Crypto ETF Approval Pushed to Q4 as SEC Delays Key Decisions

The timeline for potential spot crypto ETF approvals has been pushed to the fourth quarter after the SEC delayed decisions on applications from BlackRock and Franklin Templeton.

The regulator set new deadlines, placing the final verdicts for Franklin’s Ethereum, Solana, and XRP ETFs in mid-November and a decision on BlackRock’s staking-enabled Ethereum trust for late October.

By using the maximum extension window, the SEC has effectively kicked these significant decisions into the next calendar year’s budget cycle, allowing more time for its overarching “Project Crypto” policy initiative to take shape.

The market will now look to these new dates—October 30, November 13, and November 14—as the next critical milestones for crypto’s integration into mainstream finance.