Ethereum staking entry queue hits 1.5M ETH with ~25-day wait
- —Entry queue: about 1.5M ETH, ~25-day wait, versus 2M ETH and 35 days in early September
- —Exit queue at its longest this year; early September saw 786,000 ETH (~14 days)
- —MetaMask is preemptively exiting validators tied to its non-custodial staking after the September 30 incident
- —Lido expects MetaMask's last validator to exit by October 7; full exit-and-restake cycle may take up to 45 days
Why it matters: A longer exit queue pressures staking liquidity and stETH, though re-staked ETH could later swell the entry queue again.
Source: TokenPost