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SOL, XRP ETF filings are ‘call options’ on Trump win: Bloomberg analyst

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The flurry of filings to list alternative cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are “call options on a Trump victory” in the upcoming presidential elections, Eric Balchunas, an ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, said on Oct. 25. “If [former US president Donald] Trump wins […] he will definitely put in a more libertarian [Securities and Exchange Commission] chair,” Balchunas said during the Plan B Forum conference in Lugano, Switzerland. “So if you see a Trump victory, watch this space, and if you see a [Kamala] Harris victory, just…

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These crypto ETFs are ‘call options’ on the US elections

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The United States presidential election on Nov. 5 may determine the fate of more than a half dozen proposed cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) waiting on a green light from regulators. In 2024, asset managers submitted a flurry of regulatory filings to list ETFs holding altcoins, including Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC), among others. Issuers are also waiting on approval for several planned crypto index ETFs designed to hold diverse baskets of tokens. In effect, these filings are “call options on a Trump victory” in the US presidential race,…

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