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Treasury and IRS guidance now allows crypto ETFs, to stake assets and pass yields to investors, open the door with wider institutional adoption. This could drive higher Ethereum ETF inflows and make crypto ETFs more attractive as yield-generating investment products for retail and institutional investors. The U.S. Treasury and IRS this week has just issued Revenue Procedure 2025-31, giving ETFs and trust vehicles a clear, tax-recognized path to stake proof-of-stake assets and share rewards with the investors. Previously, Crypto News Flash (CNF) reported that over 30 crypto ETF filings hit the SEC as fund managers flooded the market amid Trump-era optimism. With this update, regulated funds can now earn on-chain staking rewards and pass them to holders without creating complex tax complex. This now removes a major legal barrier that had prevented many institutional products from offering yield and transforms staking from a gray regulatory area into a tax-recognized, compliant, and institutionally viable activity. In a post on X, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) emphasized that the guidance “increases investor benefits, boosting innovation, and keeps America the global leader of digital asset and blockchain technology.” Today @USTreasury and the @IRSnews issued new guidance giving crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) a clear path to stake digital assets and share staking rewards with their retail investors. This move increases investor benefits, boosts innovation, and keeps America the… — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) November 10, 2025 He also added that, last the time of the posting the news, at the same time, the U.S. Treasury and IRS issued new guidance giving crypto exchange-traded products a clear path to stake digital assets and share staking rewards with their retail investors. Market Implications of Crypto ETF Staking for Ethereum (ETH) Price This regulatory breakthrough is clearly bullish with Ethereum’s price. By enabling ETH ETFs to…

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