Volatility Shares围绕Cardano、Stellar、Chainlink推出2倍杠杆加密ETF

Gate News message: On Wednesday, Volatility Shares launched three new exchange-traded funds (ETFs), offering 2x leveraged exposure to Cardano, Stellar, and Chainlink, respectively. These ETFs are designed to amplify digital-asset price volatility, providing more precise altcoin investment tools for experienced traders. According to CoinGecko data, as of Wednesday afternoon, the market capitalizations of the three altcoins were $9 billion, $6.3 billion, and $5.6 billion, respectively.

In addition to the 2x leveraged ETFs, Volatility Shares also released traditional futures exposure funds for these three altcoins, further expanding its lineup of crypto asset products. Previously, the company had launched 2x leveraged ETFs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, and its first Bitcoin leveraged ETF, BITX, has averaged about 13 million shares in daily trading volume since its launch—double the daily trading volume of Fidelity’s Bitcoin spot fund.

Volatility Shares market analyst Sunny Sun said the series of ETFs shifts its investment strategy from broad market coverage to specific digital-asset ecosystems, suiting professional investors seeking precise exposure. Since spot Bitcoin ETFs debuted in early 2024, crypto ETFs have become an important tool for institutional investors to enter the digital-asset space—especially given the comparatively more relaxed regulatory environment in the United States, which has prompted issuers to accelerate the launch of leveraged ETFs on assets such as Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin.

However, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently taken a clear stance on limiting high-leverage products, requiring issuers to avoid offering 5x leveraged products and issuing risk warnings for 3x leveraged applications. Volatility Shares submitted 27 applications covering 3x and 5x leveraged products for crypto and related stocks a few months ago, indicating that market interest in high-risk strategies is still ongoing.

The launch of these three ETFs not only gives investors in Cardano, Stellar, and Chainlink more tools, but also marks a gradual further segmentation of the crypto derivatives market, driving deeper integration between digital-asset investing and traditional financial markets.