Interactive Brokers launches cryptocurrency staking service

PRODUCTInteractive Brokers launchescryptocurrency staking service36IMPORTANCECLOSED8NEWS MEDIA10PIECESOct 13, 2026 14:15blockboard.net

Interactive Brokers launched Ethereum staking for eligible clients through Zerohash, and the rollout was described as available through the broker’s own client portal. Some coverage adds that the broker does not custody or stake the Ether itself, and that the service is limited to Ethereum at launch.

What this rests on

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Eligible clients keep at least 70% of staking rewards under the broker’s arrangement.
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Interactive Brokers launched Ethereum staking for eligible clients through Zerohash.
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Interactive Brokers provides access through its Client Portal, while Zerohash supplies the staking infrastructure.
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Interactive Brokers does not custody or stake the Ether itself; Zerohash holds the assets in an account opened in the customer’s name.
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The rollout gives qualifying brokerage customers a way to stake ETH alongside other assets in the IBKR platform.
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Ethereum is the only supported staking asset at launch.

Market reaction

ET Ethereum the event is about this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
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+0.71 % before publication
-0.58 % after
$2,518price at publication
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The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.

How the story was built

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Oct 13 14:05
Crypto Briefing scoop
Breaks the event
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Oct 13 14:14
The Defiant context
Its angle: withdrawals, agreement, periods
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Oct 13 14:22
Crypto Briefing context
Its angle: investment, platforms, signifies
+19 min
Oct 13 14:24
Crypto Briefing echo
No new facts: democratize, engagement, liquidity
+40 min
Oct 13 14:45
CN Crypto News Flash context
Its angle: arrangement, environment, introduced
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Oct 13 15:24
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Oct 13 18:00
Finance Magnates context
Its angle: investments, conditions, 9i9vvd3fyw
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Oct 13 18:05
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Oct 13 20:18
Crypto Economy context
Its angle: 20261013676913, automatically, businesswire
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Oct 13 22:08
MEXC echo
No new facts: participating, additional, qualifying

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