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Grayscale Seeks to Launch New ETF for Polkadot and Cardano

Grayscale Investments has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). This ETF would focus on two major cryptocurrencies: Polkadot (DOT) and Cardano (ADA).

This is Grayscale’s latest effort to expand its product offerings beyond its successful Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. The company aims to give both institutional and retail investors a new way to gain exposure to leading layer-1 blockchain protocols without having to directly own the crypto.

Polkadot is known for its focus on interoperability, while Cardano is recognized for its research-based approach to scalability. By packaging these assets into an ETF, Grayscale hopes to drive wider adoption of these cryptocurrencies among mainstream investors.

August 2025, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
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Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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