The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally acknowledged the filing for Fidelity’s spot Solana (SOL) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).
This marks a key development in the financial industry, as Fidelity seeks to list its Solana ETF on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The acknowledgment comes after Fidelity submitted a proposed rule change, paving the way for the potential approval of the product.
Fidelity’s Spot Solana ETF Proposal
The SEC’s acknowledgment follows Fidelity’s filing to list and trade shares of the Fidelity Solana Fund under the Cboe BZX Exchange. The proposed rule change, initially submitted on March 25, was later amended on April 1, 2025, to clarify certain points and add additional details.
The amended proposal aims to list the Solana ETF under BZX Rule, which pertains to commodity-based trust shares. According to the Cboe BZX Exchange, Fidelity plans to register the shares with the SEC through a registration statement on Form S-1.
Fidelity’s experience with crypto ETFs, having launched the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH), has prepared it for this new initiative. FBTC has drawn substantial interest, accumulating nearly $17 billion in assets, while FETH currently manages around $975 million.
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Solana price seems to be gearing up for a recovery after crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital sold Ethereum and purchased $98M worth of SOL. This purchase has sparked optimism that the Solana price can rally past $200, but a bearish formation in the SOL/BTC chart suggests that bearish headwinds are still at play.
Galaxy Digital Swaps ETH With SOL – Can Solana Price Hit $200?
According to a recent X post by Lookonchain, on-chain data shows that Galaxy Digital is selling Ethereum while accumulating Solana, suggesting that a strong price move is on the horizon. In the last two weeks, this entity has sent $105M ETH to Binance and withdrawn $98M SOL from the exchange.
Lookonchain
This activity shows that the crypto investment firm is bearish on Ethereum, while being bullish on the SOL value today despite the altcoin’s recent struggles to bounce past the resistance level of $140. The optimism has investors wondering whether the Solana price may hit $200 soon as more whales accumulate.
Data from Solscan shows that a newly created Solana wallet has withdrawn 44,116 SOL valued at more than $6M and staked the tokens. As SOL staking activity picks up, it reduces the altcoin’s supply, which then bodes well for the price if demand also rises.
Meanwhile, Santiment revealed that the level of positive sentiment towards SOL has increased significantly in the last two days, which is also a sign that many traders are bullish about the altcoin. This coincides with an X post by analyst CryptoCurb who noted that a Solana cycle is looming.
Solana Positive Sentiment
As institutions accumulate when the level of SOL staking is high and the market sentiment is highly positive, it signals a bullish Solana price prediction and that the token might soon surge past $200. However, there are several obstacles that SOL needs to clear before making such an upswing.
Analyst Identifies Bearish Pattern on SOL/BTC Chart
Despite the bullish on-chain data, Solana price seems to be underperforming relative to Bitcoin, which recently surged to a three-week high above $88,000. Bitcoin trader Tuur Demeester has observed that SOL/BTC has lost support at around $0.0020, suggesting that SOL is poised to continue underperforming against BTC.
The analyst also observed that the last time the SOL/BTC trading pair lost critical support, it plunged by 82% within one year. If history rhymes and this trading pair falls by 82% from the current support, it might plunge to a record low of 0.00036.
SOL/BTC
In conclusion, Solana might clear key levels as accumulation by institutions, a spike in positive sentiment, and staking activity indicate that a rally past $200 is looming. Despite these bullish metrics, the SOL/BTC pair is dropping after losing a critical support level, which suggests that Solana price might continue to underperform against Bitcoin.
Crypto options expiry this week concerns over $3.5 billion in notional value. The high volume of expiring options isexpected to create short-term volatility in the market.
These expiring options coincide with rising global uncertainty amid geopolitical tensions, so traders and investors should prepare for the impact.
Crypto Markets to See $3.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum Options Expire
With over $3.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiring today, data on Deribit shows BTC contracts account for most of it. Today, 27,959 Bitcoin option contracts will expire, sending up to $2.9 billion in notional value down the drain.
The maximum pain level is $106,500, slightly above Bitcoin’s price as of press time. Option traders will experience the most losses at this level.
Meanwhile, these expiring Bitcoin contracts have a put-to-call ratio of 0.91, highlighting the prevalence of Call (purchase) options rather than Put (sale) options. This means traders are leaning bullish rather than bearish.
At the same time, 246,849 Ethereum contracts will expire today, accounting for $617.6 million in notional value.
According to data on Deribit, these expiring options have a put-to-call ratio of 1.14. The maximum pain level or strike price is $2,650. Notably, Ethereum’s put-to-call ratio is above 1, showing a prevalence of Put (sale) options rather than Call (purchase) options.
Ethereum’s put and call options distribution suggests a market tilt toward protecting against ETH price drops, based on the higher put-call ratio of 1.14.
According to the Max Pain theory in crypto options trading, as options near their expiration, the underlying asset’s price tends to gravitate toward the strike price. Here, the greatest number of options (calls and puts) would expire worthless, causing maximum financial loss (or “pain”) to option holders.
This theory hinges on the assumption that market makers or large institutional players (smart money), often on the other side of options trades, may influence the underlying asset’s price through trading or hedging activities. Their actions push prices toward the max pain points.
It happens as market makers profit when options expire worthless, as they collect the premiums without paying out.
Ethereum Upside Flows Are Strong Heading Into Expiry
Greeks.live analysts highlight bearish dominance, as seen with multiple traders shifting to buy puts for protection. Deribit notes that ETH upside flows are heading into expiry.
“ETH upside flows are strong heading into expiry. Will traders keep chasing it after Friday, or is this where it cools off?” Deribit posed.
This contrasts with Ethereum’s max pain point, indicating potential volatility given that option expiries often trigger price swings as traders adjust positions. This is especially true when flows defy max pain expectations.
“The group appears divided on market direction, with bears dominating the conversation as multiple traders have shifted to buying puts for protection,” analysts at Greeks.live wrote, highlighting market sentiment.
Analysts at Greeks.live attempt to explain the Put protection strategy, which is displayed among traders who are hedging for downside risk.
According to the analysts, traders are buying put spreads and protective puts, positioning themselves strategically after months of bullish sentiment.
High volatility environment is creating attractive opportunities for put protection, with traders anticipating two standard deviation events and significant price wicks from unexpected news catalysts,” they added.
