Grayscale debuts first US spot crypto ETPs with staking
Grayscale Investments has just launched the first US-listed spot crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) offering staking.
The Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE) and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) now enable Ether staking, while the Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) has activated staking capabilities ahead of its proposed uplisting as a spot Solana ETP.
The move provides traditional brokerage investors with access to staking rewards — previously confined to native crypto platforms — through regulated vehicles.
The products are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, meaning they operate outside the framework governing traditional mutual funds and ETFs. Staking, the process of locking up tokens to…
