While the cryptocurrency market is already rejoicing at the idea of a Spot ETF on Solana, some analysts believe that this new financial product could propel the price of the SOL token towards $1,300.
Spot Solana ETF: a potential 900% gain for Solana?
The cryptocurrency market has been booming since VanEck's announcement of a Solana spot ETF filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
According to analysts at GSR Markets, this new financial product could have a meteoric impact on the Solana price, multiplying the current value of the SOL token by 9.
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For GSR Markets, Solana (SOL) is one of the “3 big heads” » of the crypto sector alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The firm even anticipates in its report that SOL would be the next token to obtain approval for a spot ETF in the United States.
Perfect timing or coincidence? As we said, the same day the GSR Markets report was published, asset manager VanEck filed its Solana spot ETF application with the SECAs a reminder, VanEck and other fund managers launched Bitcoin spot ETFs in January, after lengthy discussions with US regulators.
Regarding price predictions, GSR Markets' analysis is based on the assumption that Solana spot ETFs would capture 14% of the flows obtained by spot Bitcoin ETFs since their launch.
If this scenario comes to fruition, SOL price could reach over $1,300, 9 times higher than its current price of $145. At that price, the market capitalization of Solana's cryptocurrency would exceed $600 billion.
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Solana: a complex regulatory context
GSR Markets analysts also see more bearish and moderate scenarios.
In a “bear” scenario, Solana spot ETFs would only capture 2% of flows from spot Bitcoin ETFs, which would result in a 140% increase in the price of SOL. In their baseline scenario, captured flows would amount to 5%, a price increase of 340%.
SOL price evolution in 3 different scenarios: bearish, moderate and bullish
Note that these estimates could be revised upwards if Solana spot ETFs included income from staking (hold tokens to earn rewards). This scenario remains unlikely at this time, as staking has not yet been authorized for SEC-approved Ethereum spot ETFs.
Despite GSR Market's analysis and optimism, approval of a Solana spot ETF is still far from certain. Eric Balchunas, an ETF analyst at Bloomberg, and other industry experts believe that a change in SEC chairman would be necessary for this project to come to fruition.
Indeed, the SEC and its current chairman, Gary Gensler, had described the SOL token as “ unregulated financial security » as part of the legal proceedings against Binance and Coinbase. This position risks significantly complicating the approval of a Solana spot ETF, compared to already approved spot Bitcoin ETFs and spot Ethereum ETFs.
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Despite regulatory obstacles, Solana's future looks promising in the crypto sector and is already attracting interest from institutions. Earlier in June, the ecosystem and network received praise from Franklin Templeton, an asset manager worth nearly $1.5 trillion.
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Source: GRS Markets
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