ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, Robinhood has announced the launch of Ethereum (ETH) staking services, allowing European users to earn returns on their ETH holdings.Additionally, earlier this year, Robinhood Crypto launched Solana (SOL) staking services in Europe.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, UK Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq announced at the City & Financial Global Tokenization Summit in London on November 22, 2024, that the UK plans to launch a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry in early 2025. The new framework will separate stablecoins from the existing payment system and establish specific regulations for staking services to prevent them from being classified as collective investment schemes.This move ends the uncertainty in the market regarding the direction of cryptocurrency regulation since the Labour government took office in July 2024. The previous Conservative government had already included cryptocurrencies in the scope of regulated activities under the Financial Services and Markets Bill.

ChainCatcher news, according to Finance Feeds, Swiss investment company ISP Securities has partnered with cryptocurrency technology provider Taurus to use its digital asset custody solution Taurus-PROTECT. ISP's institutional clients will be able to trade, custody, and stake the digital assets provided by ISP.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Zodia Custody announced a partnership with the Solana staking market Marinade, allowing institutions to access Solana staking opportunities. Currently, Zodia Custody's staking services also support Ethereum, Polkadot, Cardano, and BNB.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Binance US has chosen Fireblocks to enhance cryptocurrency custody and staking services, assuring users and regulators that customer assets on the exchange are handled securely and compliantly, while also supporting cryptocurrency token staking services.The two companies stated on Wednesday that the company will use Fireblocks wallet technology to support hot and cold custody, as well as customer deposits and withdrawals. Fireblocks' key management system will also help expand the exchange's staking services.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong media Ming Pao, OSL Group Chairman and CEO Pan Zhiyong stated that OSL is continuously promoting regulated digital asset innovation into the next phase, including staking services and tokenized fund products. The group's OSL Digital Securities has been appointed as the virtual asset trading platform and custodian for the first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs of Huaxia Fund and Harvest Global Investments. The first batch of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs launched by their issuer partners Huaxia Fund (Hong Kong) and Harvest Global Investments accounted for over 88% of the total trading volume in the Hong Kong ETF market. OSL announced that since the launch of the spot virtual asset exchange-traded fund (ETF) in April this year, the market has witnessed significant growth, with both trading volume and assets under management (AUM) continuously expanding. As of yesterday, the trading volume of the Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETF reached 114 million yuan, while the Ethereum (ETH) spot ETF reached 33.76 million yuan.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, due to the Cosmos network upgrade, Upbit will suspend ATOM deposits, withdrawals, and staking requests on June 5 at 17:00. An additional announcement will be made once the network upgrade is confirmed to be stable.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase Assets posted on X that the AVAX staking service is now live, with an annual yield of up to 4.47%.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum staking platform Kiln has enabled LST re-staking on EigenLayer through Ledger Live. Kiln stated that this allows over 1.5 million users of Ledger Live to re-stake on EigenLayer for the first time via the wallet application.Previous report, in January this year, the Ethereum staking platform Kiln completed a $17 million financing round, led by 1kx, with participation from IOSG, Crypto.com, Wintermute Ventures, KXVC, and LBank. This new round of financing is an extension of Kiln's $17.6 million Series A financing announced in November 2022.

ChainCather news, Robinhood Crypto has launched staking services in Europe, currently allowing users to stake their Solana (SOL) assets directly through the app to earn rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the digital asset lending platform Maple Finance has partnered with the staking infrastructure provider Figment to integrate the staking capabilities of Solana and Ethereum through Maple Finance, merging traditional finance with digital assets.It is reported that Maple Finance further solidifies its position as a home for digital asset lending by leveraging Figment's institutional-grade staking services. This collaboration allows for the staking of digital assets, increases rewards for lenders, and enhances capital efficiency during loan deployment, providing borrowers with more competitive borrowing rates.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk citing informed sources, the Solana-based staking project Jito is building a re-staking service. Meanwhile, CoinDesk's investigation found that at least 6 teams are working on Solana re-staking, such as Solayer Labs, Cambrian, Picasso, DePHY, and Repl.Cambrian founder Gennady Evstratov stated that the team is finalizing a $2.5 million funding deal, with 3 investors indicating a valuation of about $25 million. Cambrian plans to launch the re-staking network by the end of the second quarter or the beginning of the third quarter, along with a points program and token issuance.It is reported that Solayer Labs has not yet launched, and 3 VCs familiar with the situation stated that Solayer hopes to complete an $8 million seed round financing with a valuation of $80 million, with Polychain Capital leading with $4 million. Rachel Chu from Solayer Labs mentioned that they are close to raising $10 million, with participation from Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko. At the same time, Solayer Labs is developing a multi-phase points program.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, four insiders say that the Solana infrastructure project Jito is building a SOL re-staking service.Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder stated, "There is a lot of hype around this right now. It's a bit like a gold rush." However, he declined to comment on his company's plans.According to a CoinDesk survey, more than 6 teams are quietly building Solana re-staking services. Cambrian is one of them, and Cambrian founder Gennady Evstratov mentioned that his seven-person team is finalizing a $2.5 million funding deal.Three venture capitalists familiar with the situation said that another project planning to launch Solana re-staking, Solayer Labs, is currently looking to raise $8 million in a seed round led by Hack VC at a valuation of $80 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Ethereum staking platform Figment announced a partnership with Fireblocks to launch an innovative ETH re-staking method, allowing customers to directly re-stake ETH through the Fireblocks console.

ChainCatcher news, asset management giant Fidelity stated in a revised filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it plans to provide staking service capabilities for its potential Ethereum spot ETF traders. Fidelity submitted documents to launch an Ethereum spot ETF last November, competing with other issuers such as BlackRock, Ark Invest, and Grayscale.

ChainCatcher news, the multi-chain yield protocol Magpie announces integration with the Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer, and the establishment of the SubDAO organization Eigenpie.It is reported that Eigenpie will provide restaking services through the EigenLayer framework, with the mainnet set to launch after an audit. In addition, Eigenpie will also introduce the governance and revenue-sharing token EGP.

ChainCatcher news, Aave has initiated an ARFC proposal to launch the Aave DAO staking service Frontier test, aimed at further decentralizing the staking risks of the protocol and actively participating in network security. The Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) will operate staking nodes and run validator nodes on behalf of the DAO, enhancing the DAO's passive income and promoting diversified staking strategies. Voting will end on January 24, 2024.

ChainCatcher message, according to an email sent to affected users on November 2, Coinbase has halted staking services in Maryland, USA.Coinbase stated that affected users can no longer immediately hold additional funds, and any funds staked by users after June 5 will be canceled, including any accrued rewards, which will be deposited into the users' main balance. However, users will continue to earn rewards from any staked balance, and they can actively request to cancel rewards at any time.In July, Coinbase restricted staking in four states: California, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. However, the measures taken by the company at that time only prevented users in those states from staking additional assets.

ChainCatcher news, digital asset custodian Hex Trust announced that it will provide custody and staking services for the Celestial token TIA.It is reported that, as the only licensed custodian in the Asia-Pacific region and holder of the FMP license for virtual asset custody services in the Middle East, Hex Trust offers secure custody services for the Celestia token (TIA) through its institutional-grade platform Hex Safe.