VanEck’s JitoSOL ETF: Bringing Solana’s Liquid Staking Revolution to Traditional Finance Investors

Wall Street meets Web3 as VanEck bridges the gap between decentralized finance and traditional investment vehicles.

The Gateway to Liquid Staking

VanEck's new ETF proposal leverages JitoSOL to deliver Solana's staking yields to mainstream investors—bypassing the technical complexities that typically keep TradFi participants on the sidelines. This isn't just another crypto fund; it's a streamlined access point to blockchain-native returns.

Mainstream Meets DeFi

The fund structure eliminates self-custody requirements and technical barriers, offering exposure to Solana's staking economy through familiar brokerage accounts. Finally, your financial advisor might actually understand what you're invested in—though they'll still probably call it 'the crypto thing.'

Institutional-Grade Crypto Exposure

VanEck's move signals growing institutional confidence in Solana's infrastructure while providing regulatory clarity that traditional investors demand. Because nothing says 'serious investment' like wrapping cutting-edge DeFi innovation in decades-old financial packaging.

Regulatory bottlenecks

Speaking at an industry panel in Jackson Hole earlier this week, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the Commission is looking to clear regulatory bottlenecks that slow innovation.

“There’s a lot of spring cleaning that needs to be done at the SEC,” he said. “We cannot have things so abstruse that lawyers can’t give opinions to clients.”

Atkins said the agency’s future rules should be flexible and designed to evolve. He added that the SEC wants to continue its legacy of adapting to new technologies, hinting at a more open stance toward crypto asset products like liquid staking ETFs.

VanEck joins a number of asset managers looking to launch a staked Solana fund, including Fidelity, Grayscale and Franklin Templeton.