Ethereum Staking Hits Record 36 Million ETH, Driving Structural Supply Shock

Ethereum (ETH) has experienced a notable pullback after a brief period of upward momentum earlier this month. The asset, which surged past the $2,800 level in mid-June, has since declined by 8.7% over the past week, now trading at around $2,498. This retreat follows broader market consolidation, as Ethereum struggles to maintain upward pressure despite strong on-chain activity. Related Reading: Ethereum Consolidation Continues – Altseason May Follow A Clean Break Above Resistance Ethereum Staking and Accumulation Trends While ETH’s price action has turned negative, on-chain....

Ether supply on exchanges is now at a 9-year low: specifically 18.95 million ETH as of February 18, at the time of writing. This suggests investors are now moving $ETH into cold storage, presumably for long-term HODLing purposes. If the ecosystem is overall looking to hold, rather than trade Ether, the historic all-time lows supply significantly increases the odds of ‘supply shock’ occurring, which would inevitably power an $ETH bull run and skyrocket the price. Basic economics dictate that a supply shock happens when the demand of an asset exceeds the supply, creating a significant gap.....

The Ethereum supply shock has been growing as exchange reserves continue to decrease and value staked in ETH 2.0 contract rises. Ethereum Supply Shock: Exchange Reserves Go On Decreasing While ETH 2.0 Staking Contract Grows In Value As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, ETH exchange reserves have been decreasing while the coins locked in the staking contract have been rising. The “all exchanges reserve” is an Ethereum indicator that highlights the total number of coins stored in wallets of all exchanges. When the value of this metric goes up, it means there is an increase in....

Data shows Ethereum staking has passed another milestone as more than 10% of the total ETH supply is now locked within the contract. Around 12 Million ETH Is Now In The Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the ETH staking rate has observed further surge recently, taking […]

Eth2 already ranks as the fourth-largest staking network by TVL despite launching six weeks ago and with withdrawals still yet to be enabled. Ethereum 2.0 has already emerged as the fourth-largest proof-of-stake network by total value locked in staking within roughly six weeks of the Eth2 deposit contract going live.Despite withdrawal functionality not yet enabled, and no precise estimation for its full launch date, nearly $1 billion worth of Ether has already been designated for staking. According to crypto data aggregator Staking Rewards, more than 1.5 million Ether or 1.35% of....