Posted: November 16, 2023

• Blackrock’s spot Ethereum ETF plan sees development with an S1 filing
• The firm has chosen Coinbase Custody as the custodian for its spot ETF ETF

Investment management giant – Blackrock’s spot Ethereum ETF application officially makes its way to the SEC’s desk. The firm has officially submitted its S-1 application for the spot Ethereum ETF on November 15, 2023.

The move comes days after the firm confirmed its big plan for Ethereum through a Nasdaq filing. According to Colin Wu, an S1 filing is a “registration statement filed by a company with the SEC and is an important step in the listing process.”

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Blackrock’s big Ethereum plan

Interestingly, the predicted development has not had a major impact on the price of Ethereum (ETH). According to CoinMarketCap, at press time, ETH was trading at $2069.45 with a market cap of over $248 billion. The past hour chart showed gains by just over 1 percent, while the 7-day chart registered a massive uptrend of over 8 percent.

Notably, the investment giant’s plan for the second-largest crypto was unveiled last week. It filed for a spot ETH ETF dubbed as ‘iShares Ethereum Trust’ with the Delaware Department of State Division of Corporations. The move gained ground when Nasdaq filed a proposal to list and trade the shares of the spot E