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While Ethereum ($ETH) validators are unstaking their treasuries en masse, other groups are rushing into the $ETH validation ecosystem. This imbalance might signal about mixed sentiment in the large $ETH wallets' segment.
$7 billion stuck in Ethereum ($ETH) validator queue
The Ethereum ($ETH) validation entry queue — the list of potential validators interested in staking their holdings in order to obtain periodic rewards — started rapidly surging. In just two days, it added over 400,000 $ETH and hit a multi-month high over 644,000 Ethers.
As a result, it takes over 11 days now to withdraw $ETH allocations from staking. The last time such an increase in staking period was observed was over two months ago.
At the same time, the Ethereum ($ETH) unstaking queue started to calm down following its peak on Aug. 20, 2025. After hitting an unbelievable 970,000 $ETH, it has now dropped below 850,000 $ETH.
In total, about $7 billion in liquidity is waiting to either join $ETH staking mechanism or leave it. It signals the mixed expectations of large $ETH market participants.
Ethereum ($ETH) community optimistic after debated $ATH
The interest in withdrawing is most likely associated with the opportunity to fix profits at the current price level. The interest in locking $ETH on validators is, by contrast, a signal of growing optimism about its price performance.
As the ecosystem is saturated, Ethereum ($ETH) staking annualized rewards dropped below 3% compared to the normally observed 4%.
As covered by U.Today previously, on some cryptocurrency exchanges, the Ethereum ($ETH) price reached its new all-time high last Friday.
At the same time, CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap do not confirm the previous $ATH from 2021 being smashed for the Ether price.