The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put the brakes on Ethereum and Solana staking exchange-traded funds (ETFs), delaying their anticipated launches. The SEC clarified that staking activities themselves don’t constitute a security transaction, but this clarification hasn’t resolved all challenges for ETF issuers like REX Financial. While investors remain cautiously optimistic about potential regulatory resolutions, these delays have created uncertainty in the market and impacted the growth of Total Value Locked (TVL) on both networks. [Source: bitcoininfonews.com]** The SEC’s move comes after a similar delay faced by Bitcoin ETF launches due to similar compliance concerns, ultimately leading to institutional capital inflows once regulatory hurdles were overcome. This history offers hope for future market adoption when the current issues are resolved.