Rex Shares has filed with the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee to launch the REX-Osprey BNB Staking ETF, which might permit traders to realize publicity to BNB whereas incomes staking rewards.
Abstract
- REX Shares and Osprey Funds filed with the SEC oto launch the REX-Osprey BNB Staking ETF.
- The ETF would mirror REX’s Solana Staking ETF mannequin and goals to cross staking yield to traders as dividends.
- Approval may enhance institutional adoption of BNB, although SEC issues round custody and market integrity stay hurdles.
The appliance was filed on Aug. 26, and since it’s organized in accordance with the Funding Firm Act of 1940, it may be accredited extra shortly than different spot crypto exchange-traded funds.
Staking built-in into ETF design
The proposed fund will use a C-corporation and a Cayman Islands subsidiary to custody and stake BNB (BNB). This construction ensures compliance whereas distributing staking rewards, sometimes 3-5% annualized yield on the BNB Chain, again to shareholders within the type of dividends.
Custody and staking companies would possible be dealt with by a regulated companion akin to Anchorage Digital, as seen in Rex’s Solana product.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted the submitting on Aug. 27, noting its similarities to Rex’s Solana (SOL) Staking ETF, which launched earlier in 2025 and shortly grew to greater than $133 million in property below administration.
If accredited, the BNB Staking ETF may launch inside weeks, making it one of many first U.S.-regulated funding merchandise providing direct publicity to staked BNB.
BNB’s rising position in institutional portfolios
The submitting coincides with a spike in institutional curiosity in BNB. By the second quarter of 2025, greater than 30 publicly traded corporations had allotted near $800 million in BNB as a treasury asset.
For instance, company purchasers Nano Labs and BNB Community Firm have positioned BNB as a diversification asset. BNB is extra interesting for yield-based merchandise due to its restricted provide, steady token burns, and cheap transaction prices.
However approval isn’t assured. On account of issues about market manipulation and custody, the SEC has beforehand postponed functions for Avalanche (AVAX) and Cardano (ADA) ETFs. Nevertheless, Rex’s submitting exhibits that altcoin ETFs are gaining traction and could possibly be a game-changer for integrating BNB into the mainstream monetary trade.
