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Staked ETH share reaches 35.9% of supply as validator counts fall

Covered by 6 outlets over 22 hours. First reported by The Block at 16:31 UTC on October 20, 2026.

6 outlets

What happened?

  1. Ethereum staked balances reached an all-time high of 43.80 million ETH in Q3 2026, which Bitwise puts at 35.9% of supply
  2. Net staking inflows of 1.99 million ETH over the quarter marked a sixth straight quarter of growth, per Bitwise
  3. Bitwise measured Ethereum gross staking yield at 2.63%, down from 2.81%, a 0.18 percentage point quarterly decline
  4. At the close of the quarter, Solana's staked share of supply stood at 69%, while gross yield slipped to 5.99% from 6.38%; the summary from Bitwise offers no staked SOL number.
  5. Ethereum's validator count fell from about 1.1 million to 881,000, attributed by Bitwise to consolidation under the Pectra upgrade; Solana's fell from 696 to 659 as operators left under cost pressure

Bitwise's Q3 2026 staking report puts 43.80 million ETH as staked, an all-time high equal to 35.9% of supply, with 1.99 million ETH of net inflows marking a sixth consecutive quarter of growth. Ethereum's validator count fell from about 1.1 million to 881,000, which Bitwise attributes to consolidation under Pectra, while Solana's fell from 696 to 659 as operators left under cost pressure.

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Who reported it, and when?

6 distinct reports run by 6 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Oct 20 16:31Ethereum staking hits record as yields fall and Solana activity grows: Bitwise - The Block
  • The Block
Oct 20 18:40Ethereum, Solana, HYPE Growth Isn’t Lifting Staking Yields: Bitwise - Benzinga
  • Benzinga
Oct 20 23:49Ethereum Staking Hits Record 43.8 Million ETH, Bitwise Says - The Defiant
  • The Defiant
Oct 21 02:25Ethereum staking hits record 43.8M ETH as yields fall to 2.63% - FXStreet
  • FXStreet
Oct 21 02:38Ethereum staking hits record, but yield and fee revenue fall - Mitrade
  • Mitrade
Oct 21 14:45Ethereum Staking Hits Record 43.8M ETH, 35.9% of Supply: Bitwise Q3 Data
  • altcoinbuzz.io

Who was named?

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  4. Oct 20 · Crypto Decrypt reported alleged Drift exploit addresses sent $61.56M ETH to Tornado Cash Oct 20 3
  5. Oct 20 · Crypto USDC on-chain volume rose 151% to $14.8 trillion last quarter 2
  6. Oct 19 · Finance JPMorgan puts JPM Coin deposit token on Ethereum 25
  7. Oct 18 · Crypto HYPE tops CryptoQuant ranking as Hyperliquid buybacks near $1.26B 2
  8. Oct 17 · Crypto 24/7 Wall St.: “Tom Lee Calls Crypto a "Coiled Spring." Which Coins Have Pulled Back the Most?” 2

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).