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Fair-value gains supplied 99.1% of Q2 pre-tax profit as continuing operations used $10.6 million of cash in the first half.
Grayscale funds ETHE, GSOL, and GAVA must sell earned rewards at least quarterly, creating recurring cash payouts.
The six-month loss was largely non-cash, while the Ethereum treasury says fully converting its portfolio to staking could take about 90 days.
EIP-8363 would drive net consensus yield to zero at 60.25 million ETH staked, shifting the burden toward variable fees, MEV and DeFi returns.
Both proposals have cleared the 15% stake threshold, but Aug. 22 ends only discussion before voting and any implementation.
You own the coins and collect the yield, but Wall Street’s hidden validators now control the real power.
A proposed Ethereum staking reward cut could squeeze ETH borrowing, leveraged loops and DeFi yields across Aave, LSTs and restaking.
Management says 0G staking-reward sales are central to liquidity after a non-cash fair-value loss, but it could not conclude its plans would alleviate substantial doubt.
ETHB alone kept Ether funds positive, leaving the $9 million gain too concentrated to confirm broad rotation.
