Switzerland’s financial market regulator approved the country’s first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund for retail investors, a regulatory step that fills a long-standing gap in the country’s retail channel. The regulator pointed to continued growth in crypto-asset allocation demand and said several fund providers have filed bitcoin ETF applications. Reporting indicates the approved product carries investor safeguards.
Ether ETFs stretched their outflow run to nine sessions while Solana funds broke a 14-week inflow streak in the latest week. Bitcoin ETFs also logged weekly outflows, pointing to a broad-based softening in institutional crypto positioning.
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has finalized rules allowing crypto asset exchange-traded funds to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, limited initially to Bitcoin and Ether, effective October 16, 2026. Retail access through Thai brokers to foreign crypto asset ETFs remains shut, while Thai mutual and private funds gain a domestic route into the new products.
The Block reported that US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a 2.4 dollar net inflow last week, the largest weekly haul since October 2024, pushing year to date net flows back above zero after spending much of the summer in deficit.
US asset manager Bitwise has announced the closure of its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund BWOW launched in November 2025. The fund recorded approximately USD 3 million in trading volume at launch, but its trading activity never sustained itself, ultimately prompting the asset manager to initiate liquidation.
Core Summary Cryptocurrency Zcash reached a historic milestone on September 5, breaking the $1,000 barrier for the first time. The direct catalyst was Grayscale’s launch of the first-ever Zcash spot ETF in late August, followed by sustained institutional capital inflows. Market data shows that asset management giants like BlackRock purchased over $100 million in a single day, indicating rapidly growing institutional demand for privacy asset allocation. This event marks Zcash’s transition from a marginalized privacy tool into mainstream finance and could spark a new wave of altcoin ETFs. ...
Core Summary Asset management giant Grayscale officially launched the first-ever Zcash spot ETF on August 25, marking the first exchange-traded fund providing direct exposure to a privacy coin in crypto history. This move signals Zcash’s transition from a niche privacy tool to mainstream finance, offering investors a compliant and convenient channel for privacy asset allocation. The ETF launch not only validates the compliance feasibility of privacy coins but could also trigger a new wave of altcoin ETFs. ...
Core Summary Cryptocurrency Zcash hit a historic moment on August 22, surging 48% to break the $800 mark and reach an all-time high. The direct catalyst for this surge was Grayscale, the asset management giant, filing for a Zcash spot ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The market interpreted this move as Zcash potentially becoming the “next bitcoin,” triggering investor frenzy. This event reflects not only crypto market speculation but also subtle shifts in the regulatory environment. ...
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a massive $853 million single-day net inflow, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) capturing the lion’s share. This strong performance reflects sustained institutional confidence in Bitcoin and marks further integration of crypto assets into the traditional financial system.
[Brief] Grayscale has filed a Worldcoin ETF application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. If approved, it would be the first exchange-traded fund based on a biometric identity protocol. Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, distributes tokens via iris scanning. The project has faced privacy concerns in multiple countries. Editor: GoodInfo Global News Team