Canary Capital’s Strategic Altcoin ETF Filings
- Canary Capital filed the first spot Litecoin ETF on October 16, diverging from Solana and XRP trends.
- The firm also filed for the first spot Hedera (HBAR) ETF on November 12, despite HBAR not being a top-20 cryptocurrency by market cap.
- HBAR’s price surged approximately 470% after the ETF filing, peaking at $0.368 before stabilizing at $0.192.
- On March 5, Canary filed for a spot Axelar (AXL) ETF, focusing on underrecognized infrastructure.
- Canary is the first to file for a Sui ETF and an NFT-based Pudgy Penguins ETF.
Canary Capital has strategically filed for unconventional ETFs like Litecoin and Hedera to capitalize on emerging market demands and overlooked tokens, resulting in significant price movements such as HBAR’s 470% surge post-filing.
Source (2.6.1)https://cryptoslate.com/canary-ceo-says-firms-unconventional-altcoin-etfs-are-bet-on-emerging-overlooked-tokens/?rand=24433