GSR Proposes Crypto-Treasury ETF and Multiple Altcoin Funds to SEC
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GSR, a market-making and digital assets firm, has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission outlining plans for a new ETF to invest primarily in companies holding cryptocurrency in their corporate treasuries. The filing also proposes four additional funds targeting Ethereum, staking rewards, and diversified exposure across major tokens. These developments follow regulatory shifts that could facilitate more crypto ETF approvals and highlight GSR’s expanding role from traditional market-making into structured investment products. GSR’s Treasury-Focused ETF and Additional Proposals Sponsored Sponsored According to the filing, the GSR Digital Asset Treasury Companies ETF would allocate at least 80% of its assets to companies that maintain cryptocurrencies on their corporate balance sheets. The initial portfolio is expected to consist of 10-15 positions. These would largely be publicly listed firms in the US, though the proposal allows the inclusion of private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions. Alongside this treasury-centric ETF, GSR has proposed four other funds: GSR Ethereum Staking Opportunity GSR Crypto StakingMax GSR Crypto Core3, which will combine exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, plus staking rewards GSR Ethereum YieldEdge These ETFs reflect a broader industry trend toward diversifying crypto exposure beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. The move also represents GSR’s evolution from its core business as one of the crypto industry’s prominent liquidity providers, alongside firms like Wintermute and DWF Labs, into structured product innovation for institutional clients. Market-Making Firms Expanding Into Product Innovation GSR’s ETF filings show how major crypto market-making firms are adapting to institutional demand and offering services beyond traditional liquidity provision. Institutional interest and new listing standards are expanding the tradable crypto universe, and market-making firms that supply liquidity are drawing fresh attention to product development. Market-making in digital assets involves specialist crypto trading shops. It also includes traditional quantitative trading firms that…
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