Great day for cryptocurrencies on Wall Street. The ETP $ETHE and $ETH of (m1 @Grayscale will add staking this morning at market open. $GSOL, the company's Solana trust, has also activated staking.

**Grayscale Investments**, one of the largest digital asset investment firms in the world (with over $35 billion in assets under management). Today, October 6, 2025, Grayscale has activated **staking** in three of its key products related to Ethereum and Solana. This means that investors in these funds will be able to earn rewards for "staking" their assets on the blockchain networks, without the need to handle the cryptos directly. It is a milestone because they are the **first ETPs (Exchange-Traded Products) of crypto spot listed in the U.S. that include staking**.

Staking ### The involved products

- **$ETHE (Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF)**: It is Grayscale's main Ethereum ETF, with direct exposure to the price of ETH. It represents almost 50% of all Ethereum assets in U.S. ETPs. Today, upon market opening, it activated staking.

- **$ETH (Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF)**: A more accessible "mini" version of ETHE, with lower fees. It also activated staking this morning.

- **$GSOL (Grayscale Solana Trust)**: A Solana trust (not an ETF yet, it trades on OTC Markets), with about $122.5 million in assets. It has already activated staking, and if it receives regulatory approval to become an ETP, it would be one of the first to offer staking for SOL.

Grayscale does it **passively**: it uses institutional custodians and diversified validators to stake the assets, which helps secure the Ethereum and Solana networks while generating rewards for investors. This aligns with the funds' objective: exposure to the spot price of cryptocurrencies, plus the long-term value of staking rewards.

### Why is it a "big day" for cryptocurrencies on Wall Street?

- **Regulatory innovation**: Until now, crypto ETFs in the U.S. could not stake due to SEC restrictions. This announcement shows that regulation is evolving, attracting more institutional investors looking for yields without operational risks.

- **Market impact**: Ethereum and Solana are proof-of-stake networks, where staking generates rewards (around 3-5% annually for ETH, and similar for SOL). Grayscale estimates that ETH ETPs in the U.S. have lost about $61 million in potential rewards since their launch. Now, this could boost capital flows and prices.

- **Recent context**: Comes after prior SEC approvals for ETH ETFs in 2024 and multi-assets in September 2025. For Solana, there are expectations of a spot ETF for October 2025, which could boost GSOL.

### What does it mean for investors?

- **Advantages**: Easy access to staking via traditional brokerage accounts (like on the exchange). No need to deal with wallets or nodes. Rewards accumulate in the value of the fund.

- **How to invest**: You can buy $ETHE and $ETH on exchanges like NYSE Arca. $GSOL on OTC. Check the prospectus on the Grayscale site for details.