Bitwise report: Solana staking reaches record 440.5 million SOL
Bitwise reported that Solana staking hit a record 440.5 million SOL, according to The Block's coverage of the report. The same report said a record 43.8 million ETH, nearly 36% of Ethereum's supply, was staked in the third quarter, with staking yields falling to 2.63%.
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Key facts
Attributed sources: The Block
SOL after this site detected it
- 5 minutes+0.01%vs BTC +0.05 pp
- 1 hour+0.31%vs BTC +0.17 pp
- 24 hours+2.10%vs BTC -0.33 pp
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- Bitwise reported, as covered by The Block, that Solana staking reached a record 440.5 million SOL
- Bitwise reported that 43.8 million ETH, nearly 36% of supply, was staked in the third quarter
- Bitwise reported that ETH staking yields fell to 2.63%
Still unresolved
- Bitwise's exact measure of the 440.5 million SOL figure, such as total staked supply or staked tokens counted by a specific method, would be confirmed by the report itself
- The quarter in which Solana's staking record was set and how it compares with the prior period would be confirmed by the report's data tables
- The definition behind the 2.63% ETH staking yield would be confirmed by Bitwise's methodology disclosure
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Source evidence
www.theblock.co
Published 20/10/2026, 16:31 · Received 20/10/2026, 16:34
Original source titles remain in their source language. Full articles are not republished.
Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC (pp) | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | +0.01% | -0.04% | +0.05 pp | 20/10/2026, 16:34 → 20/10/2026, 16:39 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | +0.31% | +0.14% | +0.17 pp | 20/10/2026, 16:34 → 20/10/2026, 17:34 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 24 hours | +2.10% | +2.44% | -0.33 pp | 20/10/2026, 16:34 → 21/10/2026, 16:34 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
Historical market context
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Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.28% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 2.05% |
| Historical hourly BTC beta | 1.43 (719 matched returns) |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 20/10/2026, 16:34 · Last included candle closed 20/10/2026, 16:00
Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.
Source published: The Block
Source received: The Block
Event first detected by this site
Evidence record updated
English explanation generated
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