Ethereum Withdrawal Queue Rises 392% as MetaMask Incident Looms

Ethereum Holds $2,700 as 786K ETH Queues to Exit Staking

Ethereum is trading near $2,727 as a surge in the validator exit queue tests the network's staking infrastructure. Data from validatorqueue.com shows 786,275 ETH waiting to leave the staking system, with an estimated wait time of 13 days and 16 hours.     The exit backlog has grown sharply in recent weeks after MetaMask began withdrawing more than 17,000 validators controlling over 523,000 ETH following a security incident that affected part of …

Ethereum Staking Entry Queue Holds 1,457,964 ETH With 25-Day Wait

The exit queue stood at 786,275 ETH. MetaMask Staking is carrying out precautionary validator exits from Lido after a security incident.

Ethereum Withdrawal Queue Rises 392% as MetaMask Incident Looms

Reports circulating as of October 4, 2026 indicate that Ethereum's validator withdrawal queue has risen by a reported 392%, while a separate incident involving MetaMask may introduce an additional 523,000 ETH into that queue, according to unconfirmed reports.Read more...

‘No indication that MetaMask wallets were affected’ – Joseph Lubin reassures users

ETH being moved from the overall validator market jumped 4x to +800K ETH in the past few days.

Bitcoin Outlook, MetaMask Security Incident and New BitMON Backing

The cryptocurrency market is once again highlighting two very different forces shaping digital assets: security risks surrounding major platforms and the continued search for new opportunities through tokenized projects. A recent MetaMask security incident that forced roughly 523,000 ETH to be unstaked has drawn attention to the risks associated with crypto infrastructure, while TokenWorks’ decision […]