The ETF Store President: Approval of a spot Solana ETF may require SEC approval to designate Solana as a non-security commodity

According to Nate Geraci, the president of investment consulting firm The ETF Store, given that there are currently no Solana futures traded on CME, the only feasible way to obtain approval for a Solana ETF is to implement a legal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies that clearly defines which crypto assets are securities and which are commodities, or for the SEC to agree to designate Solana as a non-security commodity. In any case, the institution also needs to reach a monitoring sharing agreement with currently unregulated spot cryptocurrency exchanges. Under the current government leadership, this seems unlikely, which makes the applications of VanEck and 21Shares likely to bet on a more crypto-friendly government.