Overview
- The rollout began with a 2,016 ETH deposit on Feb. 24, with larger validator entries reported to be queued for activation around March 19.
- Operations use Dirk and Vouch, open-source tools from Attestant under Bitwise Onchain Solutions, to distribute signing and improve client diversity.
- Vitalik Buterin is promoting a simplified “DVT-lite” approach, which the foundation is testing to stake about 72,000 ETH and lower operational complexity.
- Roughly 37.5–37.6 million ETH is currently staked, equating to about 30–31% of supply and supported by more than one million validators.
- Projected yield on the ~70,000 ETH allocation is estimated at roughly 1,900–2,200 ETH per year to support research, grants, and other operations.