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Story: Solana ETF Approval Odds Now Seen as Certain After SEC Rule Shift

By Maheen Hernandez

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SEC Rule Changes Remove Old Timelines. Historically, ETF proposals submitted to the SEC followed a strict review process tied to 19b-4…

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Balchunas: “Odds Are 100% Now”. Eric Balchunas has long been regarded as one of the leading voices in ETF analysis.

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Could Solana Repeat Bitcoin’s ETF Success?. The introduction of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs earlier this year provided a glimpse of the impact…

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Analysts Warn of “Sell the News” Risk. Not everyone is convinced that a Solana ETF will immediately spark a surge in demand.

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What Approval Could Mean for Solana. Even if inflows do not match those of Ethereum, approval of a Solana ETF would still mark a…

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A Defining Moment for Crypto ETFs. The potential approval of a Solana ETF highlights how rapidly the U.S.

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The possibility of a U.S.-listed Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) has moved from speculation to near certainty, according to Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.

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Historically, ETF proposals submitted to the SEC followed a strict review process tied to 19b-4 filings, which gave regulators up to 240 days to approve or reject applications.

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Instead, the approval process is now primarily tied to the S-1 registration statements, which require a separate green light from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance.

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Balchunas explained that Solana’s S-1 has already gone through several updates:

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“That just leaves the S-1s waiting for formal green light from Corp Finance. And they just submitted amendment #4 for Solana. The baby could come any day. Be ready,” he wrote.

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This procedural change shifts the final decision away from prolonged timelines, suggesting that Solana’s ETF could receive approval much sooner than many investors had expected.

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Eric Balchunas has long been regarded as one of the leading voices in ETF analysis. In his latest commentary, he declared the odds of approval for a Solana ETF to be “really 100%…

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The analyst’s certainty comes from the fact that the new SEC framework leaves few barriers to formal sign-off.

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This assessment has fueled speculation that approval could arrive in the coming days or weeks, potentially marking a milestone moment for Solana and the broader crypto ETF market.

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