Nasdaq has filed an application with the SEC on behalf of BlackRock to add staking to its Ethereum ETF. If approved, investors will earn staking rewards from the ETH held by the fund. The SEC recently classified staking rewards as income, paving the way for institutions to generate yield from ETH. Staked ETH has reached an all-time high, with over 36 million ETH locked, accounting for more than 29% of the circulating supply. Ethereum ETFs also saw over $726 million in inflows on the most recent trading day. The Ethereum Foundation is actively courting institutional investors through its marketing arm, Etherealize.

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