Franklin Templeton filed for an exchange-traded fund on Friday that will track the spot price of Solana , reflecting the growing interest among asset managers to profit from the popularity of cryptocurrencies beyond bitcoin .

Franklin Templeton files S-1 with SEC to launch a spot Solana ETF, following growing institutional interest in digital assets.

Franklin Templeton has joined the asset managers waiting in line for approval of a Solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). It filed an S-1 form with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb.

EZPZ is now Franklin Templeton’s third digital asset ETF. The first such ETF, Franklin Bitcoin ETF, which trades under the ticker EZBC, was launched Jan. 11, 2024, while the Franklin Ethereum ETF, which trades under the ticker EZET, was launched July 23.

Asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched an ETF holding both spot Bitcoin and Ether called Franklin Crypto Index ETF (EZPZ).

Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) expanded its digital asset exchange-traded-product suite with the rollout of an exchange-traded fund that offers investors indirect exposure to bitcoin (BTC-USD) and ether (ETH-USD) — the two largest cryptocurrencies,

Franklin Templeton has expanded its crypto portfolio with the launch of the EZPZ ETF, offering weighted exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Franklin Templeton's foray into digital asset ETFs began with the launch of the EZBC spot Bitcoin ETF in January 2024, followed by the EZET spot Ethereum ETF in July of the same year. The EZBC ETF has attracted significant interest, with $443.8 million in net inflows and $692.2 million in assets under management.

Franklin Templeton has launched the Franklin Crypto Index ETF (EZPZ). The ETF provides exposure to the price movements of the two most prominent crypto currencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum. Franklin Templeton Head of ETF product and Capital Markets David Mann explains significance of launch on "Bloomberg Markets.