v3.26.1
SUI Staking
4 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Intangible Asset, Goodwill and Other [Abstract]  
SUI Staking

 

8.SUI Staking

 

Under normal circumstances, the Sponsor will seek to stake all of the Trust’s SUI through one or more staking providers (each, a “Staking Provider”) except for SUI reserved by the Sponsor in its sole discretion to facilitate foreseeable redemption transactions, pay Trust expenses or otherwise protect the Trust and its assets. In consideration for any staking activity in which the Trust may engage, the Trust will receive a portion of the staking rewards generated by a Staking Provider. The initial Staking Providers

for the Trust are Luganodes and Everstake.

 

 

The Sponsor will cause the Trust’s SUI to be staked on the SUI Network through the Custodian that connects to a verified validator node on the SUI Network maintained by the Staking Provider. As a result of the Trust’s participation in the Staking Program, the Trust expects to receive certain staking rewards of SUI, which may be treated for federal income tax purposes as income to the Trust (see “United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” for a further description of the tax implications of the activities of the Trust to an investor). The Trust itself will not engage in staking activities, including operation of a validator node. Instead, the Staking Program will be administered by the Sponsor through the utilization of service providers, including the Custodian and Staking Provider. The Staking Provider exercises no discretion as to the amount the Trust’s SUI to be staked or timing of the staking activities (other than as is incidental in establishing or deactivating validator nodes). The Custodian will maintain exclusive possession and control of the private keys associated with any staked SUI at all times. As of June 30, 2026, 29,358,781 SUI were staked, representing a fair value of $20,407,289 which is included in Investments, at fair value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Staking rewards represent variable consideration, as the amount of rewards is not known until the applicable validation activities are completed, and the Trust receives rewards in their custodial account. The contract term is the length of each staking epoch. The staking epoch for the SUI Network is approximately two days. Staking rewards are recognized as income when the Trust satisfies its performance obligations (i.e., the Trust’s validator successfully validates blocks or transactions as determined by the protocol) ratably over the contract term. Staking rewards are received in SUI, which represents non-cash consideration. Non-cash consideration is measured at fair value at the inception of each contract (i.e., the beginning of each staking epoch). Because the Trust is not the principal to the block validation service, it does not control the full output of the reward-generating activity, and instead receives net staking rewards, after Validator Fees are deducted. As such, the Trust presents staking income on a net basis, reflecting only the portion of protocol rewards to which it is entitled. For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and for the period from February 17, 2026 (initial share purchase date) to June 30, 2026, the Trust generated $91,814 and $134,887 in staking income, as presented on the Statements of Operations.