{"id":79276,"date":"2024-05-22T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=79276"},"modified":"2024-05-22T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:58:38","slug":"applicants-for-ethereum-etfs-submit-19b-4-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/applicants-for-ethereum-etfs-submit-19b-4-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Applicants for Ethereum ETFs Submit 19b-4 Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sec-fines-nyse-parent-10m-for-cyberattack-non-reporting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a> (SEC) received the 19b-4 paperwork from five Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs applications.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Applicants for Ethereum ETFs Submit 19b-4 Forms\" class=\"wp-image-79277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345-750x422.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345-1140x641.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/croc_1716410427345.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Applicants for Ethereum ETFs Submit 19b-4 Forms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just twenty-five minutes before the deadline, ETH ETF applicants Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco\/Galaxy, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/cathie-woods-ark-invest-reveals-its-chatgpt-openai-holdings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ark Invest<\/a>, and Franklin Templeton submitted their Amended 19b-4 forms to the SEC, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The analyst claims the ETF applicants eliminated ETH staking from their investment products using the 19b-4 forms. Experts had predicted that neither the issuer nor the user could &#8220;directly or indirectly&#8221; use the ETF for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/how-to-stake-ethereum-7482623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethereum staking<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 21, Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital, stated that the SEC might designate staked Ethereum as a security to approve the ETFs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seyffart further noted that even with the 19b-4 paperwork submitted, there is still a 75% chance that the ETH ETF would be approved. The spot ETH ETFs may not launch in the United States for &#8220;weeks or more,&#8221; according to the Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to analysts at the Singapore-based trading firm QCP Capital, the introduction of spot <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-spot-bitcoin-and-ethereum-etfs-trading-debut-april-30.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethereum ETFs<\/a> could push the asset's price above $5,000, according to a May 21 story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received the 19b-4 paperwork from five Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs applications.\u00a0 Just twenty-five minutes before the deadline, ETH ETF applicants Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco\/Galaxy, Ark Invest, and Franklin Templeton submitted their Amended 19b-4 forms to the SEC, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart. 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