Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Hits Zero as Staking Surges
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The Ethereum validator exit queue has fallen to zero, indicating reduced selling pressure and rising confidence in Ether (ETH) as a yield-generating asset.
According to Ethereum Validator Queue data, the exit queue declined from its September 2025 peak of 2.67 million ETH to 0 ETH, while the entry queue has increased more than fivefold over the past month to 2.6 million ETH, the highest level since July 2023. Current estimates show wait times of about 45 days for new entries, whereas exits are being processed within minutes.
Ethereum staking entry and exit queue data. Ethereum Validator Queue
Industry observers say the surge in staking inflows is improving ETH’s supply-demand profile and could support sustained price gains in the months ahead. Onchain Foundation’s head of research Leon Waitmann said on Monday that once the entry queue transitions into active validators, the staking rate should rise toward new highs, describing it as a bullish setup for the near term.
Part of the increase has been attributed to institutional interest in ETH staking yields, which stand at approximately 2.8% Annual Percentage Rate. BitMine Immersion Technologies, chaired by Tom Lee, has contributed to the inflows, staking over 1.25 million ETH, which represents more than a third of its total ETH holdings.
Nearly half of ETH resides in the proof-of-stake deposit contract
Crypto analytics firm Santiment reported that more than 46.5% of the total ETH supply is now held in the proof-of-stake deposit contract, totaling 77.85 million ETH, valued at $256 billion at current prices.
Change in ETH Proof-of-Stake Deposit Contract since Jan. 2016. Source: Santiment
Beaconcha.in data indicates that total staked ETH is about 36.1 million, or roughly 29% of overall supply. Despite these metrics, ETH is trading around $3,300, below its all-time high of $4,946 set on Aug. 4, 2025, according to CoinGecko.
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