Bitwise researcher Ryan Rasmussen suggested the market for crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) will expand in 2026.
He expects more than 100 new products to appear after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made it easier to approve such funds.
Speaking on the Bankless podcast, Rasmussen explained, “We think over 100 crypto-linked ETPs will launch next year; those will be spot crypto, index, equities, smart beta, momentum, all kinds of things”.
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This surge comes after the SEC introduced generic listing standards in October. The change removed the need for each new ETP to go through a lengthy individual approval process under rule 19(b).
Rasmussen explained, “It is essentially a playbook letting ETP issuers like Bitwise know that if an asset meets a certain criteria, then you can list an ETP. We no longer have this 240-day waiting period that we all went through”.
Rasmussen noted that it has been almost 15 years since the Winklevoss twins filed for the first Bitcoin
He believes the new process will finally open the door to real variety. He said, “It matters for investors because now they have a big menu to choose from on how they want to allocate”.
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