SEC Extends Review on Ethereum ETF Staking Rewards
Published Date: 5/27/2025
Notice
Summary
NYSE Arca wants to update the Bitwise Ethereum ETF so it can allow staking, which means investors could earn rewards by holding their shares. The SEC is taking extra time, now until July 6, 2025, to carefully review this change before giving the green light. This affects anyone interested in trading or investing in this Ethereum ETF and could open new ways to make money with it.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Proposal to Permit Staking in ETF
On March 20, 2025, NYSE Arca filed a proposed rule change to amend the listing and trading rules for the Bitwise Ethereum ETF to permit staking. Amendment No. 1 was filed March 24, 2025 and the proposal was published for comment on April 7, 2025.
SEC Extends Review Deadline to July 6, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission extended the 45-day review period (the 45th day was May 22, 2025) and designated July 6, 2025 as the new date by which it will approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings on the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2025-25).
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