Ether Futures ETFs May Start Trading Early Next Week: Bloomberg Analyst

Updated: 28 September 2023

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may allow multiple Ether futures ETFs to start trading next week, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts said.

It’s “looking like the SEC is gonna let a bunch of Ethereum futures ETFs go next week potentially,” said analyst James Seyffart in a tweet on social media site X.

The analyst’s comment came in response to another post published by Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, who shared a rumour that the regulator wants to accelerate the launch of Ether futures ETFs to get it off their plate before a government shutdown.

UPDATE: Hearing the SEC wants to accelerate the launch of Ether futures ETFs (bc they want it off their plate bf shutdown) so they've asked the filers to update their docs by Fri pm (no small task to jam into 48hrs, esp for indie issuers), so they can go eff Mon and trade Tue. https://t.co/gKyQFK12aM

— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) September 28, 2023

Balchunas noted that the SEC asked ETF filers to update their documents on extremely short notice, asking them to do it by Friday afternoon. Balchunas drew attention to it, calling it a “no small task to jam into 48hrs, esp for indie issuers.”

In a different post, Balchunas noted that Bitcoin spot ETFs are still in limbo, but Ether futures are likely to roll out in early October.

While spot remains in limbo, Ether futures ETFs highly likely (90% odds) to start rolling out in early Oct. Valkyrie first (albeit with a btc + eth ETF) followed by dozen+ straight ether futures ETFs. Gonna be a wild race albeit w/ much lower stakes than spot via @JSeyff pic.twitter.com/no8kP5DTZt

— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) September 27, 2023

Seyffart chimed in at this point, saying that the information shared by his fellow analyst suggests that “the SEC is gonna let a bunch Ethereum futures ETFs go next week potentially.”

Looking like the SEC is gonna let a bunch #Ethereum futures ETFs go next week potentially https://t.co/YoBD1d1ay8

— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) September 28, 2023

The likelihood of Ether futures ETFs seeing approval is 90%

This is a crucial period for the US government, as it is expected to shut down at 12:01 am ET on Oct. 1 if the US Congress fails to reach an agreement on or provide funding for the new fiscal year, CointTelegraph reported.

Meanwhile, the regulators have a long list of crypto ETFs in the queue to deal with. There are around 15 Ether futures ETFs submitted by nine issuers waiting for approval. Some of the biggest players that submitted their filings include ProShares, VanEck, Bitwise, Volatility Shares, Grayscale, Direxion, and Roundhill.

With the SEC considered more likely to be willing to approve ETH futures ETFs than spot crypto products, some analysts say it’s very likely that the regulator will approve one or more of in early October.