wake up babe, new regulation dropped 🚨
In Sept 2025, the SEC approved generic listing standards for crypto ETFs.
Translation: the 240-day slog to launch a fund just collapsed to ~60 days.
That’s why October is “ETF Month.”
Before: every ETF needed a bespoke “19b-4” filing = months of uncertainty.
Now: if an asset has a CFTC-regulated futures market with 6+ months history, it goes straight to the fast lane.
Financial TSA PreCheck for crypto.
This creates a new caste system:
Tier 1: BTC, ETH (already blockbuster ETFs).
Tier 2: SOL, XRP, ADA (regulated futures → fast track).
Tier 3: Everyone else, still waiting.
SEC cares less about narratives, more about data.
The October calendar is stacked:
Oct 10 → Grayscale trust conversions (SOL, LTC)
Oct 16 → Spot Solana ETF decisions (21Shares, Bitwise)
Oct 18–25 → XRP ETF approvals
In queue → ADA, DOGE, AVAX, HBAR
Yes, even Dogecoin (good thing I didn’t sell!!)
Meme coin or not, DOGE qualifies because it has a regulated futures market. The framework is agnostic: if the data’s there, it passes.
The first wave may also test staking inside ETFs.
Several Solana filings propose staking fund assets → yield to investors. If approved, ETFs shift from simple trackers into income products—bridging Wall St & on-chain.
October 2025 is the first proof of a new issuance regime: from BTC/ETH to a broader, more accessible crypto ecosystem.
ETF Month is here 🌊
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