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With the improving regulatory landscape in the USA, analysts believe that there are higher chances for other crypto ETFs to hit the market. Bloomberg’s Senior ETF strategist Eric Balchunas believes memecoin ETFs such as Dogecoin ETF, could arrive as soon as 2026.

While speculating about the future of crypto ETFs through an X post on June 7, Balchunas said there’s a “really good chance” that an ETF exclusively focused on actively trading meme coins will emerge. In the post, Balchunas remarked, “First, we’ll get a slew of active crypto ETFs,” further predicting that a meme coin-only fund could likely debut in 2026.

Really good chance this exists at some point. First we’ll get slew of active crypto ETFs (eta Winter 2025). Active meme coin-only 2026 tho. The return dispersion (and lack of sell side coverage) ripe for active. Could produce next star manager. Who knows. https://t.co/9CcEc4xmev

— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) June 7, 2025

Balchunas explained that tokens excluded from the 1933 Securities Act could eventually qualify for inclusion in an active ETF. He further pointed out that the Dogecoin ETF filing “tells us a lot” about the regulatory landscape and how it has become friendlier.

This year, multiple ETF issuers, including Grayscale, Bitwise, and 21Shares, have applied for a spot Dogecoin ETF. Additionally, Osprey Funds and Rex Shares filed with the SEC in January to launch ETFs linked to Dogecoin.

Earlier this year, in February, Balchunas placed the odds of a Dogecoin ETF approval by the end of 2025 at 75%. However, data on the decentralized predictions platform Polymarket shows that the odds have now decreased to 44%.

On the other hand, expectations for other crypto ETFs, including altcoins like XRP, are increasing. The Polymarket data recently indicated the chances of an XRP ETF approval by year-end are at a staggering 98%.

Meme coin sector has seen a surge in retail trading activity in 2025, while the sector’s total market capitalization is now over $60 billion.

This rapid growth, driven by the stellar performance of top meme coins, could lead to exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers creating products targeting this rapidly expanding niche within the crypto market.

This discussion was sparked on X following a post by the Vladcoin team, a Russia-focused meme coin project on X. The team suggested, “I think there should be an ETF that actively trades meme coins — buying and selling based on performance.”

I think there should be an ETF that actively trades meme coins — buying and selling on performance. It would hold the promising ones and sell off the weaker ones. Basically, an actively managed meme coin ETF. @stillgray

— Vladcoin (@runews) June 7, 2025

Elaborating on the concept, they added that such an actively managed fund would “hold the promising ones and sell off the weaker ones,” presenting a dynamic approach in contrast to passive ETFs, which typically track a single asset or a fixed basket of assets.