Staking Insider #34: Ethereum ETFs incoming (minus Staked ETH)

GM fellow staker,

8 Spot Ethereum ETFs are on the way. Crypto as an asset class has been further legitimized and the TradFi boomers are queuing up to get a slice of the pie. May has been a wild ride and we’re here for it. Welcome to edition #33.

✅ Ethereum ETFs Approved - Staked ETH is off the table

Hold onto your hats, the Ethereum ETFs are coming!

The spot Bitcoin ETFs are already shaking up Wall Street, with a cumulative total of $58.1B flowing into Bitcoin ETFs since going live back in January. 

Now it's Ethereum's turn to join the party, with rumors that Ethereum ETFs could come online as early as June. One factor that will certainly help expedite Ethereum ETFs going live, is Staked ETH is off the table.

Last week, Blackrock updated their S-1 filing to confirm they will not be including Staked ETH in their Ethereum ETF, following suit with the likes of Fidelity and VanECK. This means that institutional buyers will not benefit from the ~3.5% yield generated from staking rewards. 

However, it does pave a clearer path for the ETFs to go live. The addition of Staked ETH would add more complexity when it comes to regulation, giving agency for the SEC to put staked ether, and staking, in its crosshairs.

The approval of the Ethereum ETFs is a huge milestone for Ethereum and paves the way for more ETFs to be approved in the future.

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Here’s this week’s top news from the world of staking…

• Vitalik shares “Layer 2s as cultural extensions of Ethereum” post
• Babylonchian announces $70M raise to advance Bitcoin staking
• Paypal launches its own stablecoin on Solana
  Ethereum targets Q1 2025 for Pectra upgrade rollout, following Dencun
• Obol launches the Ethereum Staking Mastery Program
• Grayscale Launches Trusts for Bitcoin Layer-2 Stacks & Near Protocol

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