Crypto Bulls Stoked by Bitcoin-ETF Hype Shrug at Ether-Fund Push

Ether-futures ETFs could be coming to the US soon, but the cryptocurrency market doesn’t seem to care.

Eight companies — including Bitwise, Volatility Shares and ProShares — have in recent days filed applications for exchange-traded funds based on futures for the second-largest digital token, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence tally. Some of the filings even propose to list more exotic versions of the product, such as Bitcoin-Ether-futures medleys.

On Tuesday, Volatility Shares said it was targeting Oct. 12 as a potential launch date for its Ether Strategy ETF, which would trade under the ticker ETHU. Many ETFs can launch ...