Asset manager VanEck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw the registration statement for its Lido-staked Ether ETF, according to Bitcoin.com. The filing was dated Oct. 14, 2026, and stated that the registration statement never became effective and that the fund did not sell any shares. The proposed product was designed to hold stETH, the liquid staking token issued through the Lido protocol, rather than stake Ether directly through designated validators. Bitcoin.com also noted that Lido’s total value locked currently stands at about $23.6 billion, down from $33.3 billion a year earlier. In the same report, BlackRock’s ETHB was cited as a contrasting product structure: launched in March 2026, it stakes Ether directly through validators and had net assets of $409.8 million as of March 31.
VanEck has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw the registration statement for its Lido-staked Ether ETF, according to Bitcoin.com.
The filing was dated Oct. 14, 2026. It said the registration statement never became effective, and the fund did not sell any shares.
The proposed ETF was set to hold stETH, the liquid staking token issued by the Lido protocol, instead of staking Ether directly through designated validators.
Bitcoin.com said Lido’s total value locked is currently about $23.6 billion, down from $33.3 billion a year ago.
The report also referenced BlackRock’s ETHB, which launched in March 2026 and stakes Ether directly through validators. As of March 31, the fund had net assets of $409.8 million.
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