By Isaac • June 16, 2026 9:55 pm •
Ethereum’s staking ratio reached about 32.7% this week, a new all-time high. That means roughly one out of every three ETH in existence is now locked up to help secure the network.
Around 39.5 million ETH sits in staking, worth somewhere in the $70 billion to $80 billion range at recent prices.
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Ethereum ranked second by market capitalization in the June 17 CoinGecko market snapshot, behind Bitcoin and ahead of Tether, BNB, and XRP. A record share of the No. 2 asset getting committed to proof-of-stake is real infrastructure news.
This climb has been steady, not sudden. The ratio sat near 26% at the start of 2024 and first crossed 30% in April 2026.
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