#Trump-related Platform Staking ETH#

Recently, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto platform linked to Donald Trump, deposited a total of 10,000 Ether (ETH), worth $33 million, into the liquid staking platform Lido Finance (LDO) to stake and earn rewards. This move has sparked hopes that regulators will soon allow spot ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for staking. Hester Pierce, an SEC commissioner currently leading the agency's cryptocurrency working group, said in a Coinage interview last month that she is open to considering staking ETFs. Staking would enhance the attractiveness of investment products, allowing investors to generate stable returns from their holdings and reduce product fees. Potential regulatory approval could also shake up ETH's price and neighboring ecosystem tokens like Lido's LDO. Additionally, recent inflows into Bitcoin ETFs have surged, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF seeing an inflow of 6,208 BTC, bringing its current holdings to 569,343 BTC. Ethereum ETFs saw a net inflow of 18,108 ETH, including 16,959 ETH into BlackRock's iShares Ethereum ETF, with a total current value of around $3.87 billion. Bitwise Bitcoin ETF BITB holds 42,650.19 BTC, with a market capitalization exceeding $4.5 billion. CME Bitcoin options trading shows the strongest bullish sentiment since Trump's election win on November 5th, with the options skew rising to 4.4%, a new high since early November. These data suggest a growing bullish sentiment towards cryptocurrencies, particularly towards Ethereum and Bitcoin.