Staking ETF: the SEC must decide by November 15, and Europe has had the product since January

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.The SEC has until November 15, 2026 to rule on the first American fund on a liquid staking token, and it can no longer delay. In Europe the same product has been on the shelf since January, with assets of $1.19 million.A staking ETF is an exchange-traded fund that does not simply hold a cryptocurrency but puts it to work in the network and passes the proceeds on to shareholders. Not one of them exists in the United States today. That changes on November 15, 2026 at the latest: by that date the Securities and Exchange Commission must rule on the VanEck JitoSOL ETF, and it can no longer push the deadline back. What follows is either the first American fund on a liquid staking token, or a written rejection. For investors in Europe, this is more than a headline out of Washington, for two reasons. First, this exact product has been sitting on the shelf in Europe since January 2026, and almost nobody noticed. Second, the wrapper holds something other than what the name suggests: the f...