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Quick Take
  • Grayscale has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S.
  • Securities and Exchange Commission for a spot Worldcoin ETF.
  • Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart confirmed the filing on X on July 20, 2026, sharing a screenshot of the document.
  • The move marks another step in Grayscale’s expansion into single-asset altcoin exchange-traded products.

What Happened

Grayscale has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a spot Worldcoin ETF.

This filing represents the initial step in the regulatory process. Grayscale must still secure SEC approval and submit a 19b-4 rule change for exchange listing before the product can trade publicly. Similar filings for other altcoins have taken months to reach approval and launch.

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Market Context

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart confirmed the filing on X on July 20, 2026, sharing a screenshot of the document. The move marks another step in Grayscale’s expansion into single-asset altcoin exchange-traded products.

Filing Details and Structure

Why It Matters

The registration covers the Grayscale Worldcoin ETF, expected to trade under the ticker $GWLD on Nasdaq. Shares would be issued and redeemed in standard 10,000-share creation blocks, following the model used for Grayscale’s other digital asset trusts and ETFs.

Details

Worldcoin ($WLD) powers the World network, which uses the Orb device for biometric verification to create proof-of-humanity credentials. The project has grown to millions of verified users across dozens of countries.