BlackRock files with SEC to add staking in Ethereum ETF – Details here!

Key Points

1. BlackRock filed with the SEC on July 17 to add staking to its iShares Ethereum Trust, which has $7.9 billion in assets under management.

2. Other ETF issuers like Fidelity, Franklin, 21Shares, and Grayscale have also submitted similar proposals to include ETH staking in their funds.

3. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart noted that staking approvals for earlier filings could come by late October, with BlackRock's deadline around April 2026.

4. The market reaction has been muted, with ETH price falling 0.53% in recent hours, though it has outperformed Bitcoin and Solana over the past week.

5. Institutional confidence in Ethereum is rising, as evidenced by BlackRock's move and SharpLink Gaming's plans to acquire more ETH.