VanEck has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw its registration for the proposed VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, ending plans to launch a fund that would have given investors exposure to Ethereum’s liquid-staking market through a traditional exchange-traded product. In a Form RW filing dated October
BitGo and HashKey Cloud have signed a strategic partnership agreement covering staking, institutional trading, custody and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization as the two companies expand their work with institutional clients in Asia. The agreement was signed in Singapore during TOKEN2049 week and expands a staking collaboration the companies began in
MetaMask is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure, and while the wallet provider has been clear that no immediate threat to user wallets has been identified, the precautionary steps it’s taking are significant enough to pay attention to. As a direct response to the incident, MetaMask
Large investors such as big companies and the crypto exchanges are increasingly choosing to stake Ethereum instead of selling it during the weak market. According to the data from the ValidatorQueue, around 3.4 million ETH is currently waiting to be activated as a validator on the Ethereum network. The current
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project associated closely with the Trump family, has offered a governance proposal that would require holders to stake their unlocked WLFI tokens to participate in voting. The proposal, published on February 25 on the WLFI governance forum, mentioned it targets deepening community participation and
BlackRock Inc. has begun acquiring Ethereum ahead of the planned launch of its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (expected ticker: ETHB), according to an amended S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A BlackRock affiliate seeded the trust with 4,000 shares at $25 each — equivalent to $100,000
Solana Mobile has begun distributing its long-awaited SKR token, a major milestone in the company’s effort to connect crypto incentives directly with mobile hardware adoption. The airdrop went live Tuesday at 9:00 pm ET, kicking off the token’s role as the economic and governance backbone of the Seeker smartphone ecosystem,
Bitmine continues to deepen its Ethereum-focused treasury strategy after staking an additional $60 million worth of Ether, pushing its total staked balance above $2.6 billion. The move reinforces the firm’s position as the largest known corporate holder of ETH and signals sustained institutional conviction in Ethereum staking yields. On-chain analytics
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and Everstake are in discussions to explore clearer regulatory definitions revolving around taking and blockchain networks. Recently, both bodies held a meeting related to the Crypto Task Force of the SEC. The meeting was followed by the staking of more than 193 billion dollars
Crypto regulation took a front seat among countries across the globe after the re-election of Donald Trump as the US president. Stablecoin regulation is already witnessing a clear progression in the US and other countries. As per the latest reports, Hong Kong’s regulator released a crypto staking guidance for licensed
