Canary Capital, the digital asset-focused investment firm founded by former Valkyrie Funds co-founder Steven McClurg, is planning on launching an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the price of Axelar (AXL).
The firm submitted an S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, kicking off the process to launch such a fund. The hedge fund has previously filed paperwork for several other ETFs. Some of these have already been acknowledged by the Commission and await approval.
“Axelar has one of the best dev teams in blockchain. Most viable protocols work with them on chain interoperability,” said Steven McClurg, Chief Executive Officer at Canary Capital. “There is no question that AXL will be a top 20 token by market capitalization as the market discovers them. This is why we took the risk.”
AXL is the native token of the Alexar Network, a cross-chain protocol that connects other blockchains, enabling…
