PANews reported on January 18th, citing Cointelegraph, that Ethereum validator queue data shows the exit queue has dropped from a peak of 2.67 million ETH in September 2025 to 0 ETH, while the entry queue has increased more than fivefold in the past month, reaching 2.6 million ETH, the highest level since July 2023. The waiting time for entering the queue has now extended to 45 days, while the processing time for exiting ETH is only a few minutes.