Regulatory · September 15, 2025
SEC adopts standard ETF listing rules
Price at event
$115,000
Today
$73,567
Decline
-36%
Eliminates case-by-case 19b-4 reviews for many crypto ETFs. Approval timeline cut from 270 days to 75. The pipeline of new altcoin ETFs opens.
⸺ Sources ⸺
- primarySEC Approves Generic Listing Standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares (official SEC press release 2025-121, Sept 17 2025) ↗
- newsCoinDesk: SEC Makes Spot Crypto ETF Listing Process Easier, Approves Grayscale's Large-Cap Crypto Fund ↗
- referenceNational Law Review: Setting the (Generic) Standard — SEC Clears the Path for Listing Commodity-Based and Crypto ETPs ↗