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

The Starting Block · Aug 13, 2026 · 28m · transcript

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 -…