Ethereum's staking rate hit a new high of 30 million ETH. According to CryptoPotato, although the Ethereum Shapella hard fork has raised concerns about selling pressure, the latest data shows that in January 2024, data from Intotheblock showed that the Ethereum staking rate reached its highest, with about 30 million ETH staked and a staking participation rate of over 24%.

This milestone means that people are more inclined to stake rather than sell their tokens quickly. Currently, the amount of Ethereum locked in stake continues to rise, while only 11% of the token supply is stored on centralized exchanges.

Analyzing the latest data, the Ethereum upgrade Shapella, which allowed stakers to withdraw tokens for the first time since December 2020, did not lead to widespread unstaking. Despite the introduction of new features that allow stakers to withdraw tokens, the current number of staked ETH remains at 29.13 million, accounting for 24.2% of the total supply.

ETH ecosystem has always been a popular choice in the field of digital assets. In this regard, it is recommended to pledge different assets such as $stETH and $ETH on @eigenlayer, @KelpDAO, @ether_fi, @RenzoProtocol, @swellnetworkio @blast. For investors with limited funds, they can also choose one or two projects for staking to achieve better risk diversification.

1. KelpDAO

KelpDAO is a Restaking ecosystem project developed by the LSD project Stader Lab. It belongs to the Liquid-LSDRestaking type. It is currently open to deposit two LST tokens, stETH from Lido and ETHx from Stader. In addition, the official also clearly stated that users who deposit in KeplDAO will be able to obtain EigenLayer points rewards. The current TVL of the protocol exceeds 160M, making it the project with the highest TVL in the LRT field. Depositing ETHX into Kelp Dao or EigenLayer before February 2 will receive EigenLayer points and additional Kelp Miles. Subsequent mileage points can be exchanged for airdrops. The token will be launched in Q2 this year.

Operating procedures:

STEP1：

Go to https://staderlabs.com/eth/stake/ to stake ETH to get ETHX

STEP 2: Go to https://kelpdao.xyz/restake/?utm_source=0xC8F630BEa53978BEd02baD11ece9F070D54287ac

Note that after obtaining ETHX on StaderLabs, do not directly click the link inside to jump to the kelpdao official website to link your wallet. That will not be considered a valid invitation. If you do not use the invitation link, you will lose 10% of your kelp miles points later. If you do not use the invitation link URL to log in when linking your wallet, it will be useless to use the invitation link later. I have fallen into this pit before.

STEP3: Deposit the obtained ETHX into Kelpdao to achieve multiple benefits

2.Swell Network

Ethereum staking protocol Swell Network has completed a financing of US$3.75 million. It can eat two birds with one stone together with Eigenlayer. By staking ETH on Swell to obtain sweth, and then staking the obtained sweth on Eigenlayer, you can kill two birds with one stone.

Operating procedures:

STEP1: Enter the swell official website https://app.swellnetwork.io?ref=0xc8f630bea53978bed02bad11ece9f070d54287ac

Click stake to pledge ETH to get sweth. Currently, there are additional activity rewards on swell:

STEP2：

Enter the Eigenlayer official website https://app.eigenlayer.xyz/

According to the official statement, LST staking will be reopened from February 4 to February 8 with no upper limit, and then staking will be suspended again. Remember to stake on time, and select Swell Staked Ether on the staking page to stake the sweth you have obtained before to achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone.

3. EigenLayer is a new phenomenal project, the leader in the field of ETH re-staking. You must stake ETH, which is the top priority. It has raised 64.5 million US dollars and created a new narrative in the re-staking track. The profit cycle of this kind of project may be a bit long, so just be patient and wait.

4. Ether.fi According to Planet Daily, the non-custodial liquidity pledge agreement ether.fi posted on the X platform that its total pledge value exceeds 200,000 ETH, equivalent to approximately US$450 million.

Operating procedures:

STEP 1: Enter the Ether.fi official website

https://app.ether.fi/eeth?address=0xC8F630BEa53978BEd02baD11ece9F070D54287ac

Click the eETH option above to pledge ETH to get eETH

STEP2: Click the DeFi option above, select the first pendle mining pool, and stake the obtained eETH into it to achieve one fish, two fish, and two fish.

STEP 3: After staking, click the Portfolio option above and sign in at the Daily Collector on the right side of the page every day to earn loyalty points.

STEP 4: Click show Badges on the right side of BADGES in the box. After entering, do the third task to verify the email address. You can earn 5,000 loyalty points as a reward. After completing it, it will be displayed like mine.

5.RenzoProtocol

Earn ETH re-staking income and EigenLayer points, as well as Renzo points, and get two airdrops in the future! Note: You cannot withdraw funds yet, probably until the end of the first quarter. However, the project said that ezeth's LP will be deployed on dex soon, and then it can be directly exchanged for eth.

Operation process: Enter Renzo official website https://app.renzoprotocol.com/?ref=0xc8f630bea53978bed02bad11ece9f070d54287ac

Stake ETH to get ezETH

6.Blast

The L2 public chain based on OP Rollup announced by Blast has not only been successfully launched, but also completed a financing of up to 20 million US dollars, including large investments from well-known institutions such as Paradigm. The strong financial support behind this provides Blast with sufficient development momentum, and also shows that the industry is optimistic about its prospects. It has a lot of airdrop shares, 50% community users, 50% developers! It is still in the early stages!

Operation process: Go to the blast official website, enter the invitation code, and choose any of the following invitation links: blast.io/TOV19

blast.io/8348D

blast.io/KKNFB

blast.io/RZPVW

blast.io/Q314S

blast.io/CS27I

blast.io/27K1H

blast.io/7RU14

Blast staking ETH income = ETh basic staking income + blast ecosystem 100 project airdrops (specific projects will also have tasks) + blast's own airdrops

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