BlackRock Seeks SEC Approval for iShares Ethereum Staking Trust

U.S. spot XRP ETFs have drawn nearly $1 billion in inflows since the first product debuted on Nov. 13, posting the strongest altcoin ETF debut to date. The move offers Wall Street a clear test of regulated exposure to a utility token.

BitMine Immersion purchased $435 million of Ether in the latest week, its biggest weekly ETH inflow in over a month, lifting cash reserves to $1 billion. The move underscores renewed institutional accumulation of ETH.

Robinhood has launched crypto futures trading, on-platform staking and tokenized stocks as it expands its product suite to deepen its presence in global crypto markets. The move aims to broaden revenue streams and attract more active crypto traders and yield-seeking users.

BlackRock’s CEO framed bitcoin as a long-term hedge amid rising fiscal pressures and called for accelerated asset tokenization, arguing both moves could reshape global markets. The message signals growing institutional interest in BTC and digital securities infrastructure.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed creating a gas futures market to help users and protocols hedge against sudden transaction fee surges. The idea aims to add predictability and market-based price discovery for gas costs without changing core fee mechanics.