Changes in how ETH is staked: validator queues, staking protocols, restaking, distributed validators and the rules that affect stakers.
ETH waiting to leave staking rose more than fivefold in days to about 851,000 ETH, the longest withdrawal wait this year, after a security incident tied to MetaMask's staking operations in which an attacker reportedly redirected a tiny amount of rewards. The delay comes from the protocol's deliberate limit on how fast validators can enter or leave.
Also in clubtmug.com, cyprusaikikai.comThe IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2026-20 on Oct. 6, replacing Revenue Procedure 2025-31, so investment and grantor trusts holding a proof-of-stake asset can stake without losing trust status. Conditions: exchange-listed trust interests, custodian-held keys, and staking through third-party providers with no relationship to the trust or its sponsor, dealing at arm's length.
Also in kucoin.comSharpLink Gaming plans to stake $200 million in ETH through Lido, converting it to wstETH held in custody by Anchorage Digital. Lido holds about $16.5 billion in ETH, and SharpLink can deploy the wstETH in DeFi while the underlying ETH keeps earning staking rewards.
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What the Ethereum Foundation announces: protocol priorities, grants and funding rounds, treasury policy and leadership changes.
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