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Bitwise Asset Management submitted an 8(a) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday for its spot Dogecoin exchange-traded fund. The filing initiates a 20-day automatic timeframe that could see the product begin trading before the end of November, unless regulators intervene. Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, confirmed the timeframe. He pointed out that the process used by Bitwise under Section 8(a) evades traditional review delays. The fund will have Dogecoin as its primary asset and will compute its net asset value using the CF Dogecoin-Dollar Settlement Price. In June, the SEC put Bitwise’s initial Dogecoin ETF application on hold. The decision came weeks after the SEC delayed a similar application from Grayscale. The new strategy Bitwise is implementing removes the delay in amending its S-1 registration statement. This enables the listing to take effect automatically after 20 days, without requiring explicit approval from the SEC. Government Shutdown Accelerates Crypto ETF Approvals The filing comes amid a prolonged government shutdown that has resulted in the SEC operating under limited capacity. A substantial number of the staff are still on leave. However, the agency approved multiple listing standards in early October that cleared the path for the rapid processing of crypto ETF applications. The SEC issued guidance one week after the shutdown began on October 1. The instruction made it clear that companies do not have to wait to make amendments to submit S-1 registration documents. This process removes ambiguity in timelines that ETF sponsors would have had. The transition has also allowed various crypto products to be available in the market at a relatively faster rate than the traditional approval process would have allowed. Bitwise recently launched a staking Solana ETF, which has attracted over $500 million in assets. The firm’s track record with crypto products…

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Filed under: News - @ November 7, 2025 7:29 pm