Cronos ETF: SEC filings and approval status
Not approved yet. 2 Cronos ETF filings are waiting at the SEC, from Canary and 21Shares. The latest document is dated 8 May 2026. The furthest along, Canary Staked CRO ETF, has filed 2 amendments; no registration has been declared effective yet.
Every Cronos ETF filing · 2
| Fund | Type | Filed | Amend. | Last document | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Staked CRO ETFCanary | staking | 30 May 2025 | 2 | 8 May 2026162 days ago | Amending · 2 |
| 21Shares Cronos ETF21Shares | spot | 13 Mar 2026 | 0 | 13 Mar 2026218 days ago | Filed |
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
4 documents across 2 filings, newest first. Each links to the original on sec.gov.
- 8 May 2026Amendment to the registrationCanary Staked CRO ETFS-1/A
- 13 Mar 2026Registration filed21Shares Cronos ETFS-1
- 12 Jan 2026Amendment to the registrationCanary Staked CRO ETFS-1/A
- 30 May 2025Registration filedCanary Staked CRO ETFS-1
Is there a deadline?
There is no fixed decision date for the Cronos 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 Cronos 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 Cronos
Cronos is a blockchain ecosystem started by Crypto.com, with an EVM-compatible chain. CRO is its native token, used for network fees and staking.