Ethereum Foundation stakes $46M in ETH as treasury activity ramps up

The Ethereum Foundation has staked over $46 million worth of ether in its largest single-day allocation, while continuing to rotate parts of its treasury through sales.

On-chain data from Arkham Intelligence shows the foundation transferred 22,517 ETH (ETH) to the Ethereum Beacon Deposit Contract at around 1:38 a.m. ET on Monday. 

The contract is used to lock ETH into the network’s proof-of-stake system, where it helps validate transactions and secure the chain. The move marks the foundation’s biggest recorded staking transaction so far.

The latest deposit builds on a broader shift in treasury management that began last month, when the nonprofit first staked 2,016 ETH following a 2025 policy update outlining plans to actively deploy treasury assets to generate returns while supporting the network’s long-term development.

According to the foundation, this approach allows it to both strengthen Ethereum’s security and fund core operations, including protocol research and development, ecosystem growth initiatives, and community grants.

The increase in staking activity comes shortly after the foundation also executed a separate treasury transaction, selling 5,000 ETH in an over-the-counter deal worth just over $10.2 million to BitMine Immersion Technologies.

It marked the second instance of the foundation directly selling ETH to a corporate treasury firm, following a 10,000 ETH sale to SharpLink Gaming in July last year. The foundation has maintained that periodically selling assets across market cycles allows it to sustain development efforts without relying solely on external funding.

At the time of writing, ETH price was trading above $2,057, up more than 2.5% over the past 24 hours, with gains extending across both weekly and monthly timeframes.