DARE 2024 expands on the previous DARE 2020 Act, covering a wider range of digital asset activities, including advisory and management services, crypto derivatives, and staking.
Following Fidelity's lead, Grayscale Investments has introduced the capability to utilize the ETH in its trust for staking, as part of its application to register a spot Ethereum ETF.
Ethereum staking service Lido is planning partnerships with restaking platforms Mellow Finance and Symbiotic.
The blockchain gambling project ZKasino has transferred 10,515 ETH ($33 million) of user funds to the Lido staking protocol, despite initially promising to return them to their owners.
Frax Finance, renowned for its liquid staking and stablecoin FRAX, has launched its L2 network, Fraxtal.
In the ongoing SEC vs Binance case, Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson is seeking the commission's arguments to determine if digital assets should be classified as securities. Binance is set to engage in discussions, especially concerning staking and the definition of securities' 'duration'.