The recently enabled withdrawal flexibility in ETH staking, courtesy of the Shapella upgrade, mitigates its perceived risk for many investors,” Bitfinex’s analysts noted. “Prior to this upgrade, potential stakeholders may have been deterred from staking their ETH tokens due to concerns about their funds being locked for an unacceptably long duration.”
Number of Ether Staked Has Surged By 4.4 Million Since Shapella Upgrade
