Bitwise's Q3 2026 staking report found that Ethereum and Solana reached record staking levels while yields on both networks fell. Bitwise reported that Ethereum ended the quarter with 43.80 million ETH staked, representing 35.9% of total supply. Ethereum's annualized yield fell to 2.63% from 2.81% because more ETH competed for the same pool of rewards.
Bitwise reported that Bitmine's stake rose from roughly 410,000 tokens in December to 5.07 million by late September, driving much of Ethereum's overall staking growth. Newly issued ETH supplied about 96.3% of Ethereum's staking yield, with transaction fees contributing little. Bitwise tied the decline in average transaction costs from $1.35 to $0.45 over the past year to expanded network capacity.
Bitwise reported that Solana's active stake rose to 440.5 million SOL, or 69% of supply. Solana's gross staking yield slipped to 5.99% from 6.38%. Solana's transaction count reached a record 14.2 billion, up 45% from the prior quarter. Solana's network fees climbed to roughly $76 million. Pump.fun alone generated $135 million in fees. Tokenized equities on Solana grew 59% to $669 million in circulating value.
Hyperliquid's staking yield, as measured by Hyperliquid Strategies, remained largely flat at 2.24% even as the platform expanded beyond cryptocurrency trading. Bitwise reported that Hyperliquid's fees and reserve income reached $228.1 million, up 24.8% quarter over quarter. Non-crypto perpetual markets, including equities and indexes, generated $261.5 billion in volume. TradeXYZ accounted for roughly 98.9% of all market-deployer volume on Hyperliquid, creating concentration risk. A faulty external price feed in Hyperliquid's SK Hynix market triggered a wave of liquidations during the quarter.
Bitwise reported that NEAR Protocol's staking yield remained near 4.87% even as base-chain transactions fell 12.5% quarter over quarter. NEAR Intents volume rose 66.8% to $10.41 billion over the same period. NEAR Intents is a cross-chain service that routes transactions through competing providers.
Robinhood Chain runs on Ethereum and has no independent staking system. Bitwise reported that Robinhood Chain processed 870.2 million transactions during the chain's debut quarter. Robinhood Chain generated $51.11 million in gross fees. Robinhood Chain recorded $14.05 billion in decentralized exchange volume, driven by the chain's 193 Stock Tokens. Robinhood Chain's daily trading volume rose from $17 million in July to $377.1 million by September.
Ethereum and Solana Staking Yields Decline Despite Record Staking Levels
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Ethereum news shows staking levels hit records in Q3 2026, but yields fell. Ethereum price today reflects 43.80 million ETH staked, or 35.9% of supply, with annualized yield dropping to 2.63%. Solana’s active stake rose to 440.5 million SOL, 69% of supply, but its yield fell to 5.99%.
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