---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-051182"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETHE"
cik: "0001725210"
company_name: "Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF"
filed_at: "2023-10-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T06:25:38.817161+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NYSE Arca Files 19b-4 to Convert Grayscale Ethereum Trust to Spot ETF

## Summary
- NYSE Arca filed Form 19b-4 with the SEC to list Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) shares as a spot Ethereum ETF under Rule 8.201-E.
- ETHE is the world's largest Ether investment vehicle with ~$5B AUM, representing 2.5% of all Ether in circulation.
- The trust has over 250,000 U.S. investor accounts and trades millions in daily volume.
- Filing follows SEC clearance of first Ethereum futures ETFs and marks key step in Grayscale's lifecycle toward ETF conversion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-051182
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETHE
- cik: 0001725210
- company_name: Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF
- filed_at: 2023-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725210/000095017023051182/0000950170-23-051182-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725210/000095017023051182/ethe-20231002.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-051182.txt

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