In the United States, the United States filed at least 31 Altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) applications to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the first half of 2025.
SEC approved Bitcoin’s futures and on-site ETFs (BTC) and ether (ethereth), but past attempts to list instruments related to AltCoin have wilted on the vines. Now, after the 2024 elections, the updated optimism has led to some new applications that are expected to be approved.
The list includes files from a familiar name, such as Vaneck, which is applied to a list ETF in the BNB (BNB) and avalanche (avax). WisdomTree and Franklin Templeton both have XRP (XRP) ETF pending. Also representing Memecoins, Rex-Osprey applies to list ETFs of tokens by U.S. President Donald Trump.
ETFs and crypto analysts are optimistic that at least 10 applications will be called up through the SEC, with SEC onlookers hyping up “Altcoin Summer.”
ETF archives heat up the hope of “Altcoin Summer”
The on-site Bitcoin ETF was first approved in the United States in January 2024. A few months later, in July, the next Ether ETF.
The nod is seen as a critical moment in adopting cryptocurrencies as it exposes institutional investors to the market through their already comfortable financial instruments: ANETF.
Now, AltCoins (any cryptocurrency that is not Ether or Bitcoin) may get a shot in terms of institutional adoption.
As shown by CoIntelegraph Research, at least 31 Altcoin ETFs are registered in 2025. In the application, the ETF containing Ripple, the paid focus with ripple is cryptocurrency, XRP and precise Memecoin Dogecoin (Doge) The most prominent.
according to For Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric BalchunasLTC) ETF is probably the first to be approved – despite solana (sol) may be approaching.
“(litecoin ETF is) the most likely def to be out in the first place, but Ospreys forced their Solana 40 bill to file a valid lawsuit could inspire the SEC to act faster against Solana,” he said. explain.
The SEC noted: “The committee staff continues to have these funds (if structured and operated as recommended) not yet resolved.
Nevertheless, Balchunas explain Rex-Sugley attorneys determined they could solve the problem through the committee, while the fund’s legal team is pushing the envelope to become the market first.
Analysts reportedly showed further optimism after SEC ask Will be the issuer of Solana ETF to update and clarify the application language regarding intrinsic redemption and points. This is said to indicate that the SEC is open, a key component of many Altcoin ecosystems.
According to a Bloomberg terminal snapshot shared by Balchunas, the chances of Altcoin ETF approval are generally good, with approval changing to 10 ETFs at 60% or higher.
Is Altcoin summer or winter?
Nevertheless, the approval of the ETF does not guarantee the price to land on the moon. Nearly a year after approval, ETH’s price did not see the same shooting action as its Bitcoin peers.
Last month, positive inflows were witnessed rather than a one-day net outflow to the ETH ETF, but critics and observers feared that network fees were relatively low and the Ethereum network lost its foundation in decentralized communication.
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As Balchunas said, the demand for AltCoin ETFs may be less than the demand for ETH ETFs. “Nothing can compare to Bitcoin. We have a little remark about the team: ‘The further you get away from BTC, the less assets you have.””’
As Altcoins’ dominance fades, the dream of “Altcoin Summer” may be reduced further. Crypto market observer Daan Crypto Trades wrote in February that it lowered Altcoin’s advantage, but noted that “the decline is faster and more severe.”
From two separate “Altcoin Season Index” Blockchain Center and CoinMarketCap Show metrics firmly in the “Bitcoin Season”.
Still, others saw the opportunity. Analyst Michaël Vande poppe Write On June 1, the Altcoin market hasn’t even begun: “The biggest bull market ever on cryptocurrencies is about to happen because the expansion after such a long bear market will be bigger than before.”
Even if Israel attacks on Iran Shook Crypto price on June 13Van de Poppe remains optimistic about upward momentum, illustrate That kind of gold breaks downward is a signal of altcoin growth.
“Buy opportunities to get them. This should go away soon,” he explain In subsequent posts.
Second 180, while CFTC supervises on deck
April 10, SEC Get a new chairmanBusinessman Paul Atkins followed a long confirmation process in the Senate.
Atkins’s priority is to reverse the action of his predecessor, Gary Gensler, whom the crypto industry accused him of stifling its potential.
Atkins’ SEC has no time to reverse many policies and implement new, cryptocurrency rules.
On June 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it would “revoke notices that have been formulated with certain proposed rules under Gensler.” This includes Rule 3B-16, which extends the definition of the term “Exchange” to include the DEFI protocol.
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It also sets out a rule that requires investment companies to hold client assets with “qualified custodians,” a definition that is often excluded from crypto exchanges and wallet providers.
Atkins has it too Guiding employees Deal with what are called “innovation exemptions.” For certain crypto and blockchain-related financial products, this new exclusion will allow new OnChain products to be available faster.
The new approach to “Notices and Comments” rather than “law enforcement regulation” by the SEC Chairman was praised not only by the crypto industry, but also by Caroline Pham, the regulator of the Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trade Commission.
With regulatory restructuring just beginning – whether it’s new laws to agency restructuring, the crypto industry is optimistic about the future growth of the U.S. ETFs may take off in this ever-changing landscape.
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