{"id":92722,"date":"2025-12-29T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92722"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:30:17","slug":"ethereum-staking-queue-doubles-withdrawal-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-staking-queue-doubles-withdrawal-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Staking Queue Doubles Withdrawal Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since July, the queue for <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\">staking<\/a> Ethereum has surpassed that for withdrawals, according to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.validatorqueue.com\/\">Validator Queue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0c72b23eb9af541e-2213118786683165-1024x596.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-272699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0c72b23eb9af541e-2213118786683165-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0c72b23eb9af541e-2213118786683165-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0c72b23eb9af541e-2213118786683165-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0c72b23eb9af541e-2213118786683165.png 1530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Validator Queue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing, approximately 745,619 ETH (with a waiting time of about 13 days) are queued for deposit to the contract address, while 360,518 ETH (eight days) await unlocking.<\/p>\n<p>The trend shift occurred on December 27, when the figures equaled around 460,000 coins.<\/p>\n<p>The head of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-decentralised-finance-defi\">DeFi<\/a> at L1 network <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/how-monad-works-an-ethereum-and-solana-rival-with-10000-tps\">Monad<\/a>, known as Abdul, noted that a similar shift in queues was observed in June. Following this, Ethereum&#8217;s price doubled, reaching a historic high of $4,946 by August.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update:<\/p>\n<p>ETH validator entry queue is now bigger than the exit queue, for the first time in six months<\/p>\n<p>The last time this happened in June, ETH doubled in price shortly after<\/p>\n<p>2026 going to be a movie <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GWMCjxfigo\">https:\/\/t.co\/GWMCjxfigo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3dMttYpB4B\">pic.twitter.com\/3dMttYpB4B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abdul (@0x_Abdul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0x_Abdul\/status\/2005260368659259454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The expert anticipates that at the current pace, the withdrawal queue will be cleared by January 3. According to him, this will ease the selling pressure on the asset.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cIn this context, Ethereum&#8217;s prospects look promising,\u201d Abdul stated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency&#8217;s price is approximately $3,000. Over the past day, the asset has risen by 2.5% <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-climbs-back-above-90000-amid-precious%e2%80%91metals-rally-and-a-weaker-dollar\">amid a rally in precious metals and a weaker dollar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6ce5af6d3bf67c7f-2213149815711259-1024x599.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-272700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6ce5af6d3bf67c7f-2213149815711259-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6ce5af6d3bf67c7f-2213149815711259-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6ce5af6d3bf67c7f-2213149815711259-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6ce5af6d3bf67c7f-2213149815711259-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6ce5af6d3bf67c7f-2213149815711259.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of ETH\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AETHUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Network Whales<\/h2>\n<p>Dylan Grabowski, host of the Smart Economy podcast, linked the changes in queues to aggressive coin purchases by large treasury companies like BitMine, followed by staking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The entry-exit queue for Ethereum validation just flippened<\/p>\n<p>I have to think BitMine beginning to stake its ~4.07 million ETH is a contributing factor<\/p>\n<p>But also hoping this is a positive trend in local bottoms being met, and long-term hope coming back to crypto more broadly <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L9Hla3aJu1\">pic.twitter.com\/L9Hla3aJu1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dylan\u039eGra\u20bfowski (@GrabowskiDylan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrabowskiDylan\/status\/2005165816153829628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The expert&#8217;s assumptions are confirmed by on-chain data. According to Lookonchain, since December 27, BitMine has staked 342,560 ETH worth about $1 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Lee(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fundstrat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fundstrat<\/a>)&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitmine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitmine<\/a> continues moving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> into staking.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 2 days, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitmine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitmine<\/a> has staked 342,560 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a>($1B).<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P684j5YQaG\">https:\/\/t.co\/P684j5YQaG<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pXHT9mCPUC\">https:\/\/t.co\/pXHT9mCPUC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Y9XBShQzI\">pic.twitter.com\/0Y9XBShQzI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2005088123362099229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The researcher known as Ignas <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefiIgnas\/status\/2004917352048243193\">highlighted<\/a> three possible reasons for the imbalance:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Decreased leverage in DeFi.<\/strong> Rising loan rates in <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-aave\">Aave<\/a> forced participants using leverage against stETH collateral to close positions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operational rebound.<\/strong> Provider Kiln began returning previously withdrawn assets to the network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technological advancement.<\/strong> The implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/pectra-steering-ethereum-toward-scale-and-mass-adoption\">Pectra<\/a> improved the staking user experience and removed previous limits on the maximum number of validators.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Back in September, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/vitalik-buterin-clarifies-ethereum-staking-withdrawal-queue\">explained<\/a> the purpose of the ETH withdrawal queue from staking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since July, the queue for Ethereum staking has surpassed that for withdrawals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Ethereum staking queue surpasses withdrawals for the first time since July.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1289,46,1138],"class_list":["post-92722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cryptocurrency-staking","tag-ethereum","tag-opinions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"142","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Ethereum staking queue surpasses withdrawals for the first time since July.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92724,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92722\/revisions\/92724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}