{"id":2975,"date":"2025-10-16T10:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/islam-breaks-down-mining-crypto-etfs\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:25:45","slug":"islam-breaks-down-mining-crypto-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/islam-breaks-down-mining-crypto-etfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Breaks Down Mining &#038; Crypto ETFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #606569;\">In this week\u2019s episode of ETF Prime, Roxanna Islam, a senior research analyst at VettaFi, joins Nate Geraci to delve into the world of mining ETFs, cryptocurrency, and the innovative multi-share-class structure. Later, Amrita Nandakumar, president of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/videntam.com\/\">Vident Asset Management<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #606569;\">, shares her insights on the evolving ETF landscape, drawing from her experience managing $20 billion across 100 ETFs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future of ETFs: Multi-Share Classes, Crypto, and More\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S5sgub3PEbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Crypto ETF Approval Timelines and Impact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islam discussed the historical approval process for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etftrends.com\/crypto-etfs-adoption-trends-continues\/\">crypto ETFs<\/a>, which has typically taken up to 240 days (around eight months). However, recent regulatory changes could shorten this timeline to just a couple of months. \u201cThis is a huge difference for the industry,\u201d she noted, emphasizing that quicker approvals will allow products to reach the market more swiftly, benefiting both issuers and investors. With reduced waiting times for new products, investor satisfaction and engagement in the crypto ETF space are likely to increase. Furthermore, Roxanna highlighted that the new process eliminates the need for exchanges to file a 19b-4 for every product, streamlining the approval process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>SEC Approval of ETF Share Class Structures<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islam referred to the SEC\u2019s approval of ETF share class structures as \u201cbig news,\u201d a development that the industry has been eagerly anticipating. She outlined several key benefits for investors, including enhanced investment choices, increased liquidity, lower costs, and improved tax efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gold and Silver Mining ETFs<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examining the robust performance of gold and silver mining ETFs, Islam attributed their success to rising commodity prices and an increasing demand for safe-haven assets. She provided specific figures, noting that <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etfdb.com\/etf\/GLD\/#etf-ticker-profile\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has risen by 47% with $16 billion in inflows, while <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etfdb.com\/etf\/IAU\/#etf-ticker-profile\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the iShares Gold Trust (IAU)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has followed a similar upward trend. Additionally, <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etfdb.com\/etf\/SLV\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the iShares Silver Trust (SLV)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has surged by 60% with nearly $2 billion in inflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Amrita Nandakumar on Trends Among New ETF Issuers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nandakumar elaborated on the critical yet often overlooked role of ETF sub-advisors, likening them to an operational extension of issuers. She noted that new players, ranging from hedge funds to family offices, are entering the ETF space to leverage its distribution power and tax efficiency. Nandakumar also discussed product innovation tailored to the needs of financial advisors, including strategies focused on income, volatility, and alternatives. She highlighted emerging trends such as 351 exchanges and multi-share class structures, emphasizing the need for regulatory balance and meaningful innovation to ensure that the ETF boom benefits both issuers and investors alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Listen to the entire episode here:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2CAHJBGupd578JyXKdrKZ6\/video?utm_source=generator\" width=\"496\" height=\"279\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>For more ETF Prime podcast episodes, visit our <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etftrends.com\/etf-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ETF Prime Content Hub<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"newsletter-embed\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-embed__image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.etftrends.com\/wp-content\/themes\/smart-mag\/images\/newsletter-embeds\/newsletter-first.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p><h2>Earn <strong>free CE credits<\/strong> and discover new strategies<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s episode of ETF Prime, Roxanna Islam, a senior research analyst at VettaFi, joins Nate Geraci to delve into the world of mining ETFs, cryptocurrency, and the innovative multi-share-class structure. 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