BlackRock has launched the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ticker: ETHB) on Nasdaq, giving traditional investors regulated access to spot ether (ETH) combined with staking rewards through a standard brokerage account. The fund went live on 12 March 2026 with about $107 million in seed assets and recorded more than $15 million in first‑day trading volume, signaling solid institutional and retail demand for yield-bearing Ethereum exposure in a familiar ETF wrapper. ETHB holds physical spot ETH and stakes roughly 70–95% of its holdings via professional validator operators, while keeping the remainder liquid for redemptions and risk management. Staking rewards are passed through to shareholders, with approximately 82% of gross rewards distributed via monthly payments, after which the net yield to investors is estimated at around 1.9–2.2% annually under current conditions, lower than direct on-chain staking but without the operational, custody, and compliance burdens of running validators or using DeFi protocols. BlackRock prices the fund’s ether exposure using the regulated CME CF Ether‑Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant (ETHUSD_NY), continuing its indexing partnership with CF Benchmarks and aligning the product with benchmarks already used in other institutional crypto offerings. This is BlackRock’s first ETF to incorporate on‑chain staking and its third crypto ETF overall, following its spot bitcoin (IBIT) and spot ether (ETHA) products, marking a further step in integrating proof‑of‑stake economics into traditional capital markets at large scale. For institutions and advisors constrained to regulated instruments, ETHB offers a way to participate in Ethereum’s security and reward model without handling wallets or navigating staking infrastructure, potentially broadening ETH’s appeal as a yield‑bearing digital asset in portfolios that previously could only hold non‑yielding spot exposure. "entities":["BlackRock","iShares","iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF","ETHB","Ethereum","ether (ETH)","CF Benchmarks","CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant (ETHUSD_NY)","Nasdaq","IBIT","ETHA","Figment","Galaxy Digital","Attestant","Coinbase","Anchorage Digital"]}'}} మంది`}】

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