SEC Approves Generic Listing Standards for Spot Crypto ETPs

The SEC has approved generic listing standards for spot digital asset exchange-traded products, eliminating the need for individual rule filings and paving the way for rapid market expansion.

1. SEC Approves Generic Listing Standards for Spot Crypto ETPs Three national securities exchanges received approval to adopt generic listing standards for spot commodity and digital asset trust shares. Exchanges no longer require Section 19(b) rule changes to list qualifying Commodity-Based Trust Shares, streamlining the launch of single- and multi-crypto commodity trusts.

2. Bitwise Debuts First US Spot NEAR ETP on NYSE Arca Bitwise launched the Bitwise NEAR ETF ($NRR) on NYSE Arca on September 29, 2026, as the first US spot $NEAR ETP. The trust charges a 0.75% management fee and stakes its holdings in-house, targeting an annualized network reward rate near 5% with Coinbase Custody serving as custodian.

3. Blockchain.com and NYSE Partner on 24/7 Tokenized Securities Trading Blockchain.com signed an MOU with NYSE Group to distribute tokenized equities and ETFs via NYSE's planned digital ATS. The initiative will offer fractional ownership and 24/7 onchain settlement, while integrating market data feeds across Blockchain.com's 44 million accounts.

4. House Oversight Committee Probes Polymarket and Kalshi Over Insider Trading House Oversight Chairman James Comer launched an investigation into insider trading risks on Polymarket and Kalshi. The committee requested compliance records covering KYC checks, geofencing enforcement, and trade monitoring following concerns over prediction venue integrity.

5. Ethereum Schedules Glamsterdam Upgrade for Sepolia Testnet on October 6 The Glamsterdam upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Sepolia testnet at epoch 353,024 on October 6, 2026. The upgrade introduces enshrined proposer-builder separation to eliminate reliance on external middleware and block-level access lists to enable parallel state reading.

6. Jeeves Secures $110M Equity Round Led by CoinFund Jeeves raised $110 million in an equity round led by CoinFund with backing from Andreessen Horowitz and Coinbase Ventures. The enterprise banking platform reached $1.5 billion in annualized stablecoin volume within eight months.

Numbers Bitcoin traded at $83,607, up 0.1% over 24 hours, while Ethereum rose 0.3% to $2,690, and Solana gained 0.3% to reach $119.13.

Watch

• Initial exchange implementation notices detailing product eligibility metrics under the SEC's new generic ETP listing standards.
• The activation of the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet on October 6, 2026, at 13:53:36 UTC.
• Congressional responses, formal committee hearings, or proposed legislative drafts targeting prediction platforms following the House Oversight document review.