# Ether Waiting to Enter Staking Outweighs Ether Waiting to Exit by More Than Thirteen to One

The queue imbalance is building while United States spot ether funds recorded $141 million of net outflows over the week to 18 September.

- Published: 2026-09-20T05:45:09.559Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-20/ether-waiting-to-enter-staking-outweighs-ether-waiting-to-ex
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/crypto-etf-flows-ether-loses-141m-as-solana-gains-61m/)

There is 13.6 times more ether waiting to be staked than waiting to exit, according to figures circulated by Cointelegraph. Validators cannot enter or leave the Ethereum consensus set instantly. The protocol limits both directions, so a lar…

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