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Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking for Clients via Zerohash

Interactive Brokers now offers Ethereum staking services to eligible clients through its platform, powered by crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash.

Interactive Brokers now offers Ethereum staking services to eligible clients through its platform, powered by crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at R$11.915 ($2,366.09), down 2.6% since this brief published. This is an original Criptano brief synthesising 5 outlets (Bitcoin World, Crypto.news, Crypto Daily, and others), plus live market data, as of Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:46:23 UTC.

Why it matters

This development marks a significant expansion of crypto services for Interactive Brokers' clients, providing them with opportunities to earn staking rewards on their Ethereum holdings. It also highlights the growing mainstream adoption of crypto staking as a financial product.

Key takeaways
  • Interactive Brokers now offers Ethereum staking for eligible clients.
  • Zerohash provides the staking infrastructure and handles rewards operations.
  • The platform supports trading in 20 digital assets with $903B in client assets.
  • ETH price is currently $2428.99, down 3.61% in the last 24 hours.
What the reporting agrees on

Multiple outlets (Bitcoin World, Crypto.news, and Crypto Daily) confirm that Interactive Brokers has launched Ethereum staking services for eligible clients through its platform, with Zerohash providing the underlying infrastructure for staking operations. They agree that the service was announced on October 13th and that Zerohash handles the staking and rewards processes. However, Crypto.news specifies that the platform supports trading in 20 digital assets and reports the company's client assets at over $903 billion, details not mentioned by other outlets.

Interactive Brokers, a major brokerage firm managing over $903 billion in client assets, has announced the launch of Ethereum staking services for eligible clients. The new offering allows clients to earn staking rewards on their Ethereum holdings through the company's trading platform.

The service is powered by Zerohash, a crypto infrastructure provider that handles the staking operations and reward distribution. Clients can access the staking feature through the Interactive Brokers Client Portal, which supports trading in 20 different digital assets.

This development comes as the broader crypto market experiences a downturn, with the total market cap at $2.81 trillion and Bitcoin down 2.26% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is currently priced at $2428.99, having fallen 3.61% in the past day and 5.24% over the last week.

The addition of Ethereum staking aligns with Interactive Brokers' strategy of expanding its crypto offerings. The company has been gradually increasing its exposure to digital assets, recognizing the growing demand from its client base for crypto-related financial products.

The Fear & Greed Index currently stands at 62, indicating 'Greed' in the market. This suggests that while there is some optimism, investors remain cautious amidst the recent market volatility. The successful implementation of Ethereum staking could attract more institutional and retail investors to Interactive Brokers' platform.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 21 hours ago, Ethereum (ETH) has moved from R$12.232,21$2,428.99 to R$11.915,45$2,366.09 — -2.59%.

$2,357$2,377$2,398$2,418$2,438 published · $2,429 now · $2,366 (-2.59%) Oct 14 14:37 UTC Oct 15 11:46 UTC
BeforeSince publishPublished · R$12.232,21$2,428.99

The chart plots ETH's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Criptano's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.

What this means in real

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 ETH ≈ R$11,962.95 (about $2,366.09), down 5.4% over 24 hours. The real itself trades about 0.4% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Brazilian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

R$11.915,45$2,366.09 ▼ 5.39%
-2.59% since this brief published
7d -7.85%MCap R$1.46TFull ETH data →
The market when this published · October 14, 2026
Total market capR$14.16T
Bitcoin 24h-2.26%
Ethereum 24h-3.61%
Dominância BTC58.3%
Medo & Ganância62 · Greed

Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking for Clients vi — questions & answers

What is Interactive Brokers' new Ethereum staking service?

Eligible clients can now stake Ethereum through Interactive Brokers' platform and earn staking rewards, with Zerohash handling the staking operations.

How much in client assets does Interactive Brokers manage?

Interactive Brokers reports managing over $903 billion in client assets.

What is Zerohash's role in the staking service?

Zerohash provides the infrastructure for Ethereum staking and manages the rewards operations for Interactive Brokers' clients.

How much is 1 Ethereum worth in real today?

About R$11,962.95 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Brazilians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $2,366.09. The real price moves with both ETH's US-dollar price and the USDT/BRL rate; use our Ethereum in real page for any amount.

Has Ethereum's price moved since this brief was published?

ETH is down 2.59% since this brief first published — trading at R$11.915 ($2,366.09) now versus R$12.232 ($2,428.99) at publication. Criptano re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original Criptano brief that synthesises reporting from Bitcoin World, Crypto.news, Crypto Daily, TronWeekly, Crypto Adventure, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

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Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · October 14, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #971,430 sha256:68ac85864dbe6262
Corroborated across 5 outlets, reported over about 22.4 h — this is an original Criptano summary with live market data, not the original article.Crypto.news · Oct 13 18:05 ↗Crypto Adventure · Oct 14 08:55 ↗Crypto Daily · Oct 14 10:01 ↗Bitcoin World · Oct 14 14:37 ↗TronWeekly · Oct 14 16:30 ↗

Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Criptano brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.