Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) staked approximately 45,034 ETH on April 3, 2026, bringing its cumulative total to nearly 69,500 ETH and placing the nonprofit within reach of its 70,000 ETH staking target. Key Takeaways: The Ethereum Foundation staked 45,034 ETH on April 3, 2026, pushing its total to roughly 69,500 ETH. The 70,000 ETH staking … Read more

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Launches MAVAN, Instantly Becomes World’s Largest Ethereum Staking Platform

Bitmine Immersion Technologies launched MAVAN, the Made in America Validator Network, on Wednesday, instantly making it the world’s largest ethereum staking platform. U.S. Ethereum Staking Platform MAVAN Debuts Bitmine (NYSE American: BMNR) built MAVAN in-house to manage and generate yield on its expanding ETH treasury. At launch, the platform carries 3,142,643 ETH, valued at roughly … Read more

Bitwise Bets Bigger on Staking With Chorus One Takeover

Bitwise Asset Management has acquired Chorus One, folding one of the crypto industry’s longest-running staking infrastructure firms into its expanding onchain division. Bitwise Aims to Build Multichain Muscle Through Chorus One Acquisition Bitwise, a San Francisco-based crypto asset manager overseeing more than $15 billion in client assets, announced this week that it has acquired Chorus … Read more

Numo Launches Free Open-Source ‘Tap-to-Pay’ App for Bitcoin Merchants

Numo has released a hardware-free Android application that allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments using a contactless “tap-to-pay” experience powered by the Cashu protocol. Launched on February 24, 2026, the Numo point-of-sale (POS) app transforms any NFC-enabled Android device into a payment terminal. By leveraging Cashu, an open-source ecash protocol, the app enables a checkout … Read more

Ethereum Foundation to Stake 70,000 ETH for Native Yield

The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking roughly 70,000 ETH from its treasury, directing rewards back into its operations. The move aligns with its treasury policy and leverages open-source infrastructure to enhance resilience and decentralization. EF Begins Large-Scale Solo Staking Operation The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has started staking a portion of its treasury, aiming to deploy … Read more

Blackrock Opens Door to Staked Ethereum ETF With Fresh Trust Filing

Blackrock has formed a new Delaware statutory trust for a staking-enabled ethereum product, signaling its next move in expanding institutional access to ethereum ( ETH). Blackrock Moves on Staked ETH Strategy With Ishares Trust Registration Blackrock has registered a new Delaware statutory trust named the Ishares Staked Ethereum Trust, marking the asset manager’s first procedural … Read more

XEC Founder Outlines Instant-Finality Plan Using Avalanche Pre-Consensus

Speaking at the Electronic Cash Conference in Barcelona, eCash founder Amaury Séchet announced the launch timeline for “Pre-Consensus,” a feature slated for the Nov. 15 network upgrade. Avalanche-Style Pre-Consensus Arrives on eCash Nov. 15 Pre-Consensus will activate on mainnet as part of the upcoming eCash (XEC) upgrade, formalizing a capability long discussed within the project’s … Read more

2.64M ETH Exodus — Ethereum’s Validator Exit Line Swells 188% Since Mid-August

A mountain of ethereum is lining up to bail from validating, with 2.64 million ETH filing voluntary exit requests to stop staking. Ethereum Stakers Confront Record Queue As of this weekend, 2,642,006 ETH—worth about $12.34 billion—are lined up in the validator queue, ready to bow out of the staking process. Bitcoin.com News highlighted the queue … Read more

Kraken First Major Exchange to Fully Adopt DVT for Ethereum Validators

Kraken has become the first major cryptocurrency exchange to fully integrate distributed validator technology into its Ethereum staking infrastructure using the SSV Network. This deployment is a significant step in enhancing the security and reliability of its staking services. SSV Network’s Distributed Validator Technology Now Live on Kraken The technology decentralizes validator operations by splitting … Read more

Ethereum Exit Queue Hits Peak High Since 2022 Proof-of-Stake Transition 

This week, Ethereum’s validator exit line hit a record, the biggest since the network shifted to proof-of-stake (PoS) in 2022. Validator Exit Wait Tops Two Weeks as Ethereum Queue Reaches New High As of Aug. 20, 2025, roughly 898,000 to 916,000 ethereum ( ETH) is now queued to leave staking—about 28,000 to 28,600 validators at … Read more

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