The posts report that Ethereum staking reached a record 43.8 million ETH, equal to 35.9% of supply, at the end of Q3 2026. They say this was the sixth consecutive quarterly increase. Gross annualized staking yield fell to 2.63% from 2.81%, which the report attributes to more ETH staked sharing issuance rewards. The posts also say validator numbers fell, but do not give a count or explain that decline. Cointelegraph’s post · The Defiant’s post · The Defiant article

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The supplied posts and The Defiant article report 43.8 million ETH staked, 35.9% of supply, and gross annualized yield falling from 2.81% to 2.63%. These reads seek Bitwise's underlying report and corroborating detail on the validator trend and six-quarter increase.
The available posts and article give the reported staking total and yield comparison; the underlying Bitwise report and independent follow-up reads did not add detail on validator counts or what the yield includes.