Ethereum has a 25-day wait to start staking, with nearly 1.5 million ETH in line
Ether waiting to enter staking has fallen by more than a quarter since early September, while the exit queue hit its longest of 2026.
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Summary
- Ether waiting to leave Ethereum staking surged more than fivefold in three days, reaching about 851,000 ETH on Oct. 2 after MetaMask began withdrawing validators following a security incident.
- About 786,000 ETH, worth more than $2 billion, remained in the exit queue Monday, with an estimated wait of nearly 14 days because Ethereum limits how quickly validators can leave.
- MetaMask said it found no evidence that wallets or customer funds were affected, while Lido expects the withdrawn ether to be gradually restaked in a process that could take up to 45 days.
