Following the Shapella hard fork on April 12, 2023, approximately 332,368 ether, valued at around $699 million, has been withdrawn. Despite these withdrawals, liquid staking protocols like Lido, Rocketpool, and others have experienced an increase in ether deposits over the last 30 days. Since March 14, a total of 281,498 ether worth $592 million have been added to these protocols.
TVL in Staked Ether Accounts for Over 30% of Defi’s Locked Value, With Lido Leading the Pack
As of April 15, 2023, there’s total value locked (TVL) across various decentralized finance (defi) protocols. Around $16.96 billion or 31% of today’s defi TVL is in staked ether. Lido’s TVL stands at approximately $12.74 billion, accounting for 23.74% of defi’s locked value. The rising price of , above the $2,100 per unit range, along with deposits into ETH-based liquid staking protocols have contributed to an increase in value for these platforms.
For instance, Lido’s TVL has grown by 18.02% over the past 30 days; Coinbase’s liquid staking protocol has risen by 16.51% within the same period. Rocketpool’s TVL has surged by 22.48%, while Stakewise has expanded by 15.83%. from March 14, 2023, shows that 7,749,372 were locked in liquid staking platforms; as of April 15, that number is up to – an addition of 281,498 ether in just one month.
Simultaneously, since the integration, a total of has been withdrawn from the validator queue. Current pending withdrawals account for about 1.48 million ether worth of funds. The annual percentage rate (APR) for staking currently sits at around today. Presently, the Beacon chain contract holds 18,386,887 , valued at $38.67 billion.
Approximately 81% of validators have updated their withdrawal addresses, while 18.5% have not, as per . The three entities with the highest number of withdrawals are Kraken, Binance, and Coinbase. It is speculated that Kraken and Coinbase have initiated a large portion of these withdrawals with U.S. regulators concerning liquid staking protocols.
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