{"id":127636,"date":"2025-04-21T19:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127636"},"modified":"2025-04-21T19:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:23:40","slug":"ark-adds-staked-solana-to-two-tech-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127636","title":{"rendered":"ARK adds staked Solana to two tech ETFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsARK Invest has added exposure to staked Solana (SOL) to the portfolios of two of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the asset manager said in a client email reviewed by Cointelegraph.\u00a0<br \/>\nAs of April 21, the two ARK funds \u2014 ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) \u2014 now hold shares of 3iQ\u2019s Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ), a Canadian ETF holding staked SOL, ARK said.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe two ARK funds are designed to offer broad exposure to emerging technologies, and comprise a mix a technology stocks \u2014 including crypto-focused companies such as Coinbase, Block, and Robinhood \u2014 and spot cryptocurrencies, according to ARK\u2019s website.<br \/>\nAccording to ARK, adding the SOL ETF shares makes \u201cARKW and ARKF the first US-listed ETFs to gain exposure to Solana.\u201d<br \/>\nIn March, asset manager Volatility Shares launched two ETFs that offer exposure to SOL using financial derivatives, but spot Solana ETFs are still awaiting approval by US regulators.<br \/>\nARKW\u2019s fund holdings. Source: ARK InvestRelated: Spot Solana ETFs to launch in Canada this week<br \/>\nSolana ETFs\u2019 proposals line up for approval<br \/>\nExperts say the recent listing of Solana futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a US derivatives exchange, indicates that US SOL ETF listings are coming soon.\u00a0<br \/>\nLast week, 3iQ launched its Solana ETF in Canada following approval of several such funds by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), Canada\u2019s largest securities regulator.\u00a0<br \/>\nSolana is the second-most popular blockchain network after Ethereum. Its total value locked exceeds $7 billion, versus approximately $45 billion for the Ethereum network, according to data from DefiLlama.\u00a0<br \/>\nBlockchain networks by TVL. Source: DeFiLlamaThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorized spot Ether ETFs to trade in the United States in July 2024.\u00a0<br \/>\nIn July, ARK partnered with 21Shares, a crypto-focused fund issuer, to launch ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), a spot Bitcoin (BTC) fund with nearly $4 billion in net assets as of April 21, according to ARK\u2019s website<br \/>\nIt also partnered with 21Shares on an Ether ETF but dissolved the partnership in June, shortly before the fund launched under 21Shares\u2019 branding.\u00a0<br \/>\nMagazine:\u00a0SCB tips $500K BTC, SEC delays Ether ETF options, and more: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Feb. 23 \u2013 March 1<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ark-crypto-fund-adds-staked-solana?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsARK Invest has added exposure to staked Solana (SOL) to the portfolios of two of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the asset manager said in a client email reviewed&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127636"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127636\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}