{"id":15360,"date":"2025-08-26T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icobench.com\/?p=15360"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:08:34","slug":"chainlink-could-get-its-first-etf-as-bitwise-submits-sec-filing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icobench.com\/news\/chainlink-could-get-its-first-etf-as-bitwise-submits-sec-filing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainlink Could Get Its First ETF as Bitwise Submits SEC Filing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto asset manager <strong>Bitwise<\/strong> has filed a preliminary <strong>S-1 registration statement<\/strong> with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a <strong>spot Chainlink ETF<\/strong> backed by physically held LINK tokens. While no approval has been granted yet, the filing officially sets the process in motion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fJUST IN: Bitwise has filed an S-1 with the SEC to launch a Chainlink ETF. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jj5JzKtRXO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Jj5JzKtRXO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cointelegraph\/status\/1960288589012476402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"structure_and_benchmark\">Structure and Benchmark<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The proposed ETF would be organized as a <strong>Delaware statutory trust<\/strong>, the same legal structure used by commodity-backed ETFs such as those tied to gold. At this early stage, neither a ticker symbol nor a listing exchange has been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The fund aims to provide investors with <strong>direct exposure to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/chainlink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chainlink\u2019s price<\/a><\/strong> through physical replication. Its net asset value (NAV) would be calculated daily using the <strong>CME CF Chainlink\u2013Dollar Reference Rate (New York Variant)<\/strong>, published at 4:00 p.m. EST by FCA-regulated <strong>CF Benchmarks<\/strong>, a trusted provider already used in other crypto ETPs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/2082889\/000121390025080461\/ea0254517-s1_bitwise.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The filing<\/a> specifies that the Trust will not be registered under the <strong>Investment Company Act of 1940<\/strong>, nor classified as a commodity pool under the <strong>CFTC<\/strong> framework, aligning it with gold-backed ETF regulations.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"coinbase_as_custodian\">Coinbase as Custodian<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All LINK tokens for the fund would be securely stored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/en-gb\/blog\/how-we-keep-digital-assets-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Coinbase Custody Trust Company<\/strong><\/a>, a New York\u2013based custodian already well-established in the crypto ETF sector. Custody would be supported by private insurance but remain outside FDIC coverage, consistent with industry standards.<\/p>\n<p>Creation and redemption of ETF shares would occur in blocks of <strong>10,000 units<\/strong>, with flexibility for both in-kind transfers of LINK and cash transactions. Only <strong>Authorized Participants<\/strong> could carry out these operations, and fees would apply to maintain alignment with the NAV.<\/p>\n<p>One crucial detail remains unspecified: the <strong>management fee<\/strong>. Currently listed as \u201c0.__%\u201d in the preliminary filing, the sponsor fee will be charged in LINK transferred from the Trust\u2019s holdings. The final rate will be key in determining the product\u2019s competitiveness against rival offerings.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"regulatory_path_ahead\">Regulatory Path Ahead<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The SEC will now review the S-1 filing and may request amendments before granting approval. Additionally, if the targeted exchange requires it, a <strong>19b-4 filing<\/strong> will also need to be cleared to authorize trading\u2014similar to the path taken by other recent <a href=\"https:\/\/icobench.com\/news\/crypto-etf-boom-solana-and-ripple-futures-surge-ahead-of-sec-spot-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crypto ETFs<\/a> on NYSE Arca.<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory conditions have eased slightly in recent months. Since <strong>July 29, 2025<\/strong>, the SEC has allowed in-kind creations and redemptions for crypto ETPs, aligning them more closely with commodity ETF operations. While not a guarantee of approval, the policy change streamlines logistics should Bitwise\u2019s filing succeed.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the ETF would open <strong>mainstream brokerage access to Chainlink<\/strong>, a critical infrastructure token in the blockchain ecosystem. Institutional investors in particular would gain a regulated vehicle to allocate capital to LINK, potentially boosting liquidity and reducing price discrepancies through arbitrage.<\/p>\n<p>In the event of dissolution, the Trust would liquidate its LINK holdings and distribute the proceeds in U.S. dollars.<\/p>\n<p>As of <strong>August 26, 2025<\/strong>, no Chainlink ETF is listed in the U.S. With Bitwise now formally in the race, the launch ultimately hinges on the SEC\u2019s timeline.\u00a0 It could be a good news for the LINK token, <a href=\"https:\/\/icobench.com\/news\/chainlink-price-approaches-multi-year-resistance-as-breakout-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which has finally broken out of the 6-month consolidation pattern it was trading in.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto asset manager Bitwise has filed a preliminary S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":15383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-altcoins","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chainlink Could Get Its First ETF as Bitwise Submits SEC Filing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The first-ever U.S. Chainlink ETF could be on the horizon as Bitwise submits an S-1 filing. 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