Spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds continue to widen in the U.S. market, with BNB now joining the list of digital assets available through this structure. The new product arrives as issuers seek to broaden investor access beyond bitcoin and while regulatory caution still limits features such as staking at launch.
Highlights
- VanEck launched the VanEck BNB ETF (ticker: VBNB), the first U.S. exchange-traded product offering spot BNB exposure, with a 0.39% sponsor fee and physical backing by Anchorage Digital Bank.
- Staking is excluded from VBNB’s initial launch due to U.S. regulatory uncertainty, but conditional staking language remains in the latest filings.
- BNB, with an $88.3 billion market cap, processes over 14 million daily transactions and is the first non-bitcoin U.S. spot ETF since 2024.
Fund structure and launch terms
As reported by The Block, asset manager VanEck launches the VanEck BNB ETF, trading under the ticker VBNB, as the first exchange-traded product in the U.S. built to provide spot exposure to BNB price movements. The firm was the first to file for a BNB ETF in May 2025 and submitted its latest amendment earlier this month, while Grayscale also seeks approval for its own spot BNB ETF.
The fund’s prospectus says VBNB shares are physically backed by BNB held in cold storage with Anchorage Digital Bank and carry a sponsor fee of 0.39%. The current filings do not include staking at launch, after VanEck removed that feature from its proposal last November amid continuing U.S. regulatory uncertainty, though the proposals still contain conditional staking language.
Crypto market significance and BNB’s profile
BNB is the fourth-largest cryptocurrency globally, with a market capitalization of about $88.3 billion, and serves as the native asset of the BNB Chain ecosystem originally incubated by Binance. Its addition to the U.S. spot ETF market marks a further expansion of listed crypto investment products since the first U.S. bitcoin spot funds launched in 2024.
In a release, VanEck Senior Investment Analyst Patrick Bush says BNB remains one of the more resilient major cryptocurrencies through the recent market cycle, staying roughly flat over the past year while many Layer 1 peers see sharper declines. He adds that the blockchain processes more than 14 million transactions a day, supports over 2.5 million daily active users, and has more than $16 billion in stablecoin supply and $3.6 billion in real-world assets.
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