🚀 Ethereum: $90 billion in staking — new historical maximum — TheDefiant
🔷 A record has been set in the Ethereum network: 34.6 million ETH are locked in staking — that’s nearly $90 billion and 28% of the total supply.
This level is not just a number, but a signal: the ecosystem is entering a phase of mature trust.
📈 Key drivers:
— Boom in liquid staking (LST, LRT);
— Restaking from institutions: clients are preparing for the new generation of “ETH bonds”;
— BlackRock is reformatting its portfolio: $561 million in BTC → $100+ million in ETH.
🗣 Amir Forouzani (Puffer Labs):
“Interest in ETH as a yield-bearing asset is growing at an explosive rate. We are seeing institutional migration towards Ethereum.”
📊 This is not just growth. This is a shift in the financial paradigm:
— ETH = income + infrastructure
— Staking = Web3 bond
— Locking 28% of the supply = shortage amid rising demand
💡 When liquid ETH goes into staking, the supply tightens. And if demand goes up — the market will face an “inelastic” asset.
In such a structure, price spikes can be much more powerful than before. ETH is becoming the central asset of the crypto economy, and institutions have already realized this.