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Grayscale Investments has withdrawn its staking proposal from its <a href="https://coingape.com/spot-ethereum-etf-coming-this-week-sec-leaning-towards-approving/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">spot Ethereum ETF</a> plan. This change was made clear in an amended preliminary proxy statement for the Grayscale Ethereum (ETH) Trust filed on Tuesday. The original filing had proposed staking for investors through the trust, but this option has now been removed.
<h2 id="strong-grayscale-drops-staking-from-ethereum-etf-plan-strong">Grayscale Drops Staking from Ethereum ETF Plan</h2>
In the amended proxy statement, <a href="https://coingape.com/bitcoin-etf-inflows-at-7-times-daily-supply-gbtc-inflows-continue/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Grayscale</a> stated that the primary purpose of Amendment No. 2 was to remove Proposal 2. This proposal had included staking, which is now absent from the latest filing. This move aligns Grayscale with other issuers who have also removed staking components from their spot Ethereum ETF applications. For instance, <a href="https://coingape.com/breaking-fidelity-slashes-staking-for-ethereum-etf-in-latest-s-1-amendment/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Fidelity </a>excluded staking rewards from its S-1 registration statement earlier on Tuesday.
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James Seyffart, an ETF analyst at Bloomberg, noted that Grayscale’s adjustment was anticipated. In a post on X, Seyffart commented that Grayscale’s decision to remove staking language from their filing to convert $ETHE into an <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1793013101471691126">ETH ETF </a>was expected.
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Grayscale initially filed a Form 19b-4 with NYSE Arca in October, aiming to convert the Grayscale Ethereum Trust into a spot ether ETF. This follows their successful conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to a spot Bitcoin ETF, achieved after a court victory and SEC approval in January.
<h2 id="strong-ether-etf-filings-revised-amid-sec-input-strong">Ether ETF Filings Revised Amid SEC Input</h2>
The removal of staking from Grayscale’s proposal is part of a broader trend among issuers of potential spot Ethereum ETFs. Recently, the <a href="https://coingape.com/sec-sets-deadline-for-ether-etf-filings-edit-approval-ahead/#:~:text=The%20SEC%20has%20requested%20Nasdaq,fueling%20speculations%20of%20potential%20approval." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SEC</a> requested Nasdaq and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) to modify their spot ether ETF filings. This proactive involvement by the SEC has led to speculation about the potential approval of these financial products.
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In response to the SEC’s feedback, Cboe and five issuers, including Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco/Galaxy, Ark/21Shares, and <a href="https://coingape.com/franklin-templeton-tokenizes-us-gov-funds-on-polygon-and-stellar/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Franklin Templeton</a>, published amended 19b-4 filings. These updates are essential as the looming deadlines for issuers and exchanges to revise their filings approach. While the first of these, an application by VanEck and Cboe, faces a final deadline this Thursday, the spot ether ETFs can only launch once the SEC also approves the issuers’ S-1 forms.&nbsp;
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