Staking
Ethereum staking in one page — total ETH staked and its share of supply, network APR, validator entry and exit queues, supply growth, issuance and burn, liquid staking by provider, restaking, MEV and relay censorship, where staking yield comes from, and client diversity.
Staking is a live view of Ethereum staking: how much ETH is locked securing the network, what it earns, how long it takes to get in or out, who controls it, and how healthy the network is.
It is useful whether you stake yourself, hold a liquid staking token such as stETH, or simply hold ETH — staking decides how much new ETH is created, how much is locked away from the market, and how decentralised the network is.
Open it from the navigation menu: Staking.
ETH staked
The large number at the top is the total ETH staked on Ethereum. Under it:
- Its value in dollars — how much money is securing the network
- Its share of the total ETH supply
- The number of validators
A Live marker at the top right shows the data is current.
The five figures
| Figure | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Network APR | The yearly return from staking, net |
| Entry queue | How many days a new validator waits to start staking, and how much ETH is waiting |
| Liquid staking | Lido's share of liquid staking, and the total value in liquid staking. Highlighted when Lido is above one third |
| Restaking TVL | The value restaked in protocols such as EigenLayer, in dollars and ETH |
| Supply growth | How fast the total ETH supply is growing or shrinking per year, and whether ETH is currently inflationary or deflationary |
The chart
Three views:
- Staked ETH — the total staked over time, from 1M to 5Y, ALL, or a CUSTOM range: pick a start and end date and click Apply
- Supply — the total ETH supply over the last day, week or month
- APR — the staking return over the last week
Move the cursor over the chart to read the value on any day.
Validator flow
Validators joining and leaving staking right now:
| Row | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Entering | Validators waiting to join, and their ETH |
| Exiting | Validators waiting to leave, and their ETH |
| Net flow | Entering minus exiting — whether more ETH is coming into staking or leaving it |
| Entry wait | Days a new validator waits to start |
| Exit wait | Days a validator waits to get its ETH out |
The network lets validators in and out only at a limited rate, so both directions have a queue.
How to read it: a long exit queue means many stakers want out, and that ETH may reach the market once it is released. A long entry queue means strong demand to stake. If you plan to unstake, the exit wait is how long your ETH will be locked.
Supply & issuance
| Row | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Total supply | All the ETH that exists |
| Supply growth | Its yearly rate of change, and whether it is inflationary or deflationary |
| Consensus issuance | New ETH created to pay validators |
| Total burnt | ETH destroyed by transaction fees (EIP-1559) |
| Withdrawn | ETH withdrawn from staking |
Every transaction burns part of its fee. When the network is busy, more ETH is burned than issued and the supply shrinks — ETH becomes deflationary. When it is quiet, issuance wins and the supply grows.
Liquid staking distribution
Liquid staking lets you stake ETH and receive a token — stETH, rETH, cbETH and others — that keeps earning staking rewards and can still be used, traded or lent. This block shows how liquid staking is split between providers, with each one's ETH, dollar value and share.
If Lido controls more than a third, a warning appears: a single provider above 33% can disrupt the network's ability to finalise blocks. A spread-out market is safer for everyone holding ETH.
Full data on DefiLlama opens the complete list.
Restaking
Restaking takes ETH that is already staked and uses it to help secure other protocols — EigenLayer, Symbiotic, Karak and others — for extra yield, in exchange for extra risk. The block shows each platform's value and share.
Under it, Liquid restaking tokens — ether.fi, Renzo, Puffer and others — which give you a tradable token for a restaking position, the same way liquid staking tokens do for staking.
MEV & censorship
MEV is the extra profit available from choosing the order of transactions in a block. Most validators receive blocks already built by specialised builders, delivered through intermediaries called relays.
- OFAC-regulated relays — the share of blocks delivered by relays that filter out transactions under US sanctions. Highlighted above 50%
- Top builder — the largest block builder and its share
- Relay market share — the main relays and how many blocks each delivered
A high share of censoring relays, or one dominant builder, is a centralisation risk for the network.
Yield breakdown
Where the staking return comes from:
| Row | What it is |
|---|---|
| Consensus issuance | Rewards for attesting and proposing blocks |
| Execution tips | Priority fees paid by users |
| MEV | Payments from block builders |
| Total | The net staking APR |
Issuance is steady; tips and MEV rise when the network is busy. That is why staking yields go up in active markets.
Client diversity
The share of validators running each consensus client — the software that runs a validator. If one client runs more than a third of the network and has a bug, it could stop the network from finalising. The block says whether any client is above that threshold.
Explanations on the page
Each block title has an i icon. Hover over it for a short explanation of what the block shows.
Related
- Your own staked ETH, with an estimate of what it earns: the Staked ETH card on the Overview
- Staking from a paper wallet, through a staking app: Connecting to dApps