staking
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The ETH funds received the final SEC nod after issuers worked with the agency on disclosure documents in recent weeks
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If “restake anything” is the new narrative, LRT providers don’t want to miss it
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The marketplace, which is not yet live, will have validators bid for delegation from some staked solana
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Babylon led the pack of funding announcements alongside OpenSocial, Aperture and Scrypt
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Without staking rewards, a spot ETH ETF fails to fully leverage the unique advantages that Ethereum offers
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Planned funds would not stake their holdings, which some say will hurt the ETFs’ appeal for certain investors
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The current crop of ETF issuers could’ve only made it this far by promising not to stake any ETH they hoover up
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Amendments that nix the possibility for planned funds to earn yield by staking ETH come just ahead of a key SEC deadline
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Fidelity, Ark Invest and Grayscale have so far adjusted proposals to omit plans of staking the funds’ ETH holdings
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Like any new idea, restaking protocols will need a long break-in period to ensure their technical safety — but that’s doesn’t mean they’re not extremely promising
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Plus, Puffer joins the restaking round club and a Bitcoin Runes DEX announces seed funding
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Chorus One tried to tease out some risks that could emerge from the buzzy restaking protocol
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