Institutions like VanEck urge the U.S. SEC to approve their Ethereum ETF staking applications on a "first-come, first-served" basis

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, BlackRock's move this week to add staking options to its iShares Ethereum Trust has reignited discussions about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's batch approval process. VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary Capital have urged the SEC to consider adopting a first-in, first-out approval process, rather than wanting to be "batch approved" alongside BlackRock, which submitted its application later.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart posted on the X platform that the staking options for Ethereum ETFs submitted by multiple institutions "will take time to complete." The final deadline for early applicants is in late October 2025, while the approval deadline for BlackRock's Ethereum ETH staking application is around April 2026, although it is believed that approval could potentially be granted as early as the fourth quarter of 2025.