Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking via Zerohash as Staked ETH Hits $110B

Interactive Brokers $IBKR launched Ethereum $ETH staking for qualifying LLC customers through crypto infrastructure provider zerohash, as about 43.7M ETH worth around $110B—or 35.77% of circulating supply—is committed to validators. Institutional and custodial platforms grew their share of staked ETH from 25.9% to 35.3% in the first half of the year according to Lido, while total network staked ETH climbed 19% from 36.3M to 43.1M despite a 47% drop in dollar value. Interactive Brokers has not disclosed a specific staking fee or guaranteed annual yield, and zerohash notes that platform fees are deducted directly from variable rewards before customers receive their share, separate from the 0.12% to 0.18% trading commissions. Staked holdings sit outside the brokerage's custody without SIPC protection, face slashing risks, and are subject to Ethereum's validator exit queue, where approximately 962,000 ETH currently face an estimated wait of nearly 17 days before an additional withdrawal-processing period. "We want clients to earn more from the assets they hold." — Milan Galik, Chief Executive of Interactive Brokers