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Intesa Sanpaolo triples staked Ether ETF position to $7.1 million, trims IBIT and Bitcoin ETF holdings

8/4/2026

$ETH is in focus after Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, tripled its staked Ether ETF holdings to $7.1 million while cutting shares in two spot Bitcoin ETFs, including IBIT.

The repositioning shifts the bank's digital asset exposure from passive Bitcoin price tracking toward a product that captures Ether network staking rewards inside a regulated fund structure.

A rotation, not a retreat Intesa Sanpaolo's move keeps digital assets on the balance sheet while changing which asset and what structure.

The bank cut positions that track Bitcoin price to build a larger one that tracks Ether price and passes staking distributions to holders alongside price movement.

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