According to recently published documents, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially accepted the amendment application for the Franklin Crypto Index ETF. The ETF proposed by Franklin Templeton aims to provide a comprehensive cryptocurrency investment portfolio and will be an important step in the expansion of crypto investment products.
Franklin Templeton first filed an S-1 filing on Aug. 17 for a new ETF that aims to track the CF Institutional Digital Asset Index. The index is currently limited to Bitcoin and Ethereum.
If approved, the Franklin Crypto Index ETF will list on the Cboe BZX exchange and use Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC as its digital asset custodian. The fund plans to allocate investments closely aligned with the weightings of its underlying index and may add other cryptocurrencies in the future.
“Index ETFs are the next logical step for cryptocurrency investment, similar to investors purchasing SP 500 ETFs,” said Katalin Tischhauser, head of investment research at Sygnum Crypto Bank, noting the importance of such products.
Before trading can begin, the SEC must approve the ETF’s registration application and ensure it is listed on at least one public exchange. While index ETFs currently focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum due to regulatory restrictions, approval of such products could pave the way for broader crypto ETF offerings.
*This is not investment advice.
