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Ethereum validators rise 30% in a year

Ethereum validators rise 30% in a year

GrafaGrafa2024/10/17 06:30
By:Mahathir Bayena

Ethereum's (CRYPTO:ETH) validator count has surged by over 30% in the past year, reflecting growing institutional interest. 

According to a report from Flipside Crypto, the number of validators exceeded one million for the first time in June 2024, up from 824,300 in September 2023. 

This growth aligns with a rising trend in institutional adoption, driven by developments in restaking and liquid staking protocols. 

Carlos Mercado, a data scientist at Flipside Crypto, noted that these innovations have made Ethereum more attractive to institutions by improving capital efficiency and offering immediate liquidity. 

"The rise of liquid staking and restaking has enticed institutions interested in both immediate liquidity and enhanced capital efficiency," he explained. 

Liquid staking tokens, such as Lido’s stETH (CRYPTO:STETH) and RocketPool’s rETH (CRYPTO:RETH), allow validators to restake their assets across other networks, securing additional rewards. 

The growth in Ethereum staking has also been supported by the Shanghai upgrade and the introduction of Ethereum futures ETFs. 

The Shanghai upgrade, implemented in April 2023, enabled users to unstake Ether for the first time since the Merge, driving a surge in staked ETH, which has grown by 27% to surpass 34.7 million tokens. 

The approval of the first Ethereum futures ETFs further increased staking activities, marking key growth periods for staked Ether. 

This trend extends beyond Ethereum, with similar staking growth observed on networks like Polygon (CRYPTO:MATIC)

Polygon’s wallets participating in staking rose by 36.4% over the last year, though the number of validators remained stable due to the network's cap on validator slots. 

This increase across multiple blockchains indicates that users are not discouraged by potentially lower returns from staking, as broader adoption and innovations continue to shape the landscape.

At the time of writing, the Ethereum (ETH) price was $2,631.76.

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