According to the source, VanEck submitted an S-1 registration statement to the U.S. SEC for a Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. source: the source The source did not provide an SEC EDGAR accession number or filing link, so traders should verify the filing on the SEC EDGAR database before positioning. source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission If confirmed, the ETF would reference Lido’s stETH, a liquid staking token that accrues staking rewards and represents staked ETH with a variable exchange rate to ETH. source: Lido Finance documentation For trading, monitor ETH spot and perpetual liquidity, LDO price and volumes, and the secondary market spread between stETH and ETH for any discount or premium shifts around ETF headlines. source: Lido Finance documentation; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission An S-1 submission does not imply approval; a launch requires the SEC to declare the registration effective and exchanges to approve listing. source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission