ARK Invest and 21 Shares have cut the staking component in their latest spot Ethereum ETF filing.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest and 21Shares spot ether exchange-traded fund offerings do not include staking.
previously filingArkInvest/21 Shares includes a staking component called “Sponsor”. From time to time, you may stake a portion of the Trust’s assets through one or more trusted staking providers.” That specific language was not included in the updated version. filing On Friday.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the updated filing eliminating staking could have several implications. post On Friday
“It may appear that they are refining the shape of the document based on comments from the SEC (which would be good news), but no comments have been made yet,” Balchunas said. “So it could be a Hail Mary or one less thing to use if the SEC says no. I’m not sure (yet).”
ARK Invest and 21 Shares did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Ark Invest and 21 Shares applied As for the Spot Ether ETF in September, the fund said it would provide direct exposure and trading to Ether on the Cboe BZX Exchange using the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant.
21Shares is the trust’s sponsor, Delaware Trust Company is the trustee, and Coinbase Custody Trust Company is the custodian of the Ether. ARK Investment Management is a sub-advisor to the Trust and will provide assistance in marketing the shares.
Optimism about the SEC’s approval of a spot ether ETF has diminished over the past few months. Balchunas last month lowered His estimate of his chances of getting the job. Ethereum 
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