Approximately 2,596,246 ETH, valued at $8.61 billion, is currently queued for staking on the Ethereum Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network, according to validatorqueue data. The activation delay for these funds is estimated at 45 days and 2 hours. This surge is primarily due to BitMine's recent large-scale staking of its ETH holdings. Concurrently, the Ethereum PoS staking exit queue has been cleared, with no users currently opting to withdraw their staked ETH.