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Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF amends trust agreement to distribute staking rewards
Fourth Amended and Restated Trust Agreement effective Aug 6, 2026, replacing Third A&R Trust Agreement.
Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF to begin quarterly cash distributions of staking rewards
Trust intends to amend declaration to require quarterly conversion of staking rewards to cash and distribution to shareholders, net of expenses.
Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF sponsor appoints interim co-CFOs after CFO departure
Edward McGee steps down as CFO of Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC effective July 2, 2026, for personal reasons; no disagreement.
Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF adopts Delayed Delivery Orders for liquidity-constrained redemptions
Delayed Delivery Orders defer ETH delivery to liquidity providers when unstaked reserves exhausted.
Effective April 1, 2026, NAV will use CoinDesk Ether Benchmark Rate instead of CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX).
Name changed to Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF effective Jan 5, 2026; ticker ETHE unchanged.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF adds Bitstamp to CoinDesk Ether Price Index calculation
Effective Dec 21, 2025, Bitstamp by Robinhood added to the CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX) used for Trust's NAV.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF to rename to Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF effective Jan 5
Name change announced on Dec 23, 2025; effective on or about Jan 5, 2026.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF discloses risk of third-party content via X cashtags
Grayscale uses X (Twitter) and includes cashtags (e.g., $ETHE) in its posts.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF sponsor undergoes internal reorganization, no material impact expected
GSOIH transferred common membership units of GSO to newly formed Grayscale Investments, which becomes sole managing member of sponsor.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF sponsor board change: Kummell out, Koster in as director
Matthew Kummell stepped down as Director of GSOIH Board on October 13, 2025.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF enters new admin agreement with BNY Mellon, replaces prior deal
New Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement with BNY Mellon effective October 9, 2025.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF to stake up to 100% of Ether via Coinbase, retains 77% of rewards
Entered Prime Broker Agreement and Staking Addendum with Coinbase Entities on Oct 3-6, 2025.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust shareholders approve Ether staking and sponsor staking fee
Shareholders approved staking Ether held by Trust (99.75% consent) and sponsor staking fee (98.93% consent).
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF index adds Gemini, removes Bullish effective Sept 21, 2025
CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX) added Gemini and removed Bullish as Constituent Trading Platforms.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust adds Anchorage Digital as second Ether custodian; Coinbase remains primary
Trust entered custodial agreement with Anchorage Digital Bank on Aug 8, 2025, to custody a portion of its Ether holdings.
Grayscale appoints Barry Silbert as Board Chairman; adds four senior executives
Barry Silbert returns as Chairman of the Board; Mark Shifke steps down but remains Director.
CoinDesk adds LMAX Digital to ether price index used by Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF
Index provider CoinDesk Indices added LMAX Digital to the ETX index effective June 22, 2025.
Grayscale hires Diana Zhang as COO; Hugh Ross to depart by May 31
Diana Zhang appointed COO of Grayscale Operating, LLC, effective May 6, 2025.
CoinDesk Ether Price Index adds Bullish, drops LMAX Digital effective March 23, 2025
Index Provider added Bullish and removed LMAX Digital from the CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX) as of March 23, 2025.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF sponsor reorganizes; GSIS becomes sole sponsor after 120 days
On Jan 1, 2025, Grayscale Investments (GSI) merged into Grayscale Operating (GSO); sponsor contracts assigned to new entity Grayscale Investments Sponsors (GSIS).
Grayscale Ethereum Trust renamed to Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF effective Nov 4, 2024
Sponsor filed Certificate of Amendment on Oct 30, 2024, changing trust name from Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH) to Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust to rename to Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF effective Nov 4, 2024
Name change to Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF effective November 4, 2024.
Shares began trading on NYSE Arca under ticker ETHE on July 23; Mini Trust (ETH) also listed.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust distributes Mini Trust shares; expected NYSE Arca listing July 23
Record date July 18; each ETHE shareholder gets 1 share of Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH) per ETHE share.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust sets July 18 record date for 1:1 ETH Mini Trust distribution
Record date July 18, 2024; each ETHE share entitles holder to 1 ETH share of Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust updates supplemental disclosures; staking prohibited, regulatory updates
Trust currently prohibited from staking Ether; may seek staking program if trust agreement amended and NYSE Arca rule change obtained.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust shareholders approve three trust amendments with >98% consent
Proposal 1 (alternative creation/redemption) approved: 99.33% consent; Proposal 2 (daily Sponsor Fee) 98.71%; Proposal 3 (omnibus accounts) 99.25%.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust signs new Coinbase custody deal ahead of NYSE Arca ETF uplisting
New custodian agreement with Coinbase Custody and Coinbase Prime Broker; becomes effective on uplisting to NYSE Arca.
Grayscale appoints Peter Mintzberg as CEO; Sonnenshein steps down effective May 20
Peter Mintzberg named CEO of Grayscale, effective August 15, 2024; will join Board of Directors.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust appoints BNY Mellon as transfer agent, effective upon NYSE Arca uplisting
BNY Mellon appointed as transfer agent under agreement dated May 8, 2024, executed May 13, 2024.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust files S-3 to register ETHE shares for spot Ethereum ETF uplisting
Grayscale Investments filed S-3 with SEC on April 23, 2024 to register shares of Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE).
Filed Form S-1 for Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (proposed ticker ETH) and Schedule 14C for ETHE.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust amends definition of Business Day in Trust Agreement
Sponsor Grayscale Investments and Trustee Delaware Trust Company executed Amendment No. 3 on March 22, 2024.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust dismisses Marcum, appoints KPMG as auditor
Audit Committee approved dismissal of Marcum effective March 1, 2024; Marcum completed FY2023 audit with no adverse opinions.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust engages BNY Mellon for admin & accounting services
BNY Mellon appointed as fund administrator and accounting agent effective February 26, 2024.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Sponsor board reshuffled; Silbert and Murphy resign
Barry Silbert and Mark Murphy resign from the Sponsor's board, effective Jan 1, 2024.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust adds Crypto.com as constituent exchange for Index Price
Effective October 28, 2023, Crypto.com added to CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX) after meeting minimum liquidity requirement.
NYSE Arca Files 19b-4 to Convert Grayscale Ethereum Trust to Spot ETF
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.
Grayscale abandons rights to ETHPoW tokens for ETHE and GDLC shareholders
Agent irrevocably abandoned all Incidental Rights to ETHPoW as of Sept. 18, 2023.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust extends CoinDesk Ether Price Index license to Feb 28, 2025
Amendment extends Index License Agreement term from Feb 29, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust index drops Binance.US from Ether Price Index
CoinDesk Indices removed Binance.US from the ETX index effective June 17, 2023.
Agent extends review period up to 180 days from March 16, 2023 to evaluate market for ETHPoW tokens from Ethereum fork.
CoinDesk adds Binance.US to Grayscale Ethereum Trust pricing index effective Jan 28
CoinDesk Indices added Binance.US to the CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX) during its quarterly review.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust removes FTX.US from Index Price calculation after FTX halt
CoinDesk Indices removed FTX.US from the Constituent Exchanges for the CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX) effective Nov 10, 2022.
Sponsor entered distribution & marketing agreement with Grayscale Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary, effective Oct 3.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust changes auditor after Friedman LLP merger with Marcum LLP
Effective Sept 1, 2022, Friedman LLP's audit practice combined with Marcum LLP.
Distributed rights to approx. 3,059,976 ETHPoW tokens (~0.009866 per share) to holders as of Sept 26, 2022.
Record date set for September 26, 2022; rights to ETHPoW tokens from Sep 15 Ethereum fork distributed to shareholders.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust index rebalancing: Bitstamp removed, FTX.US added
CoinDesk removed Bitstamp from Ether Price Index (ETX) due to minimum liquidity failure, effective July 23, 2022.
Hugh Ross, the current Chief Operating Officer of Grayscale Operating, LLC, who has decided to step down from his position and is expected to remain with Grayscale to assist with the transition of his responsibilities until his departure on or prior to May 31, 2025.
the appointment of Diana Zhang to serve as the new Chief Operating Officer of Grayscale Operating, LLC, effective May 6, 2025.
announced that it has approved the appointment of Peter Mintzberg to serve as Grayscale’s new Chief Executive Officer and the principal executive officer of the Company, and a member of the Board of Directors of Grayscale, effective August 15, 2024.
Mr. Edward McGee, the Chief Financial Officer of Grayscale and principal financial officer of the Company, will serve as principal executive officer on an interim basis until Mr. Mintzberg’s commencement date.
Mr. Mintzberg will succeed Michael Sonnenshein, the current Chief Executive Officer of Grayscale and the principal executive officer of the Company, who has decided to step down from his position, effective immediately.
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