Record $10B in Ethereum Awaits Exit as Validators Queue to Cash Out – ETH Price Crash Coming?

A record $10 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) , exactly 2.44 million ETH, is now stuck in Ethereum’s validator exit queue, as stakers line up to withdraw their funds from the network, sparking concerns of an impending ETH price ￰0￱ to ￰1￱ data , validators exiting the network face an average wait time of over 42 days, which is one of the largest withdrawal backlogs since Ethereum’s transition to ￰2￱ Ethereum’s consensus mechanism , validators who wish to stop staking must first enter an exit queue that releases ETH gradually to protect network stability.) still staked, Ethereum’s long-term fundamentals appear stable, though short-term volatility may rise if large withdrawals hit exchanges in the coming ￰3￱ last time Ethereum experienced notable validator congestion, around September 25, when 833,141 ETH sat trapped in a 14-day exit queue , ETH briefly dropped to $3,876 before recovering above $4,400 in the weeks that followed.

Historically, validator supply shortages following mass exits have often set the stage for renewed bullish momentum, as reduced liquid supply tends to strengthen recovery rallies once selling pressure ￰4￱ Institutional Demand Absorb $10B in Validator Selling Pressure? Institutional demand for Ethereum is now surging, offsetting some of the bearish sentiment from validator ￰5￱ to data from StrategicETHReserve , corporate treasuries now hold approximately 5.66 million ETH (4.68% of the supply), while spot Ethereum ETFs collectively own around 6.81 million ETH (5.63%), bringing the total institutional holdings to over 12.47 million ￰6￱ alone saw $621.4 million in net inflows into U.

S.-listed spot Ether ETFs, more than doubling September’s $285.7 million, according to SoSoValue . August’s inflows peaked at $3.9 billion, underscoring sustained appetite for Ethereum exposure among institutional ￰7￱ ETFs brought in $417,300,000 the past 24 hours! 7th consecutive day of positive inflows into ETH The smart money keeps stacking $ETH ￰8￱ — ￰9￱ ᵍᵐ (@CryptoGucci) October 8, 2025 Crypto hedge fund XWIN Finance predicts Ethereum could realistically reach $10,000 this cycle , citing robust macro liquidity conditions and dwindling exchange reserves as drivers of a potential “revaluation phase,” similar to Bitcoin’s post-liquidity surge rallies.

Likewise, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes reiterated in a July blog post that $10,000 Ethereum by the end of 2025 remains achievable, linking the forecast to expanding ￰10￱ supply and what he described as a “wartime economy” under President Donald Trump’s ￰11￱ Analysis: ETH Eyes $4,770 Breakout Looking at the Ethereum 1-hour chart on Binance, the price is comfortably above the EMA 50 at $4,492.92, suggesting bullish momentum in the short ￰12￱ chart shows a clear recovery pattern after a dip around October 5th, where ETH touched the low $4,400s. Since then, the price has formed higher lows and is now testing the $4,600 resistance zone.