Ethereum ETFs to Start Trading Next Week as SEC Gathers Final Drafts, Sources Say

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is telling asset managers to submit final versions of registration statements for spot Ethereum ETFs by Wednesday, with the products’ launches slated for July 23, two sources familiar with the SEC’s process confirmed to Decrypt.

The approval process for spot Ethereum ETFs has been notably slow since the regulator’s abrupt approval of spot Ethereum ETFs in May. Allowing investors to gain exposure to Ethereum through a traditional brokerage account, anticipation has increased steadily since.

The SEC’s recent communications with asset managers were first reported Monday by Bloomberg ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas, who wrote on Twitter (aka X) that the finalized registration statements should also include each…