SEC opens June 30 review of “novel” ETFs, putting crypto and other complex structures under a regulatory spotlight
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30 issued a public request for comment focused on so-called “novel” ETFs spanning crypto assets, commodity themes, single-stock strategies, high leverage, blockchain-related exposures, private assets and other approaches. The move is not an immediate ban, but the start of a regulatory review that could reshape how future ETF products are designed, how quickly they are approved, and what they must disclose. The request does not name specific stocks, commodities or indexes, instead framing the issue as a systemic look at structural innovation in the ETF wrapper.