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SEC Approves First 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has authorized the listing of the first triple-leveraged exchange-traded funds linked to Bitcoin and Ether.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the listing of the first 3x leveraged exchange-traded funds for Bitcoin and Ether, expanding beyond the 2x leverage limit in place since June 2023. Issuer Volatility Shares, which previously launched the 2x Bitcoin fund BITX, received authorization on October 2, 2026, to list the triple-exposure products.
Leveraged crypto funds in the U.S. began with unleveraged futures-based ETFs in October 2021 before the regulator permitted 2x products in 2023 and spot funds in January 2024. Higher-leverage applications had faced regulatory hurdles under Rule 18f-4, adopted in 2020, which limits the risk exposure of funds governed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 to 200%. Existing 3x equity ETFs, such as TQQQ and SOXL, date back to 2010 and operate under grandfathered provisions.
Designed for short-term trading, the newly approved ETFs rebalance daily. The article notes that while daily compounding means price swings can erode fund value over time, these regulated exchange-traded products eliminate the margin calls and forced liquidations associated with high-leverage offshore perpetual futures.
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