Nearly two years since the debut of the traditional exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of the largest altcoin, the world\u2019s biggest asset manager is reportedly launching a staking version on Nasdaq today.<\/p>\n
BlackRock\u2019s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) will hold spot ETH and stake a portion of the AuM to benefit from staking rewards.<\/p>\n
According to the report, ETHB will be BlackRock\u2019s first and only cryptocurrency fund incorporating staking rewards alongside spot exposure.<\/p>\n
Consequently, the asset manager will now have three spot crypto ETFs after the debut of IBIT in January 2024 and ETHA six months later. Both spot ETFs tracking the two largest cryptocurrencies are the leaders in their highly competitive markets, with AuM of over $55 billion for IBIT and $6.5 billion for ETHA.<\/p>\n
ETHB will stake a portion of the ether holdings on the Ethereum network, which will allow it to potentially generate additional yield through staking rewards while still tracking the asset\u2019s market price.<\/p>\n
Jay Jacobs, BlackRock\u2019s US head of equity ETFs, commented on the new product, indicating that it\u2019s \u201creally about investor choice,\u201d before he added<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cWhile ETHA has developed liquidity and a growing derivatives market, some investors are focused on maximizing total returns by combining ether price exposure with staking rewards.\u201d<\/p>\n After Ethereum\u2019s merge from proof of work to proof of stake, the network allows ether holders to lock the asset up to help validate transactions and secure the blockchain. They receive rewards for their participation in the form of a feature similar to yield in traditional finance.<\/p>\n Jacobs further noted that certain investors who already hold ETH directly were staking it and weren\u2019t ready to move into an ETF because they would lose that possibility. Now, though, ETHB will allow them to \u201ckeep the benefits of staking while gaining the operational advantages of an ETF structure.\u201d<\/p>\n All Ethereum ETFs<\/a> have attracted more than $11.6 billion in cumulative net inflows since their debut in July 2024. That figure is down from the early October 2025 all-time high of more than $15 billion.<\/p>\n The post BlackRock Debuts ETHB Today: A New Staked Ether ETF for Yield-Seeking Investors (Report)<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nearly two years since the debut of the traditional exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of the largest altcoin, the world\u2019s biggest asset manager is reportedly launching a staking version on Nasdaq today. BlackRock\u2019s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) will hold spot ETH and stake a portion of the AuM to benefit from staking rewards. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":141649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141648"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/141649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}