Rising Ethereum staking could attract institutional investors, potentially increasing participation but further compressing individual yields.
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The ETH in stacking reached 43.8 million at the end of the third quarter of 2026, equivalent to 35.9% of the offer, although the gross yield dropped and the number of active validators also decreased.Bitwise’s report links this last drop with the consolidation of operators after the Pectra update.