According to ChainCatcher, citing Cryptonomist, data from the Ethereum validator queue tracker shows that the validator inbound queue currently has approximately 745,619 ETH with a waiting time of nearly 13 days; the outbound queue has approximately 360,518 ETH, and exiting validators will need to wait approximately 8 days to rejoin.
The report states that this marks the first time in six months that the Ethereum staking queue has experienced a reverse flow, with the amount of ETH waiting to be staked almost double the amount of Ether waiting to leave the network. Abdul, head of DeFi at blockchain platform Monad, pointed out that when the last inflow and outflow queues reversed in June, the price of Ethereum subsequently doubled shortly afterward, suggesting that 2026 will be an exciting year.
