🔒 The staking ratio of Ethereum increases: the staking threshold may be significantly lowered in the future!
According to on-chain data provider IntoTheBlock, the pledge ratio of Ethereum has risen to 28.9%, of which more than 15.3% of pledged ETH has been pledged for more than 3 years.
This figure has increased significantly from 23.8% in January this year, an increase of 5 percentage points. Although this ratio is still far behind the token pledge ratio of other ecological projects, Ethereum's growth shows the community's confidence in its future development.
It is worth noting that there are still some inconveniences in the current staking process of Ethereum. For example, at least 32 Ethereums are required to run the verification node, and the withdrawal process after staking also requires 8-9 days of cooling time, and if you withdraw early, you will also face High deductions.
These factors make Ethereum's staking more complex and unfriendly than other cryptocurrencies, such as Cardano's ADA (which can be pledged directly in a cold wallet without locking coins).
Despite the challenges, the increase in Ethereum’s staking ratio is an encouraging development. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has already stated his vision to attract more participants by lowering the threshold for independent staking.
The plan he proposed is to gradually reduce the number of Ethereum required, starting from the current 32, and may drop to 24 or 16 in the future, and finally achieve the ultimate vision of 1 Ethereum pledge. This will also significantly lower the threshold for staking and attract more investors to participate.
However, achieving this goal will not be easy. Currently, the minimum collateral requirement of 32 Ethereum is worth up to $80,000, which is a considerable sum of money for most investors. If lowering the staking threshold was an easy task, I believe the initial standard would not be set at 32 Ethereums.
Therefore, most investors currently choose to pledge through third-party mining pools such as Lido, but this is not a good solution because it will bring additional third-party risks.
Finally, we expect Ethereum to lower the minimum staking standards in the future, which will help increase the staking ratio and further enhance Ethereum’s decentralization and security.
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