First US Dogecoin ETF $DOJE to launch next week after 'rain delay'

The first U. S. exchange-traded fund tied to Dogecoin (DOJE) is facing delays, with Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas predicting the launch will occur mid-next week. $DOJE is designed to give investors exposure to the popular meme-inspired crypto through the regulated investment ￰1￱ several updates on X, Balchunas confirmed that the launch originally slated for Thursday had been postponed to September 12, calling it a “rain delay.” On Friday, he updated followers with further news , saying: “Another ￰2￱ next ￰3￱ ￰4￱ Thur.” As reported by Cryptopolitan, the fund’s issuer, Rex Shares is partnering with retirement products provider Osprey Funds to launch the first memecoin ￰5￱ two firms filed a Form N-1A registration statement with US regulators on September 5, formally seeking approval for the product alongside other token funds like ￰6￱ filed under the 1940 Act to expedite approval Unlike most pending crypto ETF proposals, the Dogecoin fund was filed under the Investment Company Act of 1940, known as the “’40 Act.” Most spot crypto ETFs are submitted under the Securities Act of 1933, which requires a more conscientious review and the exchange rule-change process called a 19b-4 ￰7￱ Part 3: Another ￰8￱ next ￰9￱ ￰10￱ Thur. ￰0￱ — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) September 11, 2025 The ’40 Act imposes stricter obligations on funds where ETFs registered under the statute must adhere to rules around diversification, governance, and custody of ￰11￱ practice, this means the Dogecoin ETF cannot hold all its assets exclusively in Dogecoin but must maintain a portion of holdings in other regulated securities, such as traditional ETFs, to reduce exposure to the single ￰12￱ firms attempting to list Dogecoin ETFs through the “normalized process” have faced roadblocks under the traditional filing ￰13￱ April 10, 21Shares submitted an application for a Dogecoin fund, against the backdrop of earlier attempts by Bitwise and ￰14￱ of those filings has yet received clearance from the US ￰15￱ the 1940 Act pathway, Rex and Osprey could have a “first-mover advantage,” where they would not have to wait for a rule-change approval from the ￰16￱ observers noted that this has given the firms a leg up over competitors stuck in the formal review ￰17￱ Store president Nate Geraci described the strategy as “a regulatory end-around” that lets issuers reach the market faster than traditional ￰18￱ is consolidating around the $2.590 – $2.610 price range in the last 24 hours and is up 4.8% from its lows during the time ￰19￱ token has tested its support area multiple times but has consistently rebounded, recording a 19% uptick in just a week, but a meager 5% in 30 ￰20￱ previously recommended long positions at support levels as technical charts indicate the break of a triangle pattern, with resistance now in the $0.295 to $0.305 ￰21￱ delays on other crypto ETF products On other crypto fund products, the SEC issued a public notice on Wednesday saying it needed more time to review a group of filings related to Ethereum ETFs that would allow ￰22￱ from BlackRock, Fidelity, and Franklin Templeton were among those ￰23￱ agency also delayed decisions on proposals from Franklin Templeton to launch ETFs tracking the performance of altcoins such as XRP and ￰24￱ Intelligence analyst James Seyffart has compiled data showing more than 90 crypto ETF applications are awaiting approval at the ￰25￱ to James McKay, founder of McKayResearch, the current pace suggests “one for every top 30-40 cryptocurrency inside 12 months, even with delays.” Don’t just read crypto ￰26￱ ￰27￱ to our newsletter.

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