Ethereum staking volume surpasses 5.44 million ETH, validators need to wait 17 days to enter.

RektRecovery · 2026-01-03T09:14:11+00:00

The Ethereum ecosystem welcomes new developments, with Bitmine staking 82,560 ETH. The current total staked amount reaches 544,064 ETH, increasing the difficulty for validators to enter. The number of validators waiting for activation has reached 977,000 ETH. Over 35.5 million ETH have been staked, accounting for 29% of the total supply, with an annualized yield of 2.54%.

RektRecovery

2026-01-03 09:14:11

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【ChainWen】Ethereum ecosystem has new developments. Major staker Bitmine recently invested a total of 82,560 ETH, now holding a staking position of 544,064 ETH, which is approximately $1.62 billion at today’s prices.

This move has directly increased the difficulty for new validators to join—the number of validators waiting to be activated has already reached 977,000 ETH, and new stakers are expected to wait in line for 17 days before going online. In comparison, there are also many people wanting to withdraw; over 113,000 ETH are waiting in the exit queue to leave.

Looking at the entire network, the total staked ETH on Ethereum has surpassed 35.5 million, accounting for 29% of the total supply. The current annualized yield remains stable at around 2.54%. At this scale, both the security and centralization level of the ecosystem are worth paying attention to.

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BearMarketNoodler

· 01-06 09:05

17 days in line? Bitmine's move is really bold, directly raising the threshold to the sky.

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SmartContractDiver

· 01-06 04:13

17 days? Laughing to death, are you here to harvest the leeks? --- Bitmine is stacking again, do they really look down on retail investors? --- $1.62 billion in one account, I’m a bit worried about the level of centralization. --- 2.54% yield, even worse than financial products, what’s the point of earning? --- So many people lining up to enter, are they really optimistic or just gambling? --- Over 110,000 ETH exited the queue, someone is running away. --- 29% staking rate, Ethereum will eventually become a rich man's club.

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ProofOfNothing

· 01-05 07:57

Waiting 17 days? That's just ridiculous. It feels like the cost of entry is getting higher and higher.

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HashRatePhilosopher

· 01-03 09:43

17 days? Oh dear, that will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse --- Bitmine's move directly raised the entry cost to the sky --- 29% staking rate, how far are we from complete decentralization --- A yield of 2.54% is really disappointing, not even as good as a bank deposit --- 54.4 million tokens in hand, now that's true influence --- 977,000 tokens waiting to be activated, newcomers really arrived at the wrong time --- 113,000 tokens are跑路, indicating someone has already seen through --- Record-breaking staking scale, the risk must be breaking records too

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GamefiEscapeArtist

· 01-03 09:40

17 days? Bro, this queuing speed is even worse than 12306. --- Bitmine is bleeding again, and the level of centralization really keeps me awake at night. --- 2.54% annualized return? I'd rather just lie flat. --- 29% staking rate, Ethereum is really competitive. --- Wait, wait, wait, this pace feels like a run on a bank... --- Big players enter, small players queue up, it's always the same routine. --- Staking difficulty skyrocketing, retail investors really can't play anymore. --- 5.44 million tokens handshake, this must be the ceiling of DeFi. --- The level of centralization is off the charts, yet people still boast about decentralization. --- Waiting 17 days to mine? My enthusiasm has cooled down.

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SigmaBrain

· 01-03 09:37

$1.62 billion invested, this move is really impressive, but waiting in line for 17 days must have been so uncomfortable.

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LayerZeroJunkie

· 01-03 09:28

17 days? The queuing speed is even more outrageous than hospital registration --- Bitmine is stacking positions again, the centralized risk really needs to be alert --- 29% staking rate, Ethereum is becoming more and more like a big casino --- 2.54% annualized? It's better to put it in the bank for safety, what's the point of staking --- Waiting 17 days to verify, this experience is really disappointing --- 544 million ETH, one institution can hold so much influence, it feels a bit off --- People are also queuing to exit, liquidity bottleneck is indeed an issue

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