Grayscale files S-1 for first US Worldcoin ETF
Crypto asset manager Grayscale has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on Worldcoin (WLD). The proposed fund, named the Grayscale Worldcoin ETF, is planned to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GWLD. It aims to provide investors exposure to the WLD token through a regulated exchange-traded product.
According to the preliminary filing, BitGo Bank & Trust will act as custodian for the underlying Worldcoin assets, while BNY Mellon will serve as administrator and transfer agent. CSC Delaware Trust Company is named as trustee. The filing notes that details on management fees, seed investment, authorized participants, or liquidity providers are not yet disclosed.
WLD is an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain and serves as the native token for the Worldcoin project, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The project uses biometric verification to distinguish humans from bots online.
The Worldcoin ETF would join Grayscale's existing suite of 17 crypto-related exchange-traded products, which track assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, and Chainlink.
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