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VanEck Withdraws Filing for Lido Staked Ethereum ETF
Asset manager VanEck officially rescinded its regulatory filing with the SEC for an exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Lido Staked Ethereum (stETH).
So what
This withdrawal underscores the ongoing regulatory friction surrounding liquid staking tokens and the SEC's reluctance to approve investment vehicles holding yield-bearing smart contract primitives. It delays institutional access to native staking yields via regulated wrapper products, cementing the segregation between TradFi capital pools and decentralized staking yields.