{"id":463352,"date":"2021-05-08T01:45:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T01:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=463352"},"modified":"2021-05-08T01:45:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T01:45:09","slug":"vaneck-ethereum-etf-price-staggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/ethereum\/vaneck-ethereum-etf-price-staggers\/","title":{"rendered":"VanEck Files For Ethereum ETF As ETH’s Price Staggers"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to a Form S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)<\/a>, asset manager VanEck Digital Assets has filed for an Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Called VanEck Ethereum Trust, it would trade on the exchange Cboe BZX, if approved.<\/p>\n The investment product would track the MVSI CryptoCompare Ethereum Benchmark Rate and would hold physical ETH. As Custodian, VanEck has appointed the Delaware Trust Company.<\/p>\n Per the document, the custodian will hold the physical ETH. If the cryptocurrency trade downwards, VanEck will redeem or sell more shares. Selling the ETH has been ruled out. According to the document<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Trust\u2019s investment objective is to reflect the performance of the MVIS\u00ae CryptoCompare Ethereum Benchmark Rate less the expenses of the Trust\u2019s operations. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust will hold Ether (\u201cETH\u201d) and will value its Shares daily based on the reported MVIS\u00ae CryptoCompare Ethereum Benchmark Rate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Asset manager VanEck has also filed for a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC.<\/a> In the past, theirs and the rest of these petitions have been rejected by the regulator. However, the current seems different and more promising.<\/p>\n Gary Gensler, former MIT professor with a course on cryptocurrencies and blockchain, has been confirmed as Chairman by the U.S. Senate. His position appears to be more flexible and pragmatic than his predecessors. The regulator will evaluate VanEck\u2019s petition and rule in favor or against it. The SEC has an extended period to issue its ruling which, in the past, has always used.<\/p>\n In the meantime, there is a crypto mania for Crypto ETFs in Canada, as Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence Erick Balchunas said. The country has approved several Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and their trading volume has skyrocketed in the past weeks. Balchunas said<\/a>:<\/p>\n Canada going crazy for crypto. Thought the story would be $ETHX’s record smashing volume but no, the 3iQ Bitcoin ETF came out of nowhere to trade $200m, most in country. Likely (another) massive creation. It’s already up to $600m aum (equivalent of $16b in US lol).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Grayscale\u2019s ETH-based investment product, the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), is the closest thing investor in the U.S. have to an ETF. Last week, this product\u2019s volume surpassed that of the Grayscale Bitcoin<\/a> Trust (GBTC), as Balchunas said.<\/p>\nCanada\u2019s Ethereum ETF With Record High Volume<\/h2>\n