State Street Global Advisors, an asset manager, has partnered with Galaxy Digital, a crypto investment firm, to introduce new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that offer exposure to digital assets.
In separate statements, the two investment firms have suggested that these ETFs will expand beyond spot Bitcoin ETFs.
“The introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs has seen a significant increase in the interest of institutional and retail investors in digital assets.” Nevertheless, State Street, a $4.1 trillion asset manager, stated on June 26 that investors are also pursuing exposure to this expanding asset class through investment options beyond pure spot bitcoin.
“We believe this is where the next level of growth is for the digital asset ecosystem.”
This announcement coincides with State Street’s June 26 submission to the United States securities regulator of an SPDR Galaxy Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF, which would invest in publicly traded digital asset firms.
This could encompass a variety of entities, including hardware wallet service providers, crypto-focused venture capital firms, and crypto exchanges and mining firms, both domestically and internationally.
Additionally, the fund would pursue investments in spot ETF products and futures.
State Street also submitted proposals to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the SPDR Galaxy Emerging Technology Enablers ETF and the Hedged Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF.
“Crypto is gradually becoming a mainstream asset class.” This is yet another indication. Dadi Kristjansson, CEO of Viska Digital Assets, expressed his optimism regarding the news in a post on June 26 on X.
The development was deemed “noteworthy” by Nate Geraci, President of the ETF Store. However, he was taken aback by the fact that State Street did not fully commit to the spot Bitcoin ETFs and the soon-to-be-launched spot Ether ETFs.
State Street Bank and Trust will furnish administrative and accounting services for the digital asset ETFs that Galaxy Digital and SSGA have developed.
State Street has operated in the digital asset sector since June 2021, when it established a specialized digital asset division.
On the other hand, SSGA has yet to be one of the most recent applicants for spot Bitcoin or Ether ETFs.
Since their inception five and a half months ago, United States spot Bitcoin ETFs, issued by some of SSGA’s largest competitors, have received over $14.4 billion in transactions, according to data from Farside Investor.