{"5b02a26f5628c42aa499c46b7e161f04":" Cover image via U.Today","38f01d4c83b8e92ec2874ea92f234463":"According to Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg, the number of cryptocurrency ETF filings has alreadyreached 155.","546e8a374864bd7f3978c02ee43e99e2":"The analyst expects this number to eventually hit 200 amid what appears to be a \"total land rush.\"","dfa522a9602e20079b766eaad897288e":"Solana and Bitcoin in the lead","8c22c143c72a1d0bdda0ca85e8ba06ca":"Solana (BTC) and Bitcoin (BTC) are currently in the lead when it comes to the total number of ETF filings.","f6185db918bd944c58ba8485ad9e3b2a":"XRP comes in a very close second place with 20 filings. It is followed by Ethereum (ETH) as well as combo ETFs (10 filings).","be96f77cc38f671022956e8d235443f7":"OG altcoin Litecoin (LTC) has also secured five filigns, which is rather impressive for the cryptocurrency that is only in 31st place by market cap.","0c1007969c0c2a27a22a94b462fc5aea":"Even meme coins Dogecoin (DOGE) and Bonk (BONK) have accumulated four and two ETF filings, respectively, despite their rather whimsical nature.","3d7edc3fd14ba206b9fc246552455b6c":"Government shutdown holding up approval","0a5db9d3b8417bd0e46047047eddabe7":"At the same time, the U.S. government shutdown is holding up the approval of cryptocurrency ETFs.","7aa9eb3d0ea492080e46cea9038e3e0e":"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the review of the aforementioned applications.","a6c40588e1d22998cef4389823b583da":"That said, analysts expect the US to swiftly clear the backlog with more than 150 filings once the government reopens.","740ece8f0829135c9bf0a48f2aa4364d":" Read original article on U.Today"}