Crypto in Scope as SEC Seeks Views on Next-Generation ETF Rules

Christian Barker (Barkmeta / Bark) and David Chaboki (Shibo) opened their daily Crypto Spaces Network broadcast by walking listeners through the SEC’s request for comment on Novel ETFs. The pair framed the filing as a 1940 Act exercise rather than another round of product flow numbers.

The Commission action dated June 30, 2026, appeared in the Federal Register on July 2 under file S7-2026-24. Comments close sixty days after publication, landing on August 31. Crypto assets sit on the list alongside commodity instruments, single-stock products, leverage vehicles, blockchain-enabled structures, private assets, event contracts, and combinations.

Hosts Set Daily Cadence

Barkmeta and Shibo run the same two-hour window each evening, five to seven Eastern, at cryptospaces.net. The streak now stretches past one thousand consecutive sessions. Listeners tune in for markets talk that mixes price action with policy moves, and the hosts used Monday’s slot to translate the twenty-seven numbered questions into plain language.

The questions center on whether Novel ETFs meet 1940 Act investment-company tests, whether Rule 6c-11 needs changes, and how Rule 485 automatic effectiveness timelines should apply. Staff notes mention repeated filings that seek quick effectiveness, often with little variation between submissions. The action carries significant regulatory designation under executive order criteria.

Rule 6c-11 Growth Context

Rule 6c-11, adopted in 2019, expanded ETF assets from more than four trillion dollars to more than twelve trillion dollars by the end of 2025. The ETF count rose from nearly nineteen hundred to over forty-six hundred in that span. Barkmeta and Shibo noted that any future changes to the rule would reshape how new structures reach retail accounts.

Distinction From Flow Reports

The hosts kept the discussion on the comment process itself. They did not link it to recent ETF inflow data or to separate swap-rule work between the SEC and CFTC. The message stayed on the August 31 deadline and the twenty-seven questions that now sit in front of market participants.

What Listeners Heard

Shibo emphasized that the filing is a request for views, not a proposed rule. Barkmeta pointed to the rapid-succession filings the staff has seen and the need for clearer guardrails if automatic effectiveness remains in place. Both hosts closed the segment by reminding the room that the comment window remains open for another week.

The daily presence keeps regulatory topics in front of the same audience that follows price charts. On this session the hosts treated the Novel ETF request as the main story and left the price board for later segments.