Grayscale Launches Staking Feature For Ethereum And Solana Funds, Giving Investors New Crypto Income Options

Grayscale Investments®, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform*, today announced a major industry first: Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (Ticker: ETHE) and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (Ticker: ETH) have become the first U.S.-listed spot crypto ETPs to enable staking. Grayscale also revealed that Grayscale Solana Trust (OTCQX:GSOL) has activated staking, giving investors one of the only ways to access SOL staking through a traditional brokerage account. Pending regulatory approval of GSOL's uplisting as an exchange-traded product, it is expected to become one of the first spot Solana ETPs with staking.

ETHE and ETH are exchange traded products that are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "40 Act") and therefore are not subject to the same regulations and protections as 40 Act-registered ETFs and mutual funds. An investment in ETHE and ETH involves significant risk, including possible loss of principal. ETHE and ETH hold digital assets; however, an investment in ETHE and ETH is not a direct investment in digital assets. GSOL is not an ETP and is quoted on OTC Markets Group.

By staking across its Ethereum and Solana products, Grayscale offers investors exposure to the long-term value accrual of these networks while maintaining the funds' core objectives: ETHE and ETH provide spot Ether exposure, and GSOL provides spot Solana exposure.