and different altcoins as securities in varied enforcement circumstances.
In its case towards Coinbase, the SEC mentioned that Solana was one among many tokens provided as an funding contract and safety, each in previous and current gross sales.
The regulator has highlighted Solana Labs’ $23 million Easy Settlement for Future Tokens (SAFTs) as one instance of a proposal and sale of securities. It has additionally referred to as SOL a safety in circumstances towards Binance and Kraken.
Nevertheless, the SEC has not initiated an enforcement towards Solana Labs or associated events instantly.
