#Gate广场四月发帖挑战

Ethereum Foundation Accelerates “Lock-Up,” Aiming to Complete About 2/3

According to the latest on-chain data from April 3 to 5, the Ethereum Foundation (EF)’s staking progress has indeed entered an acceleration phase. Its total staked amount has reached about 46,000 ETH, nearing two-thirds of its public target of 70,000 ETH. However, some data sources suggest its actual progress may be even faster, and it is close to being completed.

📊 Staking Progress Details

Current holdings: about 46,000 - 47,000 ETH (worth approximately $95 million to $100 million), with about 66% of the progress completed.

Final target: 70,000 ETH. Remaining amount to stake: about 23,000 ETH.

Pacing of operations: In recent days, EF has clearly accelerated its staking pace, carrying out multiple large staking operations in a single day on April 3.

Explanation of data discrepancies: Some blockchain data analysis platforms (such as Arkham), due to differences in their statistical methodologies (including a pending queue), show that EF’s total staked amount may already be close to 69,000 ETH (essentially completing the goal). The “46,000” you see is more likely the balance fully confirmed on the Beacon Chain, which is also the conservative valuation most media are citing at present.

💡 Market Impact Interpretation

Bullish long-term (supply lock-up): When the foundation transfers Treasury ETH into staking contracts, it means these tokens will be locked for the long term (even if they are unlocked in the future, there will be a cooling-off period), effectively reducing potential sell pressure in the market.

Signal of confidence: This action is seen as EF’s vote of confidence in Ethereum’s long-term security and PoS mechanism, offsetting earlier market concerns about “the foundation selling.”

Use of staking rewards: The rewards generated from staking will be mainly used to fund ecosystem development, protocol upgrades, and research, which is positive for the ecosystem’s fundamentals.

⚠️ Be sure to distinguish between “the foundation” and “the entire network”

EF staking: Represents only the financial operations of the development organization; the scale is 70,000 ETH.

Entire network staking: Currently, the total ETH staked across the entire Ethereum network has reached tens of millions of ETH. EF’s share is extremely small, so it will not directly determine secondary-market price movements. It is more of a positive sentiment factor.

One-sentence summary: The Ethereum Foundation is, according to plan, putting ETH into staking. 46,000 is a conservatively counted amount of confirmed holdings; actual operational progress may be faster. This is a mildly positive fundamental factor for ETH, but not a driver of a short-term surge.