The staking landscape shifted meaningfully in 2025. Across Ethereum and Solana, rewards compressed, validator participation expanded, and execution quality became the primary driver of institutional staking outcomes.

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The Blockdaemon 2025 Staking Year-in-Review: Ethereum & Solana examines how staking economics evolved over the past year and what those changes mean for institutions allocating capital to proof-of-stake networks. The report analyzes issuance and supply dynamics, validator economics, execution-layer rewards, and the impact of major protocol upgrades, including Pectra, Fusaka, and Solana’s ongoing performance improvements.

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Drawing on real performance data, the report also highlights how Blockdaemon’s validator fleet performed relative to network benchmarks, with a focus on uptime, execution discipline, and risk mitigation during periods of reward compression and protocol change.

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Download the full report to understand how staking outcomes are evolving and what institutions should prioritize in 2026 and beyond.

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