Grayscale Debuts New Dogecoin Trust—And Files to Convert It Into ETF

Asset supervisor Grayscale launched a Dogecoin Belief early Friday morning, providing institutional and accredited traders the chance to allocate to crypto’s authentic meme coin.

Recognized for its spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, which additionally started as personal placements, Grayscale believes the $49.7 billion meme coin is not a laughing matter.

The agency believes that Dogecoin has morphed over time from a easy meme coin to a “instrument for world monetary inclusion, grassroots activism, and a viable technique of cost,” in accordance with a press launch.

Late Friday afternoon, Grayscale additionally filed a 19b-4 form to transform the Belief into a correct spot ETF. That echoes the agency’s earlier accredited strikes to transform its Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts into ETFs, and reinforces the broader development of firms submitting to launch their very own DOGE ETFs in America.

With a now seemingly crypto-friendly Securities and Change Fee beneath President Donald Trump, asset managers have filed a flurry of applications for spot ETFs masking a number of cryptocurrencies, together with Dogecoin, Litecoin and XRP.

“We consider, as a sooner, cheaper, and extra scalable spinoff of Bitcoin, Dogecoin helps teams underserved by legacy monetary infrastructure to take part within the monetary system,” Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, Grayscale’s Head of Product Analysis, mentioned in an announcement.

A 12 months in the past, the prospect of a Dogecoin ETF might have appeared far-fetched. However on Tuesday, the asset supervisor Bitwise threw its hat into the ring, submitting for a Dogecoin ETF that would broaden entry amongst traders to tech CEO Elon Musk’s favourite cryptocurrency.

Dogecoin traded palms at $0.33 Friday morning, edging down 1% over the previous day. The coin’s worth dipped earlier this week as issues from China’s DeepSeek rattled tech markets, and the asset took a hit final week after its brand was faraway from the Division of Authorities Effectivity’s web site.

Whereas Grayscale’s Dogecoin Belief can be backed solely by Dogecoin, the canine crypto is already categorized because the largest asset within the agency’s Client and Tradition Crypto Sector. That sector additionally contains Shiba Inu (SHIB) and The Sandbox (SAND).

The announcement isn’t a complete shock. Grayscale hinted in an October blog post that Dogecoin was amongst a number of property “into account” for inclusion in future merchandise. Whereas Grayscale’s transfer pushes Dogecoin into new territory, Sharif-Askary advised Decrypt in November that the asset is considerably timeless.

“Memes have existed since time immemorial,” she mentioned. “Whereas it was as soon as simple to dismiss meme cash because of their playful nature, it might be irresponsible to disregard DOGE’s utilization on-chain and the very actual use case that’s being fulfilled.”

Edited by Stacy Elliott.

Editor’s notice: This story was up to date after publication to incorporate particulars concerning the ETF conversion submitting, following the morning launch of the Dogecoin Belief.