Wall Street Wants to Triple Bitcoin and Ethereum’s Daily Moves. The Existing Funds Reveal the Real Risk

Wall Street Wants to Triple Bitcoin and Ethereum’s Daily Moves. The Existing Funds Reveal the Real Risk


Bitcoin and Ethereum coins on three illuminated rails representing leveraged futures exposure image By Isaac • August 16, 2026 3:06 pm •

Wall Street may soon have a new way to turn an already volatile crypto trade into something even faster.

Cboe has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for an exchange-rule exception that would help clear the way for proposed Volatility Shares funds targeting three times the daily performance of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures benchmarks.

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That word—daily—is the part investors cannot afford to skim past.

Cboe wants SEC approval for 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum futures ETFs after Volatility Shares’ existing 2x ETH fund posted a -96.15% annualized return since inception.

The catch: the proposal is still pending, and approval would not by itself authorize trading.…

— CryptoSlate (@CryptoSlate) August 16, 2026

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