- Bitwise plans to explore tokenized shares for its Solana staking fund with Superstate.
- Investors could choose blockchain records without changing their fund ownership rights.
- Any tokenized share option still depends on legal and regulatory requirements.
Bitwise Asset Management is working with Superstate to explore tokenized shares for selected investment products. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF could become the first fund included under the planned structure. Bitwise manages more than $9 billion in client assets across over 70 investment products. The firm cautioned that no tokenized option has received a confirmed launch date.
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF Could Add Tokenized Shares
Under the proposed system, investors would still purchase the same fund shares through existing channels. Tokenization would only change how ownership records appear after the purchase.
Investors in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF could choose traditional book-entry records through the Depository Trust Company. Alternatively, they could hold tokenized shares through Superstate’s transfer agency infrastructure.
Both forms would provide identical shareholder rights. Tokenized shares would not become freely transferable outside the approved blockchain-based recordkeeping system.
Superstate operates infrastructure for compliant securities issuance, investor registration and onchain market integration. Its FundOS platform supports asset managers seeking blockchain-based fund structures.
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF Plan Still Faces Regulatory Review
The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF trades under the BSOL ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. Bitwise expects BSOL to serve as its first test case for tokenized fund ownership.
Any Bitwise Solana Staking ETF tokenization option must meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Bitwise also said there is no assurance that the feature will launch.
The fund provides indirect exposure to Solana rather than direct SOL ownership. Its structure also carries liquidity, regulatory, blockchain and staking risks.
Bitwise intends to stake a large portion of the fund’s SOL holdings. That process can generate staking rewards but also carries operational and slashing risks. Superstate would handle blockchain-based ownership records if Bitwise proceeds with the tokenized ETF structure.
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