Ethereum 2.0 closes in on $4B value locked as stakers commit over 2% of supply

Ethereum 2.0 closes in on $4B value locked as stakers commit over 2% of supply

Ethereum is now the third largest blockchain by stake committed, and has plenty of room to grow. Little more than a month after launching, the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain now holds 2.7 million Ether (ETH), worth $3.8 billion.The combination of the Ether price rally and an ever increasing amount of stakers have propelled the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain to become the third largest blockchain by staked funds. This is an increase of more than 1 million ETH since Cointelegraph’s last progress report on Dec. 18. Since then, Ethereum surpassed Tezos (XTZ) but is still lagging behind both Polkadot (DOT),....


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