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Ethereum validators observe unprecedented consecutive drops in network involvement

Quick Take

  • Ethereum Shanghai upgrade occurs tomorrow, and the market is indecisive about the potential implications of the price of Ethereum in the short term.
  • When analyzing the change in active validators, we see back-to-back negative adjustments for the first time.
  • In the past two days, we have seen over 1,000 active validators exit; a queue system regulates changes in the number of validators per epoch to ensure smooth network operation.
  • There are still over 560,000 active validators — which has rapidly grown since the merge in September 2022.
  • Validators are essential to the network’s security; any drop in validators can cause potential security implications.
  • While the participation rate dropped below 99% for only the third time this year, the participation rate is defined as a measure of network validator responsiveness, tracking the proportion of slots missed to the total available. The participation rate is calculated as (Total Slots – Slots Missed) / Total Slots.
Validators: (Source: Glassnode)
Validators: (Source: Glassnode)
Participation Rate: (Source: Glassnode)
Participation Rate: (Source: Glassnode)

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