Cboe BZX Exchange proposed listing standards for crypto exchange-traded funds in a bid to expedite the process for public trading. In a filing made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, the equities exchange asked the agency to change a rule to "permit the generic listing and trading of Commodity-Based Trust Shares that meet the requirements set forth in proposed Rule 14.11(e)(4)." That rule governs the trading and listing of commodity-based trust shares and has specific requirements to have certain shares listed on the exchange. "Cboe just filed 19b-4 requesting a rule change which would allow crypto ETFs to list & trade under a standard framework," Nate Geraci, president of NovaDius Wealth, said in a post on X on Wednesday. "In other words, issuers wouldn’t have to request specific approval for each crypto ETF as long as it meets certain criteria." Under current rules, exchanges must file a 19b-4 form, triggering a review period of up to 240 days. The proposed framework could reduce that timeline. If the SEC approves the exchange's generic listing standards, that would allow the listing and trading of crypto exchange-traded products that meet those standards without the 19b-4 form requirement, a Cboe spokesperson said. The spokesperson also said the proposed standard doesn't currently assess a quantitative listing standard, like the size of the cryptocurrency, but said they plan to do so later. "Following SEC guidance, we plan to separately amend the proposed generic listing standards to include a quantitative initial listing standard after adoption of these generic standards," the spokesperson said. Next, the earliest approval or disapproval for the standards could be in about 21 days or at the latest 240 days, the spokesperson said. The SEC is currently flooded with proposals to list crypto ETFs from ones tracking SOL to XRP to DOGE. Firms filed those proposals as President Donald Trump stepped into office in January in an expected friendlier regulatory environment for crypto. On Tuesday, the SEC approved in-kind redemptions for both spot bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and increased option limits for bitcoin funds. Ahead of the SEC's approvals for spot bitcoin ETFs over a year ago, firms were hashing out technical details over how the redemption process would work for such products. The SEC favored a cash model that required firms to move bitcoin out of storage, sell it right away, and then give the cash back to the investor. [Cboe BZX Exchange]