Analysis: Ethereum staking exceeds the number of validators leaving the queue, validator confidence recovers.
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Ethereum staking queue now has more ETH waiting to enter than leave, reversing a six-month trend. This shift, with entry ETH nearly double exit ETH, signals recovering validator confidence and may hint at future price gains, as similar past reversals preceded significant increases.
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[Analysis: Ethereum Staking Exceeds Exit Queue, Validator Confidence Regains] According to a report by Cryptonomist, data from the Ethereum validator queue tracker shows that the validator entry queue currently holds approximately 745,619 ETH with a waiting time of nearly 13 days; the exit queue holds approximately 360,518 ETH, with exiting validators needing to wait about 8 days to rejoin. The report states that this is the first time in six months that the Ethereum staking queue has experienced a reverse flow, with the amount of ETH waiting to be staked almost double the amount of Ether waiting to leave the network. Abdul, head of DeFi at blockchain platform Monad, pointed out that when the entry and exit queues reversed last time in June, the price of Ethereum subsequently doubled shortly afterward, suggesting that 2026 will be a great year.