The queue for exiting Ethereum staking is now empty. This big drop suggests less people are selling, and folks are feeling better about holding Ether (ETH) to earn some returns.
Ethereum Validator Queue’s info shows the exit queue used to have 2.67 million ETH back in September 2025, but now it’s at zero. Meanwhile, the entry queue has shot up a lot in the last month, hitting about 2.6 million ETH – the most since July 2023.
So, validators have to wait a while to stake their ETH, like 45 days. But getting your ETH back is fast, just minutes. That gap shows way more people want to stake than unstake right now.
Staking Boosts How ETH Looks
People in the know think the jump in staking is helping ETH’s supply and demand, which could lead to steady price increases soon.
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Leon Waitmann, who heads up research at Onchain Foundation, said that once the entry queue gets in the game, the staking rate will go up. He thinks this is a good thing for the next few months.
Analysts also say that big investors are getting into ETH staking since they can earn about 2.8% each year.
Almost Half of ETH Locked Up
Santiment, a crypto data site, says over 46.5% of all Ethereum is now in the network’s staking contract. That’s around 77.85 million ETH, worth about $256 billion today.
Of that, about 36.1 million ETH is being staked, almost 29% of the total amount, and that is according to Beaconcha.in.
Even with these good signs, ETH’s price hasn’t gone back up all the way, at around $3,300. It still has to catch up to its highest price of $4,946 and it set it back on Aug. 4, 2025, says CoinGecko.
