$903B Broker Just Launched Ethereum Staking: What's Next?
Wall Street Just Became an Ethereum Validator — And Almost Nobody's Talking About It Co-produced by Daniel Aharonoff and DigitalDan Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: one of the largest brokerages on planet Earth now lets its customers earn yield on Ethereum from inside the same account where they hold their Apple stock. On October 13, 2026, Interactive Brokers — the $903 billion brokerage giant serving more than 5 million clients worldwide — quietly flipped the switch on Ethereum staking for its eligible clients. The infrastructure comes from crypto provider Zerohash, but the button lives in the IBKR Client Portal, right next to the same dashboard where clients buy stocks, bonds, and ETFs. Ethereum is the only supported staking asset at launch. As the chief editor of ethdan.me, let me tell you why this "quiet" launch might be one of the most important Ethereum stories of the year — even though almost nobody is talking about it yet. What's the ...
