די סומע פון סטאָקעד עטהערעום is continually increasing. However, more than half of it remains underwater in terms of gains made despite the ETH price recently hitting local highs.
A large portion of all the Ethereum staked is still underwater, according to research shared by analysts on Feb. 18.
The chart shows that 60% of all staked ETH was locked in at a price of $1,600 or higher, while the remaining 40% that was staked at lower prices remains in profit.
More than 2 million ETH were staked at prices between $500 and $700. This would have been staked when the Beacon Chain launched in December 2020, and the asset was trading for אַרום $ קסנומקס.
Ethereum Staking Still Bullish
More than half of Ethereum stakers being in the red doesn’t sound very bullish. However, the situation worsened last year when ETH prices plunged as low as $1,000. At this level, more than 80% of staked ETH was אַנדערוואָטער, as reported by BeInCrypto at the time.
The chart shows that a lot of Ethereum was staked at prices between $2,500 and $3,500. Furthermore, it could be a while before those levels are revisited as the bear market continues.
There are currently 16.7 million ETH staked, according to אַלטראַסאַונד. At current prices, this is valued at roughly $28.2 billion, representing 13.8% of the entire supply.
That supply has shrunk by around 29,192 ETH, or $49.2 million, since די צונויפגיסן in September 2022. Furthermore, ETH issuance is currently deflationary, with the supply declining by around a quarter of a percent per year.
The approaching Shanghai upgrade will enable the phased release of staked Ethereum by the end of March. Analysts have predicted a huge boost for liquid staking פּלאַטפאָרמס, which offer better yield opportunities than staking directly.
On Feb. 18, DeFiLlama reported that more than קסנומקס מיליאָן ETH were staked on liquid staking protocols. This is roughly 42% of the entire amount staked and valued at $11.8 billion.
However, the recent enforcement action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may mean that Americans have to search overseas for crypto staking opportunities.
ETH פּרייס אַוטלוק
Ethereum prices have remained relatively flat over the past 24 hours. As a result, ETH was trading at $1,687 at the time of writing.
The asset hit resistance at just over $1,700 over the weekend and has since fallen back slightly during the Monday morning Asian trading session.
ETH remains down 65.4% from its November 2021 all-time high of $4,878.
אָפּלייקענונג
BeInCrypto שטרעבט צו צושטעלן פּינטלעך און דערהייַנטיקט אינפֿאָרמאַציע, אָבער עס וועט נישט זיין פאַראַנטוואָרטלעך פֿאַר קיין פעלנדיק פאקטן אָדער ומפּינקטלעך אינפֿאָרמאַציע. איר נאָכקומען און פֿאַרשטיין אַז איר זאָל נוצן קיין פון די אינפֿאָרמאַציע אויף דיין אייגן ריזיקירן. קריפּטאָקוררענסי זענען העכסט וואַלאַטאַל פינאַנציעל אַסעץ, אַזוי פאָרשונג און מאַכן דיין אייגענע פינאַנציעל דיסיזשאַנז.
Source: https://beincrypto.com/60-staked-ethereum-underwater-despite-price-highs/