Ethereum faces the largest validator exit in history, with over 2.6 million ETHs in withdrawal queues, with over $12 billion. According to on-chain data from validatorqueue.com, exit backlogs have skyrocketed to unexpected levels, with exiting investors currently facing more than 44 days of waiting times where ETH is not fully integrated. This sudden surge in withdrawals raises serious questions about the possibility of pressuring sales and how it affects Ethereum prices.
The largest exit queue ever recorded
According to To data from Validatorqueue.com, approximately 2.6 million ETHs were not measured because they were the largest exit number on record. This exit queue number will be issued for all previous periods as Ethereum moved to certification in September 2022. At its peak, Queue ETK tokens were worth around $12 billion.
Interestingly, BalidatorQueue’s chart data shows that there has been an increasing trend in recent weeks to unstake more verification devices, as evidenced by parabolic rises since mid-August. Analyst Martyparty Commented on social media platform x“Ethereum stakes exit Queue Parabolic.” Such a massive withdrawal event highlights the growing anxiety amongst stakers, with institutional participants or large staking providers behind the sudden, mass exit.
The exit cue has witnessed an increase in parabola, which is difficult to ignore in recent months. This rise began in July 2025. This jumped in a few days from below 10,000 ETH average number of unmeasured ETHs to about 250,000 ETH. By the end of the month, the exit queue had escalated, climbing over 740,000 ETH. There was a similar rise in August, with queue numbers averaged around 800,000 ETH before it exceeded 1 million ETH at the end of the month.
Currently, queues have more than doubled in September, reaching the peak of ETH of 2.63 million last week. Currently, there are over 2.4 million ETHs waiting to leave the network. The backlog is so large that the verifying officer faces an estimated 43 days and 3 hours of waiting time before the ETH is fully measured.
Impact on Ethereum prices
With more than $12 billion in ETH for the withdrawal, the looming question is whether this will lead to significant selling pressure on the exchange. Once these withdrawals are settled, Ethereum prices could face downward pressure. This will damage Ethereum’s gatherings, It was featured this week.
However, not all untold ETHs are necessarily heading towards the open market. Some may be relocated to restart the protocol Or to Spot Ethereum ETFS.
Meanwhile, ETH staking has slowed down significantly. At the time of writing, 451,950 ETH is currently in the entry queue for bets. this It has decreased by 53% from 959,717 ETH on September 5th.
At the time of writing, Ethereum has traded at $4,572, up 2.1% over the past 24 hours.
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