Ethereum Foundation Starts Staking ETH: Details
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The Ethereum Foundation has started staking a portion of its treasury, making one of Ethereum's most influential organizations a direct economic participant in the network consensus. According to the announcement on X on February 24, the Foundation has deposited 2.016 ETH and plans to stake a total of approximately 70.000 ETH. All rewards will return to the treasury for protocol research and development, ecosystem development, and grants.
How Does the Ethereum Foundation's ETH Staking Infrastructure Work?
The Foundation manages validators using the open-source Dirk and Vouch infrastructure; these were developed by Attestant and are now used in Bitwise's institutional staking solutions included in the ETH futures stack. Dirk acts as a distributed signer, while Vouch functions as a validator client. Keys and operations are spread across multiple jurisdictions. This setup prevents single point of failure risk, increases client diversity, and reflects best practices for secure, non-custodial staking.
The Ethereum Foundation has started staking its ETH. Source: Ethereum Foundation
ETH Market Situation: Critical Support and Resistance Levels
Ethereum staking is growing; 30% of ETH supply is staked, with protocols like Lido and Coinbase dominating. The Foundation sets an example by preferring minority clients. However, the market is under pressure: ETH price 1.837,98 USD (-3,44%), RSI 29,62 (Oversold). The downtrend continues.
- Supports: S1 1.747,80 USD (Strong, -4,91% distance), S2 1.825,29 USD (Strong, -0,70%)
- Resistances: R1 2.107,69 USD (+14,67%), R2 1.941,46 USD (+5,62%)
Institutions like Bitmine suffered 8,8 billion USD losses with ETH down 60% in the last 6 months. For a detailed review, visit our ETH detailed analysis page.
Frequently Asked Questions About ETH Staking
- How much ETH will the Ethereum Foundation stake? It targets approximately 70.000 ETH.
- Where do the staking rewards go? To R&D, ecosystem, and grants.
- Will this affect ETH price? It could be positive in the long term by enhancing network security, but the market is volatile in the short term.
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