Grayscale says crypto ETF market is entering new phase as Zcash ETF tops $1 billion

LISTINGGrayscale says crypto ETFmarket is entering new phaseas Zcash ETF tops $1 billion13IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESOct 7, 2026 18:38blockboard.net
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Grayscale said the crypto ETF market is moving into a new phase as its Zcash ETF passed $1 billion in assets. Krista Lynch also said the SEC listing standards cover about 15 tokens, and she said the fund ranked among the top 1% of ETFs launched over the past decade by first-month assets.

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Grayscale said the crypto ETF market is entering a new phase as its Zcash ETF moved past $1 billion in assets.
Grayscale says crypto ETF market is entering new phase as Zcash ETF tops $1 bill
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Krista Lynch said SEC listing standards cover about 15 tokens, leaving crypto ETF issuers able to focus beyond bitcoin and ether.
Grayscale says crypto ETF market is entering new phase as Zcash ETF tops $1 bill
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The Grayscale Zcash fund gathered more than $1 billion in its first 30 trading days.
Zcash ETF Gathers More Than $1 Billion in First 30 Trading Days
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Krista Lynch said the fund ranked among the top 1% of ETFs launched over the past decade by first-month assets.
Zcash ETF Gathers More Than $1 Billion in First 30 Trading Days

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Crypto ETF issuers and market watchers notice a narrower set of tokens being discussed under SEC listing standards, and Grayscale framed that as a new phase for the market. That affects which tokens sit inside the current ETF conversation today, including bitcoin, ether, and the roughly 15 tokens Lynch named.

The practical change is that the relevant ETF universe described here is not the whole crypto market but a smaller set of tokens that meet the listing standards Lynch mentioned. What stays the same is that Grayscale’s Zcash fund is still a fund measured by assets and trading days, even as it is described as having crossed $1 billion and ranking among the top 1% of ETF launches over the past decade.

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