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The Ethereum Foundation has made its largest single-day contribution to staking, amounting to 22,517 ETH valued at $46 million, as noted by the Arkham Intelligence platform.
This current amount exceeds the tokens that the foundation has ever staked before, according to analysts at Arkham. They report that the Ethereum Foundation still holds a balance of 147,471 ETH, approximately worth $302 million.
The transfer was executed to the ETH2 Beacon Deposit smart contract address, which is responsible for staking Ether in the upgraded Ethereum Beacon Chain network.
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The Ethereum Foundation began allocating a portion of its reserves to staking a month ago, initially sending 2,016 ETH. This strategy aligns with the treasury management policy of Ethereum announced in June 2025. The organization plans to utilize around 70,000 ETH as validators using open-source infrastructure.
Amid the foundation’s increased staking activity, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold approximately 17,196 ETH in February.
In July 2025, the foundation sold 10,000 ETH to SharpLink Gaming at an average price of $2,572.37 per token, totaling around $25.7 million for the transaction.
In mid-March, the Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest public corporate holder of this second-largest cryptocurrency. The sale amounted to approximately $10.2 million at an average price just above $2,042. This transaction marked the second instance of the foundation selling Ether directly to a corporate buyer through an over-the-counter platform.
