GSR Shakes Up Crypto Market with 5 Revolutionary ETFs Targeting Treasury Companies and Ethereum Staking
Wall Street's crypto invasion accelerates as trading firm GSR files for five groundbreaking ETFs.
BREAKING THE MOLD
These aren't your grandfather's index funds—GSR's filings target two explosive crypto niches: companies holding digital assets on their balance sheets and Ethereum's booming staking ecosystem. The move signals institutional investors' growing appetite for crypto exposure through regulated vehicles.
BEHIND THE NUMBERS
Five separate ETFs represent a strategic diversification play. While traditional finance still debates Bitcoin's legitimacy, GSR's filing bypasses the speculation debate entirely—focusing instead on revenue-generating crypto infrastructure and corporate adoption trends.
THE STAKING GAMBLE
Ethereum staking ETFs could unlock passive income streams for conservative investors who'd never touch a crypto wallet. Meanwhile, treasury-focused funds bet on companies treating digital assets like corporate strategy rather than casino chips.
Wall Street finally learns what crypto natives knew for years—sometimes the smartest trade isn't buying the asset, but selling the shovels during a gold rush. Though given finance's track record, they'll probably still find a way to overcomplicate it.
Staking revenue strategy
GSR’s four Ethereum-centered funds target different aspects of staking rewards and yield generation.
The GSR Ethereum Staking Opportunity ETF aims to replicate ETH’s performance, including staking rewards. At the same time, the GSR Crypto StakingMax ETF aims to achieve capital appreciation through investments in crypto based on proof-of-stake consensus.
The GSR crypto Core3 ETF offers balanced exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, with approximately 33% of the allocation to each asset.
The GSR Ethereum YieldEdge ETF combines Ethereum staking exposure with derivatives to enhance yield.
Each fund structures its approach to maintain daily liquidity while maximizing staking participation, with portfolio management ensuring no more than 15% of assets remain illiquid under Rule 22e-4 requirements.
Generic listing standards
The filings arrive one week after the SEC approved generic listing standards for commodity-based trust shares across Nasdaq, Cboe, and the New York Stock Exchange.
These standards streamline the approval process for exchange-traded products tied to digital assets, potentially reducing review periods from up to 240 days to 60-75 days for qualifying products.
However, the generic standards do not automatically approve all crypto ETPs, as threshold requirements remain in place.
GSR’s timing aligns with renewed institutional interest in crypto exposure vehicles, as the 25 basis point cut in US interest rates drove $1.9 billion into crypto ETPs.
