ETH Staking Withdrawals: Kraken and Huobi Among Largest Entities Withdrawing

The two exchanges have withdrawn almost 200,000 ETH together.

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  • Kraken has withdrawn massive amounts of ETH following the SECโ€™s order.
  • Huobiโ€™s withdrawals are believed to be associated with Justin Sun.
  • Lido has yet to support ETH staking withdrawals.

Ethereum has recently implemented one of the most important protocol upgrades in its history. The second-largest blockchain activated ETH staking withdrawals, allowing individuals and entities to withdraw their staked ETH for the first time since 2020.

The incoming data suggests that centralized exchanges are the largest withdrawers of staked ETH.

Kraken and Huobi Among Largest Entities Withdrawing ETH

Kraken, a U.S.-based crypto exchange, has already withdrawn over 150,000 ETH, equivalent to around $300 million. However, the exchange is still waiting in the queue to withdraw over 400,000 ETH, which comprises 44.3% of all ETH waiting in the line, according to data from Nansen.

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Krakenโ€™s decision to withdraw from the ETH staking program was expected. In February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered the exchange to stop providing staking services and fined $30 million.

Huobi, another centralized exchange, has withdrawn over 45,000 ETH, or $90 million. There has yet to be an official explanation of why Huobi has decided to withdraw its ETH.

Total withdrawable ETH.

Total withdrawable ETH. Source: Nansen.

However, industry observers believe the decision concerns Li Lin transferring the company to Justin Sun

After Kraken, the next largest centralized exchange waiting to withdraw staked ETH is Binance, with more than 192,000 ETH ($384 million). Coinbase is also in the queue, waiting to withdraw 119,375 ETH ($238,750,000). Lido, the largest liquid staking derivatives (LSD) protocol, has yet to enable ETH withdrawals.

In total, over one million ETH have been withdrawn since the implementation of the Shapella upgrade. 

On the Flipside

  • Some have pointed out that Huobi has restaked the ETH it has unstaked.

Why You Should Care

Staked ETH withdrawals have been live for a few days now. Users can now track the inflows and outflows of staked ETH to understand better how the whole mechanism works and position themselves appropriately.

Read more about recent ETH price action:

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Arturas Skur

Arturas Skur is a cryptocurrency news reporter at DailyCoin who covers Web 3.0 domains, DeFi, and Ethereum Layer-2s. With over five years of experience in journalism and public relations, Arturas brings his critical thinking and analytical abilities to deliver insightful news stories. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing with his dog, and reading.

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