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The Ethereum community initially expected spot Ether ETFs to go live sometime this week following good signs in the process in recent weeks, but there has been some delay, and the holiday week is expected to push back the full approval further.

SOL surged Thursday after VanEck became the first company to file for a spot Solana ETF, and some analysts have already projected the fund's potential launch sometime next year.

VanEck is setting a high bar for the spot Ethereum ETF circle as it revealed in a new filing that it will initially waive management fees when its ETF launches, providing an attractive offering to investors seeking profits from the much-awaited ETFs.

Applying issuers for a spot ETH ETF have reportedly started working on the "reasonable" comments provided by the SEC regarding their S-1 filings, signaling positive progress in the approval of the much-anticipated funds.

BlackRock's IBIT remains the top choice for investors dabbling into the spot Bitcoin ETF space, as it made up for most of the inflows into the crypto subsector in May.

Monochrome's IBTC has started trading on Cboe Australia and while some in the crypto community are celebrating the milestone, calling it the country's "first" spot Bitcoin ETF, an industry expert said it's Australia's second.

IBIT is now the world's largest crypto ETF after it surpassed Grayscale's GBTC, and some in the industry believe BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF will continue to reign supreme in the coming years.

The surprising turn of events last week when the SEC approved exchanges' filings for spot Ether ETFs has been the talk of the town in crypto circles, but the main question at this point is: when will the funds launch?

"It's one of the biggest regulatory 180s in recent SEC history," VanEck told Fortune.

Several spot Ether ETF applicants have submitted updated 19b-4 filings, suggesting that the SEC has finally provided comments on the applications and triggering a wave of optimism in the crypto industry for the funds that, unlike Bitcoin, have had a more difficult road toward approval.

The SEC appears to have made a sudden change of heart as it reportedly informed exchanges that it was leaning toward approving the much-anticipated spot Ether ETFs.