product · May 18, 2026

VanEck and Grayscale file BNB ETF amendments with SEC on May 16 2026

VanEck filed Amendment No. 5 to its BNB ETF S-1 registration statement with the SEC on May 16 2026 while Grayscale filed Amendment No. 2 to its Grayscale BNB ETF prospectus the same day. VanEck's original filing occurred in May 2025 and Grayscale's initial S-1 in January 2026 with its first amendment in April 2026. Both proposed ETFs exclude staking at launch amid U.S. regulatory uncertainty around staking yields and would trade on Nasdaq under tickers VBNB for VanEck and GBNB for Grayscale. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart noted the parallel amendments indicate active SEC engagement and position BNB as a candidate for the next U.S. spot crypto ETF approval.