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Ethereum Foundation keeps selling ETH after signaling 70,000-coin staking
Ethereum’s treasury narrative tightened this week as the Ethereum Foundation faced renewed scrutiny for continuing ETH sales after signaling a seventy-thousand-coin staking posture, a sequence many traders read as mixed messaging rather than a single directional treasury bet.
What the Ethereum Foundation said about staking
1/ Today, The Ethereum Foundation will convert 5000 ETH to stablecoins via @CoWSwap's TWAP feature as a part of our ongoing work to fund R&D, grants and donations.
— Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) April 8, 2026
In its February 24 staking update, EF said rewards from delegated ETH are directed back to the treasury, framing staking income and conversions as parallel funding rails rather than mutually exclusive actions.
That structure matches the June 2025 EF treasury policy, where the foundation said it periodically sets next-quarter ETH sale amounts and executes through fiat off-ramps or onchain swaps.
Why continued ETH sales triggered backlash
Price action left little room for ambiguity: ETH around $2,184 with a 24-hour move near -2.96% amplified sensitivity to any treasury headline.
The same CoinGecko market snapshot showed about $263.53 billion in market cap and roughly $17.14 billion in 24-hour volume, which explains why treasury messaging gaps can quickly translate into positioning swings.
Cointelegraph’s coverage similarly framed the conversion as routine treasury funding through DeFi rails, but the market response showed that sequencing between staking communication and sale communication still drives credibility judgments.
On ecosystem depth, DeFiLlama’s Ethereum chain dashboard showed roughly $112.29 billion in TVL, supporting the view that EF can manage runway through onchain liquidity without signaling an exit from Ethereum-native capital markets.
DeBank’s Aave protocol snapshot also points to continued Ethereum-centered DeFi activity, adding context to the foundation’s argument that conversions and staking can coexist inside one treasury system.
The credibility issue lands while institutional crypto rails are expanding, a backdrop we examined in Crypto Could Move $719T in Global Payments as Visa, Mastercard Push Ahead.
It also intersects with the risk-off narrative in Crypto News Recap: CZ’s ‘Freedom of Money’ and Top 24-Hour Updates, where sentiment shifts repeatedly outran fundamentals.
What ETH holders should watch next
First, monitor disclosure quality: EF’s public conversion announcement did not include a transaction hash, so execution-specific claims still need follow-up reporting before they are treated as settled facts.
Second, track communication cadence against the foundation’s published treasury framework to see whether future sale updates are delivered with clearer context on timing and objective.
Third, keep the policy backdrop in view; trust around issuer disclosures is increasingly tied to broader rules conversations, including themes in Scott Bessent Urges Congress to Pass Clarity Act for Crypto Rules.
The core takeaway is that treasury sales are not inherently contradictory to staking strategy, but credibility depends on how transparently those actions are paired in public communication.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency and digital asset markets carry significant risk. Always do your own research before making decisions.
