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VanEck has taken a big step into the growing world of Ethereum staking. The firm filed an S-1 registration with the SEC for the VanEck Lido Staked ETH ETF, a product that would give investors exposure to stETH, the token you get when you stake ETH through the Lido protocol. Unlike some crypto products that try to replicate on-chain economics from the sidelines, this ETF would actually hold stETH itself. VanEck’s filing leans on the token’s audited smart contracts, its active secondary-market liquidity, and existing custodian and exchange integrations as reasons why the structure could work for regulated investors. “The filing signals growing recognition that liquid staking is an essential part of Ethereum’s infrastructure. Lido protocol’s stETH has shown that decentralization and institutional standards can coexist, providing a foundation the broader market can build on,” said Kean Gilbert, Head of Institutional Relations at Lido Ecosystem Foundation. The numbers help make the case. Lido says staking users have earned more than $2 billion in rewards since launch, and the protocol’s total value locked sits near $40 billion. For institutional buyers, that matters: an ETF holding stETH would aim to mirror the economics of staking while offering daily liquidity and the familiar, regulated wrapper that many long-term investors prefer. One practical advantage pops up in the filing: because stETH can be traded or redeemed without waiting on Ethereum’s sometimes long withdrawal windows, issuers wouldn’t need to park idle ETH just to meet redemptions. That can make creations and redemptions smoother and let the fund keep continuous exposure to staking yield, a neat operational touch that could matter to cash managers and custodians. First U.S. ETF Filing to Name stETH Directly This is also notable because it appears to be the first U.S. ETF filing to name stETH directly, a sign that on-chain…

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