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Ethereum staking is drawing more institutional capital and reshaping earnings

CoinDesk notes that institutional staking is now a material share of total staked ETH, and Lido pointed to Bitmine filings where staking accounted for 98% of revenue.

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CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter for advisors highlights how Ethereum staking is increasingly moving beyond crypto-native users as more institutions use their ETH to generate income rather than leaving it idle. The newsletter says institutional staking now represents a material portion of total staked ether, with the trend accelerating.

Lido is cited as discussing how Ethereum’s changes and the growth of staking are starting to show up in public-company financials. CoinDesk points to Bitmine’s latest quarterly filing, saying 98% of its revenue came from staking, characterizing staking as a primary earnings driver for companies holding ETH.

The newsletter also contrasts this with bitcoin treasuries, arguing that BTC holdings cannot generate native yield, leaving bitcoin treasury companies without an equivalent on-balance-sheet income stream. For Ethereum treasuries, CoinDesk says on-chain staking rewards can become large enough to affect how firms report earnings.

CoinDesk adds that institutions’ renewed interest is tied to Ethereum’s roadmap, which it says targets post-quantum resilience and more scalability. It also references Glamsterdam, expected in the second half of 2026, and says network decentralization is part of the roadmap as the validator set grows.

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