2026-01-10 03:00:10

The staking queue for Ethereum's Beacon Chain has recently seen a significant increase. According to data, the current number of staked ETH awaiting activation has reached 1.759 million, worth approximately $5.5 billion. This is the highest level since the end of August 2023, indicating that a large influx of new funds has recently entered the Ethereum staking ecosystem.

However, stakers should be prepared for the long term. At the current activation rate, newly added validators will need to wait about 30 days and 13 hours before they can officially become active and start validating transactions and earning rewards. This waiting period is mainly to ensure network security and system stability.

Interestingly, the situation with the exit queue is completely the opposite—zero. This reflects the current confidence level of stakers, with more people waiting in line to enter rather than rushing to exit. The market's optimism about Ethereum's long-term prospects remains quite strong. This expansion trend in the staking ecosystem indicates that Ethereum's appeal as a proof-of-stake network continues to grow.

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StablecoinArbitrageur

· 01-11 17:07

actually, if you run the numbers on those 30-day activation windows against historical validator churn rates, the math gets pretty interesting. 5.5B sitting idle? that's just capital inefficiency waiting to be arbitraged.

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GasFeeLover

· 01-11 11:32

5.5 billion USD worth of new retail investors lining up to enter, I just like to see the expressions of these people 30 days later

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FloorSweeper

· 01-10 03:29

nah bro, 30 days waiting period is where the paper hands get filtered out... smart money already locked in before this queue blew up

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Tokenomics911

· 01-10 03:28

Hmm, $5.5 billion queued up to come in, no one is in a hurry to run... This is confidence. --- It takes 30 days to activate? I think it's testing who truly believes in Ethereum. --- Not exiting the queue is a signal; I really have confidence. --- Oh my, this wave of entry is fierce, and no one is in a rush to cash out. --- Wait, what does 1,759,000 tokens queued up mean? How many people are entering? --- Is staking yield still worth it? Waiting 30 days is also a test of patience. --- The fact that no one is exiting is the best sign; it shows everyone is looking at the long term. --- They're queuing again. When will the activation happen to make a breakthrough?

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CrossChainMessenger

· 01-10 03:11

Wow, $5.5 billion stacked in the queue. This wave of funds entering is really aggressive. It takes 30 days to activate? How patient must the big investors be? No one is exiting, which is interesting, indicating that everyone is optimistic about this thing.

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CounterIndicator

· 01-10 03:07

Wait, it takes over 30 days to activate? These people are really patient. If I had to wait in line for that long, I would have quit long ago. But it seems no one is quitting; instead, everyone is still lining up to get in. This is indeed quite interesting.

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RuntimeError

· 01-10 03:06

Wow, 1,759,000 tokens queued for activation. The hype is really picking up. It takes 30 days to take effect, which is a bit frustrating. Whether the收益 can offset the waiting成本 remains to be seen. No one is退出ing, which is indeed interesting, indicating that everyone still has confidence.

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