Key Takeaways
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management filed S-1 registration statements for proposed spot Bitcoin and spot Solana ETFs.
- The proposed ETFs would track the spot prices of Bitcoin and Solana, with the Solana fund also incorporating staking to earn additional rewards.
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Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management arm of global financial firm Morgan Stanley, on Tuesday submitted S-1 filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission seeking approval to launch its spot Bitcoin and spot Solana exchange-traded funds.
The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust would track Bitcoin’s performance through a pricing benchmark based on aggregated trade flow from major spot exchanges. The trust was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2025.
The proposed Solana fund aims to give investors exposure to Solana, the native token of the Solana blockchain. Unlike a Bitcoin ETF, the Solana trust also plans to stake a portion of its SOL holdings, with staking rewards accruing to the fund and reflected in its net asset value.
This is a developing story.
