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Global Leader in Digital Assets Files Preliminary Prospectus for The Solana Fund in Canada
TORONTO, June 20, 2024 /CNW/ -- 3iQ Corp. ("3iQ"), a global pioneer in digital asset investment solutions and one of the largest investment fund managers dedicated exclusively to digital assets in Canada, is pleased to announce that The Solana Fund (the "Fund") has filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in all of the provinces and territories of Canada (except for Québec) in relation to an initial public offering of Class A units and Class F units of the Fund (the "Offering"). 3iQ has also applied to list the Class A units of the Fund on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") under the ticker "QSOL". The Fund seeks to become the first Solana ("SOL") exchange-traded product ("ETP") to be listed in North America. To learn more about the Fund, visit 3iq.io/solana.
The Fund's investment objectives are to seek to provide unitholders with:
- exposure to the digital currency SOL and the daily price movements of the U.S. dollar price of SOL; and
- the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation.
3iQ will serve as the investment manager and portfolio manager of the Fund. The agent for the Offering is Canaccord Genuity Corp. (the "Agent"), with Tetra Trust Company and Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC serving as custodians of the Fund. When available, 3iQ expects to stake the SOL held in the Fund's portfolio in order to earn rewards for the Fund, which rewards will, following the deduction of applicable fees, be reinvested in the Fund for the benefit of the unitholders.
The Fund will represent another trailblazing industry first in 3iQ's well-established history of leadership and innovation in digital assets. 3iQ launched both The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC) and The Ether Fund (TSX: QETH), as the first publicly traded bitcoin and ether funds in Canada. Additionally, The Ether Fund and the 3iQ Ether Staking ETF (TSX: ETHQ) became the first ETPs in North America to include staking ether as part of their investment strategies.
"3iQ seeks to set a global standard of excellence and we're proud to work closely with the securities regulatory authorities to responsibly enhance the digital asset investment landscape in Canada," said Greg Benhaim of 3iQ. "As pioneers in digital asset investment management, we look forward to continuing our mission to deliver regulated investment vehicles – embodying the highest standards and working with best-in-class partners – for individual and institutional investors to efficiently access the growing crypto asset class."
SOL is the native digital asset to the Solana blockchain, a decentralized network designed for high-performance decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. Often considered as a contender to Ethereum, Solana boasts impressive transaction speeds and scalability. Launched in 2020, SOL has become a significant player in the development of smart contracts, attracting developers and users with its fast processing and proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Currently the second-largest smart contract platform by market capitalization and trading volume, Solana offers a robust environment for the next generation of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and is the natural next choice of digital asset for 3iQ to structure into an ETP.
About 3iQ Corp.
Founded in 2012, 3iQ is one of the world's leading digital asset investment fund managers, offering investors convenient and familiar investment products to gain exposure to digital assets. 3iQ was the first Canadian investment fund manager to offer public bitcoin investment funds: The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC) (TSX: QBTC.U) and the 3iQ Bitcoin ETF (TSX: BTCQ) (TSX: BTCQ.U), as well as public ether investment funds: The Ether Fund (TSX: QETH.UN) (TSX: QETH.U) and the 3iQ Ether Staking ETF (TSX: ETHQ) (TSX: ETHQ.U). To learn more about 3iQ, visit 3iq.io.
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