$ETH
Ethereum staking exit queue hits a new 2026 high
850,000 ETH waiting to exit
Is ETH about to dump?
Damn.
Guys,
Ethereum’s staking exit queue just exploded.
On October 2,
the exit queue briefly surged to around 851,000 ETH,
setting a new high for 2026.
In just three days,
it jumped from 166,000 ETH to 850,000 ETH—
more than a fivefold increase.
There are still around 786,000 ETH in the queue,
worth over $2 billion.
Does that number look scary?
Damn,
850,000 ETH waiting to get out.
Is everyone getting ready to dump?
But don’t rush to short it just yet.
The vast majority of this 850,000 ETH is actually related to MetaMask’s security incident.
It’s estimated that,
as a precaution,
MetaMask arranged for around 17,000 validators to exit,
involving approximately 523,000 ETH.
In other words,
a substantial portion of that 850,000 ETH
isn’t because everyone suddenly turned bearish on ETH—
it’s a collective precautionary withdrawal.
So,
Ethereum isn’t broken,
and there probably won’t be a massive sell-off anytime soon.
That’s because Ethereum has an exit queue mechanism.
For security reasons,
Ethereum limits the number of validators that can exit each day.
When a lot of people request to unlock their staked ETH at once,
they have to queue up.
So we’re unlikely to see a huge sell-off in the short term.
But ETH probably won’t have an easy time either.
Yesterday, I posted about Ethereum’s outlook from a technical perspective.
It’s either going to trade sideways or go down.
Taking this news into account,
a pullback seems quite likely,
perhaps to around 2,150 or 2,300.
So, guys,
no matter when it is, don’t blindly pick a side at this stage,
or you could easily become someone else’s exit liquidity.
Why are some people bullish while others are bearish?
Honestly, they can both be right,
because everyone trades on a different time frame.
Even in the same bull market,
some people can make money going long,
while others can make money going short.
You need to know your own trading time frame.
If you’re not even sure what yours is,
then maybe sit this one out for now
and do some studying first.
Knowing what you want
and sticking to your plan
are the keys to making consistent profits.
#以太坊质押退出队列创2026年新高
Ethereum staking exit queue hits a new 2026 high
850,000 ETH waiting to exit
Is ETH about to dump?
Damn.
Guys,
Ethereum’s staking exit queue just exploded.
On October 2,
the exit queue briefly surged to around 851,000 ETH,
setting a new high for 2026.
In just three days,
it jumped from 166,000 ETH to 850,000 ETH—
more than a fivefold increase.
There are still around 786,000 ETH in the queue,
worth over $2 billion.
Does that number look scary?
Damn,
850,000 ETH waiting to get out.
Is everyone getting ready to dump?
But don’t rush to short it just yet.
The vast majority of this 850,000 ETH is actually related to MetaMask’s security incident.
It’s estimated that,
as a precaution,
MetaMask arranged for around 17,000 validators to exit,
involving approximately 523,000 ETH.
In other words,
a substantial portion of that 850,000 ETH
isn’t because everyone suddenly turned bearish on ETH—
it’s a collective precautionary withdrawal.
So,
Ethereum isn’t broken,
and there probably won’t be a massive sell-off anytime soon.
That’s because Ethereum has an exit queue mechanism.
For security reasons,
Ethereum limits the number of validators that can exit each day.
When a lot of people request to unlock their staked ETH at once,
they have to queue up.
So we’re unlikely to see a huge sell-off in the short term.
But ETH probably won’t have an easy time either.
Yesterday, I posted about Ethereum’s outlook from a technical perspective.
It’s either going to trade sideways or go down.
Taking this news into account,
a pullback seems quite likely,
perhaps to around 2,150 or 2,300.
So, guys,
no matter when it is, don’t blindly pick a side at this stage,
or you could easily become someone else’s exit liquidity.
Why are some people bullish while others are bearish?
Honestly, they can both be right,
because everyone trades on a different time frame.
Even in the same bull market,
some people can make money going long,
while others can make money going short.
You need to know your own trading time frame.
If you’re not even sure what yours is,
then maybe sit this one out for now
and do some studying first.
Knowing what you want
and sticking to your plan
are the keys to making consistent profits.
#以太坊质押退出队列创2026年新高