Notice2025-16813

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF To Permit Staking of the Ether Held by the Trusts

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September 3, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16813]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103797; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2025-13]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To 
Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF and Grayscale Ethereum Mini 
Trust ETF To Permit Staking of the Ether Held by the Trusts

August 28, 2025.
    On February 14, 2025, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'') filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend the rules 
governing the listing and trading of shares of the Grayscale Ethereum 
Trust ETF and the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF under NYSE Arca 
Rule 8.201-E. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on March 3, 2025.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 102485 (Feb. 25, 
2025), 90 FR 11081. Comments received on the proposed rule change 
are available at: <a href="https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2025-13/srnysearca202513.htm">https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2025-13/srnysearca202513.htm</a>.
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    On April 14, 2025, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange 
Act,\4\ the Commission designated a longer period within which to 
approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, 
or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the 
proposed rule change.\5\ On May 28, 2025, the Commission initiated 
proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to determine 
whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 102855, 90 FR 16582 
(Apr. 18, 2025) (designating June 1, 2025, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule 
change).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 103137, 90 FR 23590 
(June 3, 2025).
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \8\ provides that, after initiating 
proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving or 
disapproving the proposed rule change not later than 180 days after the 
date of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule change. 
The Commission may extend the period for issuing an order approving or 
disapproving the proposed rule change, however, by not more than 60 
days if the Commission determines that a longer period is appropriate 
and publishes the reasons for such determination. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 3, 
2025.\9\ The 180th day after publication of the proposed rule change is 
August 30, 2025. The Commission is extending the time period for 
approving or disapproving the proposed rule change for an additional 60 
days. The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed 
rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed 
rule change and the issues raised therein. Accordingly, the Commission, 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\10\ designates October 29, 
2025, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or 
disapprove the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2025-13).
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \9\ See supra note 3 and accompanying text.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-16813 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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