Key Highlights:
- Grayscale has staked another $3.83 billion worth of Ethereum via its staking ETFs.
- This comes after it staked around $150 million in ETH on Monday.
- Earlier this week, the company announced the launch of the first set of crypto staking ETPs in the U.S.
In its recent scale-up of staking-enabled spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Grayscale Investments has staked 857,600 Ethereum (ETH), worth around $3.83 billion. The staking activity was undertaken via the ETHE and ETH ETFs by Grayscale.
Grayscale’s Ethereum Staking ETF Feat
The latest staking event took place on Wednesday, October. Earlier, on Monday, the asset manager staked 32,000 ETH worth approximately $150.56 million, according to Lookonchain data. These dealings come after the creation of staking facilities by Grayscale on its Ethereum and Solana investment funds listed in the United States.
The products include the Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE), Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH), and the Solana Trust (GSOL). Together, these funds constitute over $8.2 billion of managed funds.
Grayscale(ETHE and ETH ETF) staked 32,000 $ETH($150.56M) today.https://t.co/OcQGQe8US6 pic.twitter.com/lQLIWl8yQX
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 7, 2025
The upgrade will allow investors to receive blockchain-based rewards directly in regulated ETF structures without having to sacrifice liquidity. Through the addition of staking, Grayscale is aligning its ETFs to create more yield in addition to offering exposure to proof-of-stake networks like Ethereum and Solana.
Staking will occur via a network of established custodians, as per the firm, in order to achieve transparency and to remain regulatory. This structure gives the clients of Grayscale a chance to fully enjoy passive income concerning the staking rewards issued by the networks, whereas the company assigns the assets to professional validator providers.
Grayscale underscored that its strategy is to create an institutional-level of security and accessibility to traditional investors who will prefer to hold digital assets through regular brokerage providers. The staking program will also serve the background blockchain ecosystems to provide assistance to the network security and the authentication of transactions.
Incorporating staking into our Ethereum and Solana ETFs is a logical next step in our attempt to provide innovation in our digital asset investment products, said Peter Mintzberg, Chief Executive Officer of Grayscale. Since we are the largest issuer of digital assets ETFs by AUM in the world, we are determined to transform emerging opportunities, such as staking, into quantifiable value to investors.
The move is based on previous regulatory achievements in the cryptocurrency market in the U.S. With the spot Bitcoin ETFs sanctioned by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year, Grayscale has moved to provide additional products, such as proof-of-stake assets, to enable investors to receive protocol-level rewards.
About Grayscale’s Ethereum and Solana Funds
The company has Ethereum-based ETFs, ETHE and ETH, which collectively oversee over $8.1 billion in assets, and provide investors with exposure to the price of Ethereum and, as of 2021, the staking yield of Ethereum. The two funds have been revised to indicate that they are involved in the staking processes.
In the meantime, the Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) manages about $122.5 million worth of assets, or a single share has about 0.0726 SOL. The Solana Trust is also trading over-the-counter (OTC), unlike ETHE and ETH. Grayscale has, however, expressed intentions of having GSOL converted into an ETF in the future by obtaining regulatory consent. Prior to the possible transition, the staking functionality of GSOL has already been enabled.
The blockchain offered by Solana relies on the validators to keep the distributed registry and authenticate transactions on the network. The SOL token staking reinforces this mechanism and provides incentives to participants in the form of protocols. Through GSOL, which enables institutions to stake, Grayscale enables institutions to benefit through this process without having to take care of private keys or validator infrastructure.
The Solana Trust has a total expense ratio of 2.5% and still trades in the OTC Markets platform under the Solana Trust under the ticker GSOL. Grayscale argued that the introduction of staking would enhance a net asset value (NAV) and trading price convergence over time in the case of the trust, which was previously disrupted in products traded OTC in digital assets.
Grayscale also released staking education material. The firm made the guide available to investors so they could have a more in-depth comprehension of staking, yield generation, and how validators contribute to proof-of-stake networks with the introduction of staking functionality. The new staking program highlights the company’s approach to incorporating blockchain rewards into the regulated investment models of the existing U.S. investors.
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