{"id":256066,"date":"2022-08-25T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=256066"},"modified":"2022-08-25T12:06:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:06:56","slug":"ethereum-staking-deposits-decline-with-over-70-stakers-in-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ethereum-staking-deposits-decline-with-over-70-stakers-in-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Research: Ethereum staking deposits decline with over 70% stakers in loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Merge all but confirmed to happen before Sep. 20, the amount of new value staked Ethereum (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">ETH)<\/a> on the beacon chain is at its lowest levels, with around 230 ETH deposited daily.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256069\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-256069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-NVS.png\" alt=\"Amount of new value staked ethereum\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-NVS.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-NVS-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-NVS-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-NVS-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-NVS-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Glassnode data, the volume of Ethereum staked daily declined significantly in July and has yet to recover.<\/p>\n<p>The decline coincided with ETH's price recovering from the record market crash in the second quarter following the collapse of Terra LUNA.<\/p>\n<p>The slowdown in ETH 2.0 stakes is even more evident in August, with the current weekly deposit at 162 ETH \u2014 the lowest to date.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256097\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-256097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deposits.png\" alt=\"Ethereum deposits to ETH 2.0\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deposits.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deposits-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deposits-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deposits-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/deposits-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Glassnode data also showed that the number of new unique addresses depositing on ETH 2.0 was relatively low and muted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256073\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-256073 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-nV.png\" alt=\"New ETH validators\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-nV.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-nV-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-nV-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-nV-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ETH-nV-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The total amount of ETH transferred to the ETH 2 deposit contracts via staking pools has been flat since May, suggesting that new investors have not been entering the market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256078\" style=\"width: 1220px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-256078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/eth-ts.png\" alt=\"ETH staking providers\" width=\"1220\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/eth-ts.png 1220w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/eth-ts-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/eth-ts-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/eth-ts-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Market analysts have tied the cause of the decline to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-community-divided-in-its-support-for-ethereum-hard-forks\/\">speculation<\/a> of an Ethereum fork and fears about the Merge.<\/p>\n<p>According to @hildobby, the bear market has &#8220;a lot to do with this,&#8221; and with &#8220;(over) 10% of ETH already staked, others who want to stake are probably waiting post-merge in case it were to go wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good point, bear market probably has a lot to do with this too imo<\/p>\n<p>And 10% of ETH is already staked, others who want to stake are probably waiting post merge in case it were to go wrong (unlikely but a noteworthy risk nonetheless imo)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; hildobby \uff1e|\uff1c (@hildobby_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hildobby_\/status\/1561671557184983040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, with the sharp decline in ETH value due to the bear market, the ETH deposits in profit are those made when the digital asset was trading below $1000 in January 2021, which is roughly about 30% of the total ETH staked.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256121\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-256121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_eth-eth-2-0-supply-in-profit.png\" alt=\"ETH in profit\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_eth-eth-2-0-supply-in-profit.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_eth-eth-2-0-supply-in-profit-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_eth-eth-2-0-supply-in-profit-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_eth-eth-2-0-supply-in-profit-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_eth-eth-2-0-supply-in-profit-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the peak of the bear market, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/only-17-of-ethereum-stakers-are-in-profit-as-validator-deposits-decline\/\">reports<\/a> revealed that around 83% of Ethereum stakes were at a loss; however, as the asset's price has started to rise from its June lows, we are beginning to see more deposits in profit.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite a muted interest in Ethereum staking, several stakeholders remain bullish on the Merge.<\/p>\n<p>Nexo CEO Antoni Trenchev <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2022\/08\/23\/nexo-ether-set-to-outperform-bitcoin.html\"><span class=\"s4\">believes<\/span><\/a> that Ethereum's price will surge after the Merge because the asset will become less inflationary and have more use cases. BitMEX's founder Arthur Hayes also shares the same view, predicting that the Merge could <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/arthur-hayes-predicts-ethereum-will-reach-5k-after-merge-if-fed-pivots\/\">push<\/a> ETH to $5000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Merge all but confirmed to happen before Sep. 20, the amount of new value staked Ethereum (ETH) on the beacon chain is at its lowest levels, with around 230 ETH deposited daily. According to Glassnode data, the volume of Ethereum staked daily declined significantly in July and has yet to recover. 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