2026-01-03 01:56:12

Grayscale Investments recently updated its S-1 filing for the Avalanche spot ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The highlight of this update is the introduction of a staking yield mechanism. This makes Grayscale the third major player, after a leading institution and another firm, to officially incorporate staking yield arrangements into an AVAX ETF product.

Interestingly, this reflects a new trend — institutional-level crypto asset products are no longer satisfied with simple spot exposure. The addition of staking yields allows holders to not only benefit from potential price appreciation but also earn additional protocol rewards. This design is highly attractive to traditional financial institutions.

Grayscale plans to list this ETF on Nasdaq under the trading code GAVX. From product design and filing progress to listing pace, the institutionalization of the entire market is quite evident. As an important part of the public chain ecosystem, the increased attention to AVAX also, to some extent, reflects the market’s continued optimism for high-performance public chains.

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RunWhenCut

· 3h ago

Grayscale's latest move is pretty good; they've integrated staking rewards, which shows they really know their stuff. --- As for institutionalization, it sounds well-regulated, but honestly, it's just a new way to harvest retail investors. --- AVAX making it onto Nasdaq is definitely impressive, but I still say: don't be blinded by the ETF halo. --- Staking rewards plus spot exposure sounds attractive, but how are the profits actually distributed? You need to look at the details carefully. --- Another third, another fourth—does this ranking really matter? Making money is what counts. --- Grayscale always follows the trend, waiting for others to take the fall first, then jumping in. It's stable but lacks innovation. --- With Nasdaq launching, it feels like retail investors are further away from the game... --- Staking rewards are good, but can we change the pattern where institutions take the big slice and we just sip the broth? --- The recent hype around AVAX makes me a bit anxious. --- Talking about how high-performance public chains are still promising, but it's just capital speculating on concepts.

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ILCollector

· 12h ago

Grayscale is starting to ramp up again. The staking yield strategy really hits the pain points of traditional institutions. But to be honest, it's just packaging something retail investors play with in a more formal way; essentially, it's still the same returns.

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RektCoaster

· 12h ago

Grayscale is trying new tricks again. It's a bit late to start with staking yields now, but being able to directly compare with traditional finance is indeed attractive.

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DefiOldTrickster

· 12h ago

Oh, staking yields? These institutions finally woke up; they should have played like this a long time ago. I was already farming on the chain three years ago, and now they dare to package it for traditional finance. Truly slow as hell.

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FloorPriceWatcher

· 12h ago

Grayscale is doing staking again. This move really appeals to the Wall Street crowd, combining spot holdings with yield for a double benefit, making it much more attractive than just holding coins alone.

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GlueGuy

· 12h ago

Grayscale is at it again; the staking yield trick can really fool those traditional finance folks.

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PanicSeller

· 13h ago

Gray release is here again, and this time the staking rewards are quite interesting. But can GAVX really siphon off value once it goes live? It still depends on the price trend of the coin.

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GasFeeCrybaby

· 13h ago

Grayscale is causing trouble again, directly rolling staking yields into ETFs? Now the institutions are really going to start "earning passively."

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