{"id":842,"date":"2026-02-18T09:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/?p=842"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:34:24","slug":"ethereum-staking-address-controls-over-half-of-eth-supply-for-the-first-time-according-to-santiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/ethereum-staking-address-controls-over-half-of-eth-supply-for-the-first-time-according-to-santiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Staking Address Controls Over Half of ETH Supply for the First Time, According to Santiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Interest in Ethereum staking has surged even as the cryptocurrency\u2019s price falls to bear market lows. On Wednesday, on-chain analytics firm Santiment reported that the Ethereum proof-of-stake contract now holds more than half of all ETH in circulation, marking a first in the coin\u2019s eleven-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The headline figure can be misleading. Currently, roughly 37 million ETH are staked, which is about 30 percent of the total supply of 121.4 million tokens. Santiment clarified that the proof-of-stake address functions as a one-way vault that temporarily locks ETH to secure the network. Once coins are staked, they are removed from circulation and cannot be spent or traded while held in the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When validators exit and withdraw, the staked ETH is released as newly issued coins on Ethereum\u2019s main network, rather than being returned directly from the vault. This creates differences in supply calculations depending on whether pre-burned or post-burned coins are counted. Over time, the vault accumulates ETH in a way that makes its share of the total supply appear larger, producing the 50.18 percent figure based on historical issuance before burns. Santiment expects this percentage to grow, particularly during periods of low trading activity and bear markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rise in staking activity is also evident in validator queues. Around 3.9 million ETH is waiting to be staked, with a current wait time of 67 days. In contrast, the exit queue has shrunk to its lowest level ever, with just 11,500 ETH and a wait time of under five hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Ether\u2019s price has dropped below $2,000 as retail traders engage in panic selling. ETH briefly hit this level during late Tuesday trading before falling to $1,970 during Wednesday morning sessions in Asia. Analyst Merlijn The Trader commented that Ethereum is \u201cnot expensive right now, it is boring\u201d and added that \u201cboring periods are when positions are built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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