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THIS IS A GAME CHANGER🏦
BREAKING: 'End of an era:' SEC approval of exchanges' listing standards marks turning point for crypto ETFs
The SEC just flipped the script on crypto ETFs.
On Wednesday, the SEC approved generic listing standards for commodity-based exchange-traded products.
This allows exchanges like Nasdaq, NYSE, and Cboe to list spot crypto ETFs without case-by-case approval.
In plain English?
The slow, grinding 240-day review process that kept issuers waiting is finally gone.
If a product meets the standards - such as six months of regulated futures trading or backing from an existing ETF - exchanges can list it directly.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins framed it as a milestone:
“By approving these generic listing standards, we are ensuring that our capital markets remain the best place in the world to engage in the cutting-edge innovation of digital assets.”
The move immediately greenlit Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund and options tied to the Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index.
But the real story is what comes next: a wave of altcoin ETFs.
Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas called it “pretty big… you start getting the coins coming in waves.”
He expects Solana and Litecoin to lead the next batch, with Dogecoin and others close behind.
James Seyffart added:
“This is the crypto ETP framework we’ve been waiting for. Get ready for a wave of spot launches in coming weeks and months.”
Analysts are even predicting more than 100 new crypto ETFs within the next year.
“You may not like it, but crypto is going mainstream via the ETF wrapper.”
But not everyone’s cheering...
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, the sole Democrat on the panel, warned the agency was “passing the buck” on investor protections.
But Hester Peirce countered that exchanges could expand standards further, unlocking even more product access over time.
Make no mistake - this is a turning point. For years, ETFs have been a Bitcoin-and-Ethereum-only club.
That era just ended. 😎
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MONSTER MOVE COMING 🦖
Tom Lee - one of Wall Street’s most bullish crypto voices - was back on CNBC this week with a bold call:
“That’s Bitcoin and Ethereum…. I think they could make a monster move in the next 3 months, like huge.”
Why’s he so confident? 2 reasons:
1. Liquidity is back
Global central banks are cutting rates and easing policy.
That’s rocket fuel for risk assets - and crypto is one of the most liquidity-sensitive assets in the world.
2. Bitcoin loves Q4
History is clear: October, November, and December are Bitcoin’s best months.
Bitcoin returns by month
Seasonality has been Bitcoin’s hidden edge for over a decade.
Now combine the 2:
We’ve got central banks pumping liquidity and Bitcoin entering its strongest seasonal stretch of the year.
Lee’s message couldn’t be clearer:
The setup for a monster move is right in front of us. 🦖
TRENDING UP 📈
Today we’ll be taking a look at the amount of wallets that hold at least some Bitcoin. (anything greater than 0)
This metric offers a bird’s-eye view of user activity and adoption across the Bitcoin network.
But there’s a slight catch…
One wallet does not equal one user. A user can have many wallets.
What matters here is the trend of the chart.
Increasing number of addresses: increasing adoption levels 📈
Decreasing number of addresses: indicates users are selling their entire balance or consolidating wallets 📉
There are now 54,379,315 wallets holding Bitcoin.
That’s +160,725 in just the last two weeks.
Zoom out? 2025 alone has added 1.86M new wallets.
The signal couldn’t be clearer:
Adoption is accelerating.
The holder base keeps expanding.
Conviction is compounding through every swing.
Prices rise and fall. But the network?
It only grows stronger. 💪
CRACKING CRYPTO 🥜
XRP spot ETFs projected to draw $8 billion inflow in first trading year. XRP spot ETF launches amid speculation of robust inflows buoyed by institutional backing and market liquidity.
London Stock Exchange lists new Bitcoin staking ETP. Through its subsidiary Valour, DeFi Technologies has debuted a Bitcoin staking ETP on the London Stock Exchange that will be available to qualified investors.
Solmate CEO: Solana 'Delivers What Ethereum Promised'; Analyst: $1,000+ SOL Plausible. Learn why Solmate’s new CEO and top traders are leaning bullish on sol and which levels could matter next.
PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin expands to Tron, Avalanche, Sei and other blockchains via LayerZero. The LayerZero-enabled version, PYUSD0, remains “fully fungible” with native PYUSD, extending the stablecoin to additional blockchains.
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