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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.
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Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF to adopt CoinDesk Ether Benchmark Rate for NAV effective April 1, 2026
Effective April 1, 2026, NAV will use CoinDesk Ether Benchmark Rate instead of CoinDesk Ether Price Index (ETX).
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Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF issues first staking rewards ($0.083/share), name change effective Jan 5
Name changed to Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF effective Jan 5, 2026; ticker ETHE unchanged.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Grayscale Ethereum Trust lists on NYSE Arca, starts redemption program, distributes mini trust shares
Shares began trading on NYSE Arca under ticker ETHE on July 23; Mini Trust (ETH) also listed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Grayscale files to spin off Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH) from ETHE; shares pro rata to ETHE holders
Filed Form S-1 for Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (proposed ticker ETH) and Schedule 14C for ETHE.
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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.
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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.
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Grayscale Ethereum Trust engages BNY Mellon for admin & accounting services
BNY Mellon appointed as fund administrator and accounting agent effective February 26, 2024.