The Staking Race: Ethereum's Queue, Solana's Yield, and Where Institutional Money Is Going

Episode 18 of The Starting Block was broadcast live with The Block's Head of Multimedia, Gareth Jenkinson, and Bitwise's Head of Onchain Research Kam Benbrick.



Bitwise Head of Onchain Research Kam Benbrik joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss Bitwise's inaugural quarterly staking report, the divergence between on-chain fundamentals and market sentiment, record ETH staking highs, and institutional staking trends across Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Avalanche.

Outline

00:08 - Welcome & Show Intro
01:12 - BitMart Shutdown
02:17 - TripleA Hack Update
03:02 - KB Kookmin Goes Onchain
03:43 - Storj Bankruptcy Filing
04:22 - Bitcoin ETF Volume Drops
04:58 - Robinhood & Crypto.com Talks
05:42 - Strategy's $525M USD Reserve
06:46 - Bitwise Staking Report
10:16 - ETH vs. Solana Staking
20:16 - Upcoming Protocol Upgrades
26:35 - Week Ahead Preview

Guest links:
Kam Benbrik - https://x.com/KamBenbrik
Bitwise - https://x.com/Bitwise

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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