ChainCatcher news, according to Benzinga, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest made several portfolio adjustments last week. Through ARKK, the company increased its holdings by 60,266 shares of Robinhood Markets Inc., worth approximately $2.45 million. Through ARKW, it sold 31,817 shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, valued at about $2.7 million.Additionally, ARKF and ARKW jointly purchased 500,000 shares of the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ.U), with a total transaction value of approximately $5.2 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) passed the new regulation "allowing licensed institutions to provide staking services," the Ethereum staking ETF launched by Huaxia Fund (Hong Kong) in collaboration with OSL Digital Securities has been approved and is set to be listed by May 15 at the latest. This Ethereum staking ETF operates through the custody of the licensed platform OSL and the node verification by the French staking service provider Kiln, allowing investors to indirectly earn staking rewards from Ethereum.Last month, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released the "ASPIRe" roadmap, which clearly outlines five pillars—Access, Safeguards, Products, Infrastructure, and Relationships—aiming to build a complete virtual asset ecosystem. Hong Kong's first Ethereum staking ETF is scheduled to launch on April 25, with the Hong Kong government approving two staking-type crypto ETFs within three months, indicating that the regulatory framework is gradually becoming internationally competitive.

ChainCatcher news, reported by The Block, to expand institutional adoption of Solana staking, Toronto-based Sol Strategies announced on Tuesday that it has been selected as the staking provider for 3iQ Corp.'s Solana Staking ETF.As of January 31, Sol Strategies and its subsidiaries hold a total of 189,968 SOL, with an average acquisition price of approximately $179 per coin. The company's stock (HODL), traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange, surged over 2,000% last year and is currently trading over-the-counter in the U.S., with plans to list on Nasdaq.

ChainCatcher message, Shenfish shares the main opportunities and challenges in the crypto market for the next 18 months on social media:Bitcoin (BTC) Key Drivers:MSTRs are making significant entries, with continuous inflow of BTC funds;The implementation of U.S. national reserve policy, with other countries likely to follow suit.Ethereum (ETH) Important Turning Points:Approval of Staking ETFs;RWA accelerating on-chain, traditional financial assets embracing blockchain;AI technology driving ecological innovation.Solana (SOL) Breakthrough Opportunities:Approval of ETFs;Significant improvement in network scalability;Further expansion of AI application scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin revealed that ETF issuers are actively preparing for a staking-based Ethereum ETF and are confident of obtaining approval under the new SEC leadership. Lubin stated that issuers are working hard to develop the best solutions for clients to address the complexities related to staking and penalty mechanisms, which will help enhance the robustness of the ecosystem and client diversity.Currently, approximately 33.7 million ETH (worth about $11.3 billion) are participating in staking, accounting for 28% of the total supply. The SEC established a cryptocurrency working group on January 21, led by crypto-friendly commissioner Hester Peirce, responsible for developing a regulatory framework for digital assets. Peirce hinted in an interview last December that the new leadership may push for a more friendly approach to crypto policy.Former Polygon CFO Young Ko believes that the crypto working group led by Peirce is beneficial for industry development, as she understands the essence of the technology and supports industry growth. Investment bank Bernstein Research predicts that under a crypto-friendly SEC leadership appointed by Trump, an ETH staking yield ETF is likely to be approved.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, based on ARK's trading data, the company purchased 1.7 million shares of the 3iQ Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHQ.U) on August 1, with a total value of $21 million.Approximately 1 million shares of ETHQ.U were allocated from the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), while the remaining 651,713 shares were purchased through the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF.