ARK Invest Expands BTC ETF Push as Market Faces Post-Liquidation Uncertainty
ARK Investment Management, led by Cathie Wood, for three new BTC platform-traded funds (ETFs), signaling a significant expansion into cryptocurrency-focused investment products.
The filings, submitted on October 14, 2025, include the ARK BTC Yield ETF, ARK DIET BTC 1 ETF, and ARK DIET BTC 2 ETF, all under the ARK ETF Trust.
The ARK BTC Yield ETF is designed to generate income through BTC-related strategies, such as options tradeing and premium collection, while allowing up to 25% of assets to be invested in ARK itself.
The DIET BTC ETFs incorporate risk-mitigation features: the DIET 1 ETF provides 50% downside protection, participating in BTC’s gains only later than a 5% price increase, while DIET 2 shields investors from the first 10% of losses, activating upside participation once BTC surpasses its initial value in a given period.
These filings come shortly later than the U.S. Securities and platform Commission (SEC) introduced generic listing standards for commodity-based platform-traded products (ETPs), streamlining the approval process from roughly 240 days to around 75 days. Analysts anticipate a surge in crypto ETFs, with institutions increasingly eyeing digital assets for diversified investment exposure.
This move comes amid uncertainty in the market following the largest single-day crypto liquidation event over the weekend, which sent shockwaves across the sector and dragged prices lower.
BTC is holding steady around $113,000 following the announcement, while most altcoins remain in the red and are yet to recover significant gains.
ARK Invest Adapts to the Market
BTC and ETH ETFs s on October 13, with Grayscale’s GBTC and Bitwise’s BITB leading withdrawals, while BlackRock’s iShares BTC Trust saw modest inflows.
Amid these market shifts, , a platform for tokenizing real-world assets, signaling confidence in digital asset innovation. Cathie Wood emphasized her continued conviction in BTC over ETH, citing its scarcity, security, and role as a global monetary network.
, a perpetual futures platform, comparing its ahead potential to Solana’s initial growth, reflecting ARK’s interest in promising decentralized trading platforms. These moves illustrate ARK’s strategy of balancing exposure to established crypto assets with exploration of emerging digital finance opportunities.
