{"id":72914,"date":"2026-02-18T07:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72914"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:32:02","slug":"ethereum-staking-address-now-holds-over-half-eth-supply-for-first-time-ever-santiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72914","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Staking Address Now Holds Over Half ETH Supply For First Time Ever: Santiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ethereum\u2019s proof-of-stake contract address now holds over half of the Ether supply \u201cfor the first time in the coin\u2019s eleven-year history,\u201d reported on-chain analytics provider Santiment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>This appears somewhat misleading, as approximately 37 million ETH are currently staked, representing approximately 30% of the total supply of 121.4 million tokens. However, Santiment explained that there is often confusion about how the proof-of-stake address works.\u00a0It described the address as a \u201cone-way vault that temporarily locks ETH to help secure the network.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen someone stakes ETH, it gets sent into this contract and is removed from normal circulation, meaning it cannot be spent or traded while it is staked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Different Methods Of Counting Supply<\/h2>\n<p>When validators leave and withdraw, the Ether is released back into circulation as newly issued coins on Ethereum\u2019s main network, \u201crather than being pulled back out of the vault itself,\u201d Santiment explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, the existing supply can often differ based on whether only pre-burned or total post-burned coins are being counted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So over time, the \u201cvault\u201d accumulates ETH without it easily flowing back out the same way it went in, making the contract\u2019s share of the current supply appear larger. This results in a calculation of 50.18% based on ETH issued historically before burns.\u00a0Santiment predicted that this figure will increase, especially during bear markets and poor trading conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs staking continues to increase in popularity, expect that this address will continue its ascension, particularly when trading slows down during bear cycles.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f911.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd11\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> BREAKING: Ethereum\u2019s proof-of-stake contract address now holds over half of Ethereum\u2019s supply for the first time in the coin\u2019s 11-year history.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f510.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd10\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> There is often confusion about how this proof-of-stake address works. Think of it as a one-way vault that temporarily locks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/agj2YG37nu\">pic.twitter.com\/agj2YG37nu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/2023857264365387842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what figure is taken, the demand for staking has <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-staking-surges-to-all-time-high-amid-institutional-wave\/\">surged<\/a>, and the percentage of ETH supply staked is at record highs.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the validator entry queue is also around record highs, with around 3.9 million ETH <a href=\"https:\/\/www.validatorqueue.com\/\">waiting<\/a> to be staked, and the wait time is 67 days.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the exit queue has dropped to its lowest ever levels with around 11,500 ETH and less than five hours wait.<\/p>\n<h2>Ether Price at Bear Market Lows<\/h2>\n<p>Panic <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/fud-takes-over-crypto-social-media-in-retail-selloff-santiment\/\">selling<\/a> by retail traders has pushed Ether prices to bear market lows below $2,000.\u00a0ETH touched this psychological level briefly in late Tuesday trading, but again was beaten back by resistance, falling to $1,970 during the Wednesday morning session in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthereum isn\u2019t expensive right now, it\u2019s boring,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MerlijnTrader\/status\/2023804637891960981\">said<\/a> analyst Merlijn The Trader before adding, \u201cboring is where positions are built.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-staking-address-now-holds-over-half-eth-supply-for-first-time-ever-santiment\/\">Ethereum Staking Address Now Holds Over Half ETH Supply For First Time Ever: Santiment<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum\u2019s proof-of-stake contract address now holds over half of the Ether supply \u201cfor the first time in the coin\u2019s eleven-year history,\u201d reported on-chain analytics provider Santiment on Wednesday. This appears somewhat misleading, as approximately 37 million ETH are currently staked, representing approximately 30% of the total supply of 121.4 million tokens. However, Santiment explained that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-72914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}