The Ethereum Foundation is ramping up its efforts to put treasury assets to work, with data from Arkham showing it staked more than 20,000 ETH on Monday, expanding its validator footprint even as yields hover below 3% and ether trades near $2,045.
Arkham data shows that the transfers were divided into even chunks of approximately 2,047 ETH.
THE ETHEREUM FOUNDATION IS BETTING ETH
The Ethereum Foundation just staked $46.2 million in ETH. This is more ETH than they have EVER staked before. pic.twitter.com/gCCc0qK6VN
– Arkham (@arkham) March 30, 2026
The deposits expand on a strategy first described in February, when the foundation said it would stake 70,000 ETH to generate returns for operations. That initial launch began with a deposit of 2016 ETH and positioned staking rewards as a source of funding for research, ecosystem development, and grants, turning long-held reserves into a steady income stream.
According to CoinDesk’s Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR), the foundation will earn a 2.7% return on its staked ETH. This figure is lower than the 3.4% at the beginning of the year.
Onchain data shows that the Ethereum Foundation has another 147,400 ETH ($303 million) in its treasury.
