The company’s increasing ETH reserves show a strategic plan to increase its exposure to the larger decentralized ecosystem while taking advantage of Ethereum’s proof-of-stake reward potential. In addition, the move reflects how the altcoin is now being viewed beyond its status as a digital asset, but rather as a productive and yield-generating treasury asset in the financial landscape.
As more ETH continues to be locked up in staking contracts, the supply of liquid tokens in circulation is shrinking. While Ethereum staking has increased sharply, the total supply of ETH on crypto exchanges continues to hit record levels.
Data shared by Waidmann shows that nearly 30% of all ETH is locked up in staking. Meanwhile, ETH supply on all crypto exchanges has fallen to 15 million, raising the possibility of a textbook supply squeeze for the leading altcoin.
