VanEck is moving toward a Lido-based staked ETH ETF, highlighting rising institutional interest in liquid staking protocols.
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Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:03 am EST.
Asset manager VanEck has filed for the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF by registering it as a statutory trust in Delaware.
The registration is a preliminary step before seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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The ETF would offer exposure to staked ether through Lido, the major liquid staking protocol that allows users to earn staking rewards while maintaining liquidity by using tokens like stETH.
Lido has around $38 billion in total value locked and is the largest Ethereum-based protocol by that metric. After news of VanEck’s filing was made public, Lido’s native token LDO rallied 7%.
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