News - Bloomberg: Litecoin-ETF could be next

By Mike Hesp

Bloomberg: Litecoin-ETF could be next

A Litecoin spot ETF could be the next crypto-ETF to be approved in the U.S., said Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg. "We had heard rumors that the Litecoin S-1 form had received comments from the SEC," Balchunas wrote on X. "This confirms our prediction that Litecoin is likely to be the next approved cryptocurrency," he continued.

Balchunas expressed one caveat, however: the future SEC chairman, Paul Atkins, is not yet in office, which he considers a "major variable." It remains unclear when the U.S. Senate will confirm his nomination.

Balchunas' colleague, James Seyffart, explained that Canary's filing of a revised S-1 form could indicate SEC involvement in the application. Seyffart added that the filing of a 19b-4 form would likely be the strongest signal of potential approval. Canary had filed its first application for the Litecoin ETF with the SEC last October with an S-1 form. In the revised application, Canary stated that U.S. Bancorp Fund Services will be the manager of the ETF, while Coinbase Custody Trust and BitGo will provide custody.

Litecoin (LTC), founded in 2011 as a faster alternative to Bitcoin, is currently the 24th largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of more than $9 billion. The price of LTC responded to Balchunas' comments with a jump of more than 17 percent within 24 hours.

In addition to Litecoin, the altcoins XRP, SOL and HBAR could also be approved as ETFs this year or next. Analysts at JPMorgan predict a total inflow of $14 billion for SOL and XRP alone.

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