The Protocol: Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Backs Up

The Protocol: Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Backs Up

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter.In this issue:Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Tops $2B as Stakers Rush to Quit After 160% RallyJito Launches BAM to Reshape Solana’s Blockspace EconomyEthereum Validators Signal Intention of Upping Gas Limit to 45MDogecoin Could Soon Verify ZK Proofs Natively, Thanks to DogeO…

$2 Billion in ETH Hits Ethereum Validator Exit Queue

Around 548,132 ETH, valued at over $2.02 billion, is currently queued to exit the Ethereum network, marking the largest validator exit queue since January 2024.  The surge in validator exits has also extended withdrawal delays to over nine days, the longest wait time in more than a year.   This story is an excerpt from the Unchained Daily newsletter.   To get these updates in your email for free, subscribe here. The exit volume is likely driven …

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Ether stumbles as ETH validator exit queue hits 18-month high - WorldNL Magazine

Ether (ETH) dipped more than 7% from its 2025 high as the queue for validators and investors to unstake the asset hit an 18-month high on Wednesday. Ethereum is a proof-of-stake network that requires validators to stake the asset and lock up funds to secure the network.Validators that want to exit Ethereum’s staking system need to go through a validator exit queue, “and in the past few days, the number has absolutely surged,” staking protocol Ev…

Ethereum Exit Queue Surges As ETH Drops 7% From 2025 High – #CryptoUpdatesGNIT

Ether dipped more than 7% from its 2025 high as the queue for validators and investors to unstake the asset hit an 18-month high on Wednesday.  Ethereum is a proof-of-stake network that requires validators to stake the asset and lock up funds to secure the network. Validators that want to exit Ethereum’s staking system need to go through a validator exit queue, “and in the past few days, the number has absolutely surged,” staking protocol Everst…