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Ethereum’s staking exit queue has surged to its highest level of 2026, with roughly 786,000 ETH—worth more than $2 billion—waiting to leave validators as of October 5. The queue briefly reached about 851,000 ETH on October 2, more than five times the September 29 level.
Much of the spike followed MetaMask’s precautionary withdrawal of validators after a security incident. Lido expects most affected ETH to eventually be restaked, meaning the surge may reflect temporary validator migration rather than broad selling pressure.
Ethereum’s staking exit queue has surged to its highest level of 2026, with roughly 786,000 ETH—worth more than $2 billion—waiting to leave validators as of October 5. The queue briefly reached about 851,000 ETH on October 2, more than five times the September 29 level.
Much of the spike followed MetaMask’s precautionary withdrawal of validators after a security incident. Lido expects most affected ETH to eventually be restaked, meaning the surge may reflect temporary validator migration rather than broad selling pressure.