Cathie Wooden’s ARK Make investments has filed with U.S. regulators to launch two crypto index exchange-traded funds tied to the CoinDesk 20 index, marking the agency’s first push into broad crypto publicity past Bitcoin.
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- Wooden’s newest transfer marks her agency’s first push into broad crypto publicity past Bitcoin.
- The proposed ETFs would monitor the each day efficiency of the CoinDesk 20 index.
- WisdomTree filed its registration for a CoinDesk 20 Fund in Delaware on September 22.
In keeping with a regulatory submitting, the proposed ETFs would monitor the each day efficiency of the CoinDesk 20 index utilizing regulated futures contracts fairly than holding crypto immediately.
One fund would come with Bitcoin alongside main altcoins equivalent to Ether, Solana, XRP and Cardano, whereas a second product would exclude bitcoin completely by pairing lengthy index futures with brief bitcoin futures.
Each funds are slated for NYSE Arca itemizing, positioning ARK alongside different corporations as competitors intensifies for diversified crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) choices.
WisdomTree filed its registration for a CoinDesk 20 Fund in Delaware on September 22, 2025, a preliminary step towards a U.S. ETF tied to the CoinDesk 20 index that covers the biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap.
In the meantime, ProShares submitted its SEC submitting for the ProShares CoinDesk Crypto 20 ETF on October 22, 2025, looking for approval for a diversified crypto ETF that will monitor the identical index by way of derivatives fairly than direct holdings.
