You Won’t Believe What Cathie Wood Just Did With Crypto (Spoiler: It’s Not Boring)

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Oh, look. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has gone and filed some paperwork with the U.S. regulators. Yawn. Except-plot twist-she’s finally getting a little extra and launching not one, but two crypto index ETFs tied to the CoinDesk 20 index. Shocking, I know. Because apparently, Bitcoin wasn’t enough drama for 2025. We needed… more.

these funds won’t actually hold any crypto. Because where’s the excitement in that? Instead, they’ll use regulated futures contracts-aka gambling with a spreadsheet-to mimic the index’s daily performance. Very real. Very functional. Very “let’s hope no one pulls the regulatory fire alarm.”

So, one fund will include Bitcoin and friends-Ether, Solana, XRP, Cardano, the whole chaotic family reunion. The other? Oh, it’s spicy. It excludes Bitcoin by going long on the index and short on Bitcoin futures. That’s right. Cathie’s playing financial Jenga with crypto. Pass the popcorn.

Both are aiming for NYSE Arca-a place where dreams go to either soar or crash-land, depending on the SEC’s mood that morning. And now ARK’s jostling for space among the growing crowd of “me too” crypto ETF hopefuls. Because nothing says innovation like five firms chasing the same index.

Oh, and WisdomTree? Filed their CoinDesk 20 Fund registration September 22, 2025. A whole month before ProShares coughed up their own version on October 22. ProShares, bless their hearts, submitted an SEC filing for the “ProShares CoinDesk Crypto 20 ETF” because clearly, branding can’t save you from being basic.

So yes. The circus is back in town. And this time, it’s fully SEC-compliant. Probably.

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2026-01-24 03:22