BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) posted over $15.5 million in trading volume on its first day of trading, according to Bloomberg ETF Analyst James Seyffart.
“Vast majority of the trading is done and we are at $15.5 million in trading volume,” Seyffart wrote on social media platform X, adding that it is “very solid for a day 1 ETF launch.” Seyffart noted earlier that ETHB launched with over $100 million in assets.
ETHB is BlackRock’s first crypto ETF that incorporates staking. The world’s largest asset manager first hinted at its plans to launch staked crypto funds in 2025. Its amended S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that the firm started acquiring ether in February for the launch of ETHB.
The fund stakes 70% to 95% of its ether holdings under normal market conditions, while the remaining 5% to 30% is held unstaked for creations, redemptions, and operational liquidity. Approximately 82% of staking rewards will be distributed monthly to holders, with 18% allocated to the sponsor and the execution agent.
ETHB carries a sponsor fee of 0.25% annually, temporarily reduced to 0.12% on the first $2.5 billion in assets for the first year following launch.
Meanwhile, spot bitcoin and ether ETFs in the U.S. saw another day of net inflows on Thursday. Bitcoin ETFs reported $53.8 million in net inflows, marking their fourth consecutive day of positive flows. Ether ETFs posted $72.4 million in inflows. Spot Solana ETFs also recorded $4 million worth of inflows on Thursday.
On the other hand, spot XRP ETFs saw $6 million in net outflows, continuing a trend of outflows or weakened net inflows since mid-February.
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