Aug 14 — Fidelity ETH staking, Tether audit, and Reg Crypto delay

• Fidelity filed to add staking to its $903M Ethereum ETF with quarterly cash payouts — if approved, it unlocks real yield for TradFi and pressures rivals to follow. • Tether completed a Big Four audit of reserves backing $180B in USDT — a clean opinion tackles years of skepticism about the stablecoin underpinning most crypto liquidity. • The SEC cancelled its Reg Crypto rulemaking session with no new date set — prolonged US regulatory uncertainty slows token issuers, exchanges, and institutional onboarding.