Fidelity Follows BlackRock’s Lead, Files For Spot Ethereum ETF
Fidelity has decided to join rival BlackRock and double down on crypto, filing for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fidelity and BlackRock are also locked in a race for a spot Bitcoin ETF, something that could change crypto investing in the United States permanently. Fidelity Files For Spot Ethereum ETF Fidelity has become the latest financial giant to file for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the 17th of November. The filing, submitted by Cboe BZX, described a proposed rule change that would allow it to list and trade shares of Fidelity‘s planned ETF. The proposal closely resembles Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin ETF proposal, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission in June. The Fidelity Ethereum Fund would be listed by an exchange owned by Cboe Global Markets. However, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission must decide whether to approve the Ethereum ETF. It still needs to approve other applications, such as the one from asset manager BlackRock, revealed earlier this month. BlackRock had submitted an S-1 filing for its spot Ethereum ETF just a couple of days ago, on the 15th of November, while applying





