Ethereum Staking Surges to All-Time High Amid Institutional Wave

2026/01/20 15:16

“ETH supply is getting intentionally harder to access,” commented macroeconomics outlet Milk Road on Monday.

The comments came in response to a Token Terminal post reporting that the Ethereum staking ratio surpassed 30%, marking an all-time high.

Ethereum Staking Queue Surges

The amount of Ether staked is currently at a record 36.2 million, which is worth around $115 billion. This represents 30% of the entire supply of the asset, which is locked up and earning around 2.8% in annual yields, according to Ultrasound Money.

The staking environment looks extremely promising at the moment, with the validator entry queue at its highest level since 2023, with 2.7 million ETH waiting to be staked. Meanwhile, the exit queue has fallen to near zero, meaning that nobody is unstaking their Ether at the moment, according to the Validator Queue.

A lot of that queued Ether is from institutions such as digital asset treasuries like BitMine and exchange-traded funds that can now offer staking rewards.

“Ethereum is the #1 choice for global financial institutions,” stated the official Ethereum X feed on Monday. “Over the last few months, adoption has accelerated,” it added, citing 35 stories of how institutions are building on Ethereum, which was shared by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee.

Nic Puckrin, CEO and co-founder of Coin Bureau, called it a “huge vote of confidence in Ethereum,” but cautioned that staking measures coins, not conviction. One whale staking a million ETH looks identical to a million believers staking one ETH each, but represents very different market dynamics, he said.

ETH Price Cools

Ether spot markets have lost a little momentum since the weekend, with the asset dropping another 1% on the day in a fall below $3,200 during Tuesday morning trading in Asia.

ETH prices have dropped 5% since the weekend as markets remain rattled by the latest escalation of Donald Trump’s global trade war.

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