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The Ethereum exit queue is at its highest ever waiting time, with a whopping 45 days to unstake the asset.
The exit queue spiked to its highest level of 2.6 million ETH late last week and has remained high over the weekend, extending the waiting time, <a href="https://www.validatorqueue.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to ValitatorQueue.
The big move came as Ether prices returned to top $4,700 during the weekend, having largely held on to those gains over the weekend.
<h2 id="validator-rebalancing">Validator Rebalancing</h2>
Crypto analyst Colin Talks Crypto said that the waiting period will likely increase “as bull run euphoria intensifies in the late stage, as laggards realize they have to unstake.”
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 “Furthermore, this actually may assist in propelling the ETH price higher, as a percentage of the space may outright miss the profit-taking zone due to being stuck in the unstaking queue.”
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The analyst has previously said that staking was a “trap” because you cannot instantly access funds. However, most stakeholders are long-term investors and not day traders.
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 If you have staked <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a> and you plan to take profits this bull run, I’d recommned you start the unstaking process.
 <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/27a1.png" alt="➡" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> The unstaking queue is currently 45 days(!) <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/2b05.png" alt="⬅" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;">
 This figure will likely increase as bull run euphoria intensifies in the late stage, as laggards realize they… <a href="https://t.co/h14QRarVqR" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/h14QRarVqR</a> <a href="https://t.co/7A9Dm5zKOE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/7A9Dm5zKOE</a>
 — Colin Talks Crypto (@ColinTCrypto) <a href="https://twitter.com/ColinTCrypto/status/1967265418759885060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 14, 2025</a>
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According to CryptoQuant, staking inflows “remain robust,” and investors are still locking ETH into the Beacon Chain, <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/ethereum-sees-high-on-chain-activity-amid-rising-institutional-adoption-cryptoquant/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">signaling confidence</a> in Ethereum’s long-term value and yield potential.”
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 “This suggests the exit surge is not a wholesale exodus but more likely profit-taking or rebalancing by large validators.”
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The <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/ethereum-unstaking-fud-unfounded-as-staking-entry-queue-surges/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">entry queue</a> currently stands at about 600,000 ETH.&nbsp;There were no massive inflows of unstaked ETH to exchanges, researchers <a href="https://cryptoquant.com/insights/quicktake/68c71ee16e8c203d2e216160-Ethereums-Exit-Queue-Surge-What-On-Chain-Data-Tells-Us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">observed</a> before adding that, historically, spikes in exchange inflows correlate with selling pressure, but current netflows remain moderate.
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 “This indicates that most unstaked ETH has not yet translated into immediate market supply.”
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Unless exchange inflows accelerate, the exit queue surge may have a limited short-term bearish effect, they added.&nbsp;Additionally, Kiln Finance’s mass withdrawal over a security hack has contributed to a large part of the exit queue spike.
<h2 id="eth-price-holds-up">ETH Price Holds Up</h2>
<a href="https://cryptopotato.com/ethereum-devs-are-underpaid-by-over-50-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ether</a> prices are holding their ground after topping $4,700 again over the weekend. However, the asset lost its momentum and dropped to $4,550 as of press time, but it’s still at the upper bounds of a range-bound channel that formed five weeks ago.
ETH is currently just 6.5% away from its August 24 all-time high of $4,946 and is still pegged to reach $5,000 this year.
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