Grayscale withdrew registration statements for three planned U.S. altcoin exchange traded products on Aug. 7, ending the current registration process for its Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot funds.
Summary
- Grayscale withdrew Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot ETF registrations through three Form RW filings on Friday.
- All three filings state registrations never became effective and no securities were issued or sold.
- NYSE Arca and Nasdaq had already withdrawn corresponding listing proposals during September and November 2025.
- SEC generic listing standards now let qualifying crypto products bypass separate exchange rule change filings.
- Bittensor, Aave, BNB, NEAR and Zcash registrations remained preliminary in recent SEC filings reviewed.
SEC records show the three Form RW submissions were accepted between 4:33:37 p.m. and 4:36:47 p.m. ET, a span of exactly 190 seconds.
The filings are withdrawal requests, not SEC rejections. Grayscale said it no longer intends to proceed with the planned distribution of shares under those registration statements. It also confirmed that none had become effective and that no securities had been issued or sold.
Grayscale withdraws three S-1 registrations
The Cardano filing sought withdrawal of registration statement No. 333-289948, originally filed in August 2025. The Hedera request covered No. 333-290129, first filed in September 2025, while the Polkadot filing covered No. 333-289949, also first filed in August 2025.
Each request gives the same core explanation: the sponsor does not intend to proceed with the planned share distribution. The documents provide no separate commercial, demand related or regulatory reason. They also state that no preliminary prospectus had been distributed.
Meanwhile, the latest withdrawals follow earlier exits on the exchange listing side. SEC records show NYSE Arca withdrew its proposed rule change for the Grayscale Cardano Trust on Sept. 29, 2025. Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes for the Grayscale Polkadot Trust and Grayscale Hedera Trust were both withdrawn on Nov. 3, 2025.
Those exchange proposals were separate from the S-1 registrations withdrawn on Aug. 7. The Cardano review was covered as previously reported, while Nasdaq’s Polkadot proposal appeared in earlier related coverage. The Hedera review also entered the SEC process in March 2025, as crypto.news reported in its earlier coverage.
New SEC rules changed the crypto ETF approval route
The regulatory backdrop changed after those original exchange proposals were filed. In September 2025, the SEC approved generic listing standards allowing qualifying commodity based trust shares, including digital asset products, to list without a separate Section 19(b) rule change for each fund.
The faster exchange route does not replace Securities Act registration. A sponsor still needs an effective registration statement before selling shares. That distinction matters here because Grayscale withdrew the S-1 layer itself. A current overview of the U.S. ETF process explains how exchange listing and registration now operate separately.
Что дальше для списка альткойн-ETF от Grayscale
Согласно Правилу 477(b), заявка на отзыв всей регистрационной декларации до вступления в силу считается удовлетворенной при подаче, если SEC не возразит в течение 15 календарных дней. Таким образом, три запроса вступают в силу без отдельного приказа об одобрении, если Комиссия не вмешается в этот период.
Отзывы не означают, что SEC отклонила продукты ADA, HBAR или DOT, и они не мешают Grayscale подать заявку снова позже. На данный момент записи SEC, проверенные 10 августа, показывают предварительные регистрации для Bittensor, Aave, BNB, NEAR и Zcash на разных стадиях. Регистрация Zcash получила третью поправку 31 июля.
У Grayscale также есть альткойн-продукты, находящиеся на более поздних стадиях. SEC объявила регистрацию Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF эффективной 11 марта, а регистрацию Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF — эффективной 2 июня. Эти различные статусы показывают, что заявки от 7 августа не являются свидетельством отступления компании от биржевых продуктов на альткойны.
Остается неизвестным, почему Grayscale прекратила эти три регистрации одновременно. В заявках нет объяснений, кроме решения не продолжать, оставляя утверждения о спросе инвесторов, экономике или регуляторном сопротивлении неподтвержденными.
