According to Lookonchain, Bitmine, which Lookonchain attributes to Tom Lee of Fundstrat, staked another 82,560 ETH (about $259M) roughly 4 hours ago, bringing its total staked to 544,064 ETH (about $1.62B). Source: Lookonchain; Arkham Intelligence. The deposits and labeled wallets are viewable on Arkham Intelligence’s Bitmine entity page, enabling traders to track subsequent on-chain activity tied to this entity in real time. Source: Arkham Intelligence.

According to @EmberCN, BitMNR (BMNR) deposited 82,560 ETH (about $259M) into Ethereum PoS staking roughly two hours ago, continuing its morning accumulation; source: @EmberCN, Jan 3, 2026. Since launching its staking program on Dec 27, BitMNR has staked a cumulative 544,064 ETH (about $1.7B) over approximately one week; source: @EmberCN, Jan 3, 2026. The currently staked amount equals 13.2% of BitMNR’s total 4.11 million ETH treasury, highlighting sizable validator deposit inflows to Ethereum; source: @EmberCN, Jan 3, 2026.

According to @lookonchain, the entity identified as Bitmine linked to Tom Lee of Fundstrat purchased 32,938 ETH worth about 97.6 million dollars and staked 118,944 ETH worth about 352.16 million dollars over the past four hours, source: @lookonchain on X. Arkham Intelligence attributes these flows to address 0xDAa1f94872824eBd50240e1FF5105A7B2003eC8e under the Bitmine entity label, corroborating the purchase and staking activity, source: Arkham Intelligence Bitmine entity explorer and the specified address explorer. In total, 151,882 ETH moved in this window, with staking representing roughly 78 percent of the total, highlighting a preference for staking over immediate transfer, source: @lookonchain on X; Arkham Intelligence entity and address explorers. Staked ETH participates in validation and requires exiting and withdrawals before becoming transferable, which reduces immediately tradable supply while staked, source: Ethereum.org Staking documentation.

According to @EmberCN, BMNR received 32,938 ETH (~$97.6M) from FalconX about two hours ago and deposited 118,944 ETH (~$352M) into Ethereum PoS staking this morning, indicating continued accumulation and locking of supply (source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/bitmine). Since Dec 27, BMNR has staked a cumulative 461,504 ETH (~$1.368B) across four days, now equal to 11.2% of its roughly 4.11 million ETH holdings (source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/bitmine). Earlier, @EmberCN reported BMNR’s first staking action of 74,880 ETH and cited an estimated ETH staking APY of about 3.12%; using a $2,927 reference price, full staking of 4.066M ETH would imply ~126,800 ETH in annual rewards (~$371M) for yield math context (source: @EmberCN on X). Traders can monitor BMNR addresses and subsequent flows via Arkham Intelligence for further staking or inflow updates (source: Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/bitmine).

According to the source, Bitmine has staked 408,627 ETH (over $1 billion) as of Sunday as it moves toward launching its Made in America VAlidator Network in 2026; source: the source social media post dated December 29, 2025. This shifts a large treasury allocation from liquid ETH to validators, marginally reducing immediately tradable supply while redirecting it to protocol rewards, which traders watch for liquidity effects; source: Ethereum Foundation staking documentation on validator deposits and asset availability under Proof-of-Stake. As total active stake rises, native staking APR declines per Ethereum’s reward function, affecting expected returns for validators and liquid staking markets that mirror base yields; source: Ethereum Foundation documentation on Proof-of-Stake reward issuance and APR sensitivity to total stake. Liquidity is not permanently removed because Shanghai/Capella enabled withdrawals, but sizable exits must pass through exit and withdrawal queues that can extend timing during congested periods; source: Ethereum Foundation documentation on withdrawals and queue mechanics post-Shanghai/Capella. Traders should track ETH price reaction, staking ratio, APR prints, and LSD pricing spreads versus spot ETH as key transmission channels following large staking flows; source: on-chain staking metrics from Beaconcha.in and Dune Analytics, and Ethereum protocol reward specifications. A US-based validator network could concentrate validator geography and compliance exposure that intersects with MEV relay usage and censorship risk premia in ETH, which markets have previously monitored; source: Flashbots research on MEV and censorship dynamics and Ethereum community guidance on validator decentralization.

According to @EmberCN, Bitmine deposited 79,296 ETH into Ethereum PoS staking, bringing today’s total to 154,176 ETH valued around $451 million, indicating substantial on-chain allocation away from liquid spot balances. source: @EmberCN on X, Dec 27, 2025 At 32 ETH per validator, today’s total equals capacity for roughly 4,818 validators, a calculation based on the Ethereum staking requirement. source: Ethereum.org staking docs; calculation based on @EmberCN Traders tracking ETH liquidity can note that 154,176 ETH moved into staking today per the cited data, a measurable change in on-chain supply flows. source: @EmberCN on X, Dec 27, 2025

According to @OnchainLens, Bitmine has staked 74,880 ETH valued at $219.18M, with the address labeled on Arkham Intelligence for verification. Source: @OnchainLens; Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/bitmine According to @OnchainLens, SharpLink has unstaked 35,627 ETH worth $104.4M from liquid staking, with the entity label also confirmed on Arkham Intelligence. Source: @OnchainLens; Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/sharplink-gaming Based on figures reported by @OnchainLens, the net change is +39,253 ETH staked (approximately $114.8M at the reported sizing), indicating more ETH moved into validator staking than redeemed during the period cited. Source: @OnchainLens (X post: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2004701674171174982); Arkham Intelligence

According to @OnchainLens, the Royal Government of Bhutan staked 320 ETH (about $906.5K) with staking provider Figment, indicating a new institutional staking allocation; source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2001565341265334494. The staking wallet is attributed to Druk Holding and Investments on Arkham Intelligence, linking the flow to Bhutan’s sovereign investment arm; source: https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/druk-holding-investments. The 320 ETH equates to 10 validators under Ethereum’s 32 ETH per validator requirement, confirming the scale of the deployment; source: https://ethereum.org/en/staking/. This adds 320 ETH to the staked set operated through Figment’s institutional validator infrastructure, relevant for tracking ETH supply dynamics and validator concentration; source: https://figment.io. Traders can monitor follow-on deposits or withdrawals via the Arkham entity page to gauge ongoing staking activity from this address; source: https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/druk-holding-investments.

According to @OnchainLens, a whale staked 25,000 ETH valued at USD 79.48 million on Dec 11, 2025 (data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens, these ETH had been withdrawn for USD 84.81 million from Kraken roughly one month earlier (data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens, the staking activity is linked to addresses 0xfe31320faf8da1492eadf8deb79bd264d7cf2141 and 0x392a1e5ccfa7667d40edc49ae9462739139701e2 for on-chain verification (data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens, this converts previously withdrawn ETH into staked ETH, categorized as staking inflow rather than exchange balance in on-chain analytics (data: Nansen).

According to Eric Balchunas, iShares has filed the official prospectus for an iShares Staked Ethereum ETF, marking its fourth crypto ETF filing after spot BTC, spot ETH, and a Bitcoin income product, as posted on X on December 8, 2025. Source: Eric Balchunas on X, December 8, 2025.

According to @binance, ETH staking is available through the Binance app via a direct link shared on Dec 6, 2025, source: Binance on X. The announcement directs users to Binance’s Ethereum staking page where current yield, redemption rules, eligibility and fee disclosures are provided for review before any allocation, source: Binance ETH staking page linked in the post. No additional parameters such as APR or lock-up details were specified in the post itself, making the linked page the primary reference for execution details, source: Binance on X. Traders evaluating ETH exposure can incorporate the platform’s posted yield and redemption mechanics into risk and carry calculations before moving spot holdings to staking, source: Binance ETH staking page linked in the post.

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0x4825B8c4641dB7467AbDb00710bC1a34Ca1c61f4 spent $60.7M USDC to acquire 24,000 ETH at an average entry of $2,529 about five months ago, based on on-chain records. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690; ARKM Intel address explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x4825B8c4641dB7467AbDb00710bC1a34Ca1c61f4 According to @lookonchain, the position’s unrealized profit peaked above $55M but now stands at $14.4M, implying roughly a 23.7% ROI and an estimated mark-to-market value near $75.1M based on these figures. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690 According to @lookonchain, two hours before the post the whale staked the entire 24,000 ETH balance. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690; ARKM Intel address explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x4825B8c4641dB7467AbDb00710bC1a34Ca1c61f4 According to @lookonchain, the prior peak gain equated to about a 90.6% return on the $60.7M cost basis, underscoring the drawdown from the top. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690

According to @OnchainLens citing Nansen data, a whale staked 24,000 ETH valued at $75.94M after holding the position for five months (source: @OnchainLens, data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens, the wallet 0x4825b8c4641db7467abdb00710bc1a34ca1c61f4 accumulated the 24,000 ETH for $60.7M in USDC and now shows an unrealized profit of about $15.2M based on current valuation (source: @OnchainLens, data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens based on Nansen figures, the implied average entry price is roughly $2,529 per ETH and the current implied valuation is about $3,164 per ETH, equating to an unrealized gain near 25% (source: @OnchainLens, data: Nansen).

According to the source, VanEck submitted an S-1 registration statement to the U.S. SEC for a Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. source: the source The source did not provide an SEC EDGAR accession number or filing link, so traders should verify the filing on the SEC EDGAR database before positioning. source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission If confirmed, the ETF would reference Lido’s stETH, a liquid staking token that accrues staking rewards and represents staked ETH with a variable exchange rate to ETH. source: Lido Finance documentation For trading, monitor ETH spot and perpetual liquidity, LDO price and volumes, and the secondary market spread between stETH and ETH for any discount or premium shifts around ETF headlines. source: Lido Finance documentation; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission An S-1 submission does not imply approval; a launch requires the SEC to declare the registration effective and exchanges to approve listing. source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

According to @charlesdhaussy, smart money views Bit Digital BTBT’s real strategy as acquiring, holding, managing, and staking Ethereum ETH at scale to create a yield-generating vehicle, source: @charlesdhaussy on X on Oct 14, 2025. According to @charlesdhaussy, institutions could gain both equity exposure and ETH staking yield through one ticker BTBT, which he suggests could draw institutional capital, source: @charlesdhaussy on X on Oct 14, 2025. Trading takeaways based on this thesis: monitor BTBT’s beta to ETH and staking narrative momentum, watch for re-rating signals tied to perceived treasury-style ETH accumulation, and track volume or flow spikes that hint at institutional participation referenced by the source, source: @charlesdhaussy on X on Oct 14, 2025.

According to the source, the debate centers on Ethereum’s staking exit times, which are intentionally gated by the validator churn limit to protect network security; the consensus specs define per‑epoch exit throughput as max(4, floor(active_validators/65536)). source: github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos With epochs every 6.4 minutes, this implies churn_limit x 225 validator exits per day, which caps potential unlock flow. source: ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs Each validator represents 32 ETH, so the maximum daily unlocked ETH equals 32 x churn_limit x 225, directly bounding short‑term supply that could reach exchanges. source: ethereum.org/en/staking/withdrawals github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs Post‑Shapella, withdrawals follow an exit queue and separate withdrawal processing; even after exit initiation, principal return timing depends on queue conditions and credential status. source: ethereum.org/en/roadmap/shanghai ethereum.org/en/staking/withdrawals For trading, these mechanics reduce the risk of sudden mass redemptions, influence LST pricing and redemption delays during stress, and should be reflected in ETH liquidity, LST discounts, and derivatives basis during heavy exit periods. source: ethereum.org/en/staking/lst ethereum.org/en/staking/withdrawals

According to @EmberCN, an Ethereum staking whale moved 25,755 ETH (about $117M) to Binance roughly 50 minutes ago after redeeming those funds from staking 17 days earlier, with the transfer tied to address 0xdE0336765d7549fB555883eB6c85e8862b4fDc41 (source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0xdE0336765d7549fB555883eB6c85e8862b4fDc41). The same entity previously sent $173M USDT to Binance between Aug 2023 and Apr 2024, acquired and withdrew 32,164 ETH at an average cost of $2,649, and subsequently staked the assets (source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intelligence intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0xdE0336765d7549fB555883eB6c85e8862b4fDc41). Based on the stated cost basis, today’s deposited 25,755 ETH carries an estimated realized profit of about $60.5M, while the move increases immediately tradable ETH on Binance that traders monitor for short-term liquidity shifts (source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intelligence transfer record intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0xdE0336765d7549fB555883eB6c85e8862b4fDc41).

According to @EmberCN, an Ethereum ICO-era whale or institution has staked 150,000 ETH worth about $646 million after four years of inactivity, with the movement visible on-chain. Source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intel explorer https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x317BcFCC8d645e365A796eb505b57c060aC2132B. The entity originally received 1,000,000 ETH across three addresses during the 2015 Ethereum ICO, establishing provenance for the current holdings. Source: @EmberCN on X. The last recorded action before today was in July 2021 when 55,000 ETH was transferred to Gemini at an ETH price of $2,462. Source: @EmberCN on X. After today’s 150,000 ETH deposit into staking, the entity is estimated to still hold around 250,000 ETH valued near $1.1 billion, with about 100,000 ETH remaining at associated addresses. Source: @EmberCN on X; Arkham Intel explorer https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x317BcFCC8d645e365A796eb505b57c060aC2132B. Traders can track subsequent inflows or outflows from the cited address on Arkham to monitor any changes in on-chain behavior relevant to ETH liquidity. Source: Arkham Intel explorer https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x317BcFCC8d645e365A796eb505b57c060aC2132B.

According to @AltcoinGordon, a single whale purchased roughly $2.5 billion of ETH and staked the holdings, though the shared post did not include a transaction hash or wallet details in the provided content, leaving the claim unverified here (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Aug 25, 2025). Traders should verify any matching inflows to the Ethereum staking deposit contract and corresponding exchange outflows before acting, using on-chain dashboards for confirmation (source: Ethereum Beacon Chain deposit contract data via beaconcha.in; source: Etherscan analytics). If confirmed, shifting this size into staking can tighten immediately available spot supply by reducing exchange balances, a relationship tracked by on-chain analytics comparing exchange reserves to staking flows (source: Glassnode research on ETH exchange balances; source: CryptoQuant ETH exchange reserve metrics). Monitor ETH price reaction, order book depth, funding rates, open interest, and options implied volatility across major venues to assess sustainability of any move and potential squeeze risk (source: Binance and Bybit futures dashboards; source: Deribit options metrics).

According to @rovercrc, a whale purchased approximately 2.5 billion dollars worth of ETH and staked the entire amount in full, as stated in an X post on August 25, 2025. Source: @rovercrc on X The post does not include on-chain addresses or transaction hashes to verify the buy or the staking activity, which limits independent confirmation based on the source content alone. Source: @rovercrc on X If confirmed, moving such a large ETH position into staking would reduce immediately tradable supply until validators exit, potentially tightening spot liquidity and affecting derivatives basis and funding dynamics. Source: Ethereum.org staking documentation Traders should monitor Beacon Chain staking inflows, validator activation and exit queues, and centralized exchange netflows to validate the scale and timing of any impact before positioning. Source: Beacon Chain explorer data and major exchange flow dashboards