Aptos ETF: SEC filings and approval status
Not approved yet. One Aptos ETF filing is waiting at the SEC, from Bitwise. The latest document is dated 15 Aug 2025. The furthest along, Bitwise Aptos ETF, has filed 2 amendments; no registration has been declared effective yet.
Every Aptos ETF filing · 1
| Fund | Type | Filed | Amend. | Last document | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitwise Aptos ETFBitwise | spot | 5 Mar 2025 | 2 | 15 Aug 2025428 days ago | Amending · 2 |
Stage: filed → amending → effective → trading. A dashed block means no new SEC document for 180+ days. Amend. — amendments to the registration (S-1/A).
Document timeline
3 documents across one filing, newest first. Each links to the original on sec.gov.
- 15 Aug 2025Amendment to the registrationBitwise Aptos ETFS-1/A
- 26 Jun 2025Amendment to the registrationBitwise Aptos ETFS-1/A
- 5 Mar 2025Registration filedBitwise Aptos ETFS-1
Is there a deadline?
There is no fixed decision date for the Aptos ETF. An S-1 registration has no legal deadline: the SEC declares it effective when its review is done. Since September 17, 2025, most spot crypto funds list under the exchanges’ generic listing standards, without a separate exchange rule change (19b-4) and its 240-day clock.
What happens next
- The issuer files an S-1 registration with the SEC.
- Amendments (S-1/A) answer SEC staff comments; most funds file several.
- The SEC declares the registration effective (form EFFECT).
- An exchange lists the shares (forms 8-A12B and CERT).
- Trading starts, usually within days of listing.
Once an ETF holding Aptos starts trading, cryptoetf.today tracks its daily net flows on its own page, as it does for the 16 assets it already covers. None of these steps has a fixed date.
About Aptos
Aptos is a layer-1 blockchain that uses the Move programming language, built by a team that previously worked on Meta’s Diem project. APT is its native token, used for fees, staking and governance.