Trump-Linked Firm Files for Bitcoin and Staking-Yield ETFs

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·Feb 13 2026, 21:16

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Yorkville America Equities, the asset manager for Donald Trump's Truth Social-branded funds, is deepening its push into digital assets. The firm has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), signaling a strategy that combines exposure to major cryptocurrencies with innovative yield-generation through staking.

New ETF Filings: On February 13, 2026, Yorkville America Equities filed to launch a Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF and a Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF.
Staking for Yield: The proposed Cronos ETF is designed to generate yield from staking CRO tokens, moving beyond simple price exposure to offer income from network participation.
Strategic Partnership: The funds are slated to launch in partnership with Crypto.com, which will provide custody, liquidity, and staking services, with its affiliate handling distribution.

Yorkville Files Two New Crypto ETFs on February 13

Yorkville America Equities, the asset manager behind investment products branded with Donald Trump’s Truth Social, submitted filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2026, to launch two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds. The move expands the firm's ambitions in the digital asset market, pending regulatory approval.

The proposed funds include the 'Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF,' which would provide investors with direct exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The second, more complex product is the 'Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF,' designed to invest in and stake Cronos (CRO), the native token of the Cronos blockchain.

New Strategy Targets Staking Yield with Crypto.com

The structure of the Cronos-focused ETF marks a strategic push into yield-generating products. By staking CRO tokens, the fund aims to deliver returns from staking rewards in addition to the asset's price appreciation. This model could differentiate it from the wave of passive spot ETFs that have recently dominated the market.

Both ETFs would be launched through a key partnership with Crypto.com, which is set to serve as the custodian, liquidity provider, and staking services provider. Distribution would be managed by Foris Capital US LLC, a broker-dealer affiliated with Crypto.com. This latest action builds on Truth Social's previous crypto initiatives, including an S-1 filing for a spot bitcoin ETF in June 2025 and a Blue Chip Digital Asset ETF filing in July 2025, neither of which has launched.