Interactive Brokers Adds Ether Staking Through Zerohash

Interactive Brokers has added Ether staking for eligible clients of Interactive Brokers LLC, turning a previously separate crypto task into a brokerage-account feature.

Clients can stake and unstake ETH from the same dashboard used for stocks and other assets. Zerohash provides the underlying staking service, so the product expands convenience without making Interactive Brokers the direct validator operator. The company did not disclose expected assets, fees or revenue, which limits any estimate of the near-term financial impact.

Staking lets holders commit Ether to help secure the network in exchange for protocol rewards. Those rewards are variable, not interest guaranteed by the broker. Clients also face operational and custody risks, including provider outages, delays in unstaking and changes to Ethereum's rules. Eligibility depends on account type and jurisdiction.

For Interactive Brokers, the strategic value is product breadth. A client who can trade, hold and stake crypto alongside securities has less reason to move assets to a separate platform. That can improve retention and deepen engagement, even if staking fees remain small relative to brokerage revenue.

Eligible Interactive Brokers LLC clients can stake and unstake Ether from the same dashboard they use for traditional assets. The launch is a modest positive catalyst for IBKR because it closes a feature gap and may retain crypto-oriented customers. It is not evidence of a material earnings contribution until the company reports adoption, assets and economics.