{"id":125471,"date":"2025-03-20T14:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=125471"},"modified":"2025-03-20T14:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:17:10","slug":"solana-futures-etf-to-grow-institutional-adoption-despite-limited-inflows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=125471","title":{"rendered":"Solana futures ETF to grow institutional adoption, despite limited inflows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsThe crypto industry is set to debut the first Solana futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a significant development that may pave the way for the first Solana spot ETF, as the \u201cnext logical step\u201d for crypto-based trading products, according to industry watchers.
\nVolatility Shares is launching two Solana (SOL) futures ETFs, the Volatility Shares Solana ETF (SOLZ) and the Volatility Shares 2X Solana ETF (SOLT), on March 20.
\nThe debut of the first Solana futures ETF may bring significant new institutional adoption for the SOL token, according to Ryan Lee, chief analyst at Bitget Research.
\nVolatility Shares Solana ETF SEC filing. Source: SECThe analyst told Cointelegraph:\u00a0
\n\u201cThe launch of the first Solana ETFs in the US could significantly boost Solana\u2019s market position by increasing demand and liquidity for SOL, potentially narrowing the gap with Ethereum\u2019s market cap.\u201d
\nThe Solana ETF will grow institutional adoption by \u201coffering a regulated investment vehicle, attracting billions in capital and reinforcing Solana\u2019s competitiveness against Ethereum,\u201d said Lee, adding that \u201cEthereum\u2019s entrenched ecosystem remains a formidable barrier.\u201d
\nStill, other industry participants are concerned that the Solana futures ETF will lead to investor disappointment due to a lack of inflows, as we\u2019ve seen with the spot Ether ETF launch, which was only a \u201csidekick\u201d to Bitcoin ETFs in terms of inflows, as predicted by Bloomberg\u2019s senior ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas.
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\nSolana futures ETF may see disappointing inflows, but spot Solana ETFs may be next
\nWhile the futures ETF may not bring significant inflows, it legitimizes Solana\u2019s status as a top cryptocurrency, especially after US President Donald Trump announced that his Working Group on Digital Assets would include Solana in the US crypto strategic reserve, along with Cardano\u2019s (ADA) token and XRP (XRP).
\n\u201cSolana ETFs are in motion creating the possible avenues for more wide-scale adoption,\u201d according to Anmol Singh, co-founder of Bullet, a Solana-native perpetual futures decentralized exchange.
\nSingh told Cointelegraph:
\n\u201cSolana spot ETF is yet to be approved but given the increased awareness around Solana and the Futures ETFs this would be a logical next step.\u201d
\n\u201cWe can expect moderate inflows into the futures ETF – spot ETF is generally a better instrument for getting exposure and that will be the major milestone,\u201d he added.
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\nWhile the adoption rate of futures ETFs is difficult to measure, a spot Solana ETF may attract between $3 billion to $6 billion of net assets in the first six months, eclipsing the adoption rate of Ether ETFs, according to a JPMorgan report seen by Cointelegraph.
\n\u00a0SOL and XRP ETPs could attract $3\u20138 billion. Source: JP Morgan\u201cWhen applying these so-called \u201cadoption rates\u201d to SOL and XRP, we see SOL attracting roughly $3 billion-$6 billion of net assets and XRP gathering $4 billion-$8 billion in net new assets,\u201d the report stated.
\nHowever, \u201cthe timeline could extend into 2026 due to the SEC\u2019s precedent of taking 240\u2013260 days to review filings,\u201d James Seyffart, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, said on Jan. 16.
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