Community Overview
About r/ethstaker
A community to discuss staking on Ethereum's Proof of Stake network.
The community at a glance
r/ethstaker is a Subreddit for Crypto Investors, DeFi, and Ethereum with roughly 62K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the DeFi topic page and the 6th largest community in the Ethereum topic page.
Roughly 2K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Staking, Ethereum, and Eth. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and News. Product recommendations often mention staking, validator, and node.
Community Topics
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3K / mo - DeFi, 14 communities, 309 views per month including community pages
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309 / mo - Ethereum, 12 communities, 169 views per month including community pages
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Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +2K members
Growth: +3.1% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2020: 9K members
- 2021: 28K members
- 2023: 16K members
- 2024: 5K members
- 2025: 2K members
- 2026: 730 members
2020
+9K new
2021
+28K new
2023
+16K new
2024
+5K new
2025
+2K new
2026
+730 new
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 185 members
- Aug: 142 members
- Sep: 148 members
- Oct: 82 members
- Nov: 212 members
- Dec: 379 members
- Jan: 193 members
- Feb: 134 members
- Mar: 136 members
- Apr: 98 members
- May: 105 members
- Jun: 64 members
July 2025
+185 new
August 2025
+142 new
September 2025
+148 new
October 2025
+82 new
November 2025
+212 new
December 2025
+379 new
January 2026
+193 new
February 2026
+134 new
March 2026
+136 new
April 2026
+98 new
May 2026
+105 new
June 2026
+64 new
Themes
- Solution Requests18 posts in the past month
- Best way to stake my Ethereum
- Fusaka upgrade is in 2 days. Upgrade your validators!
- Just worked out why my validator was so terrible - check your time sync, install chrony!
#118Solution RequestsBest way to stake my Ethereum · Fusaka upgrade is in 2 days. Upgrade your validators! · Just worked out why my validator was so terrible - check your time sync, install chrony! - News15 posts in the past month
- The 1-Millionth ETH2 Block was Proposed This Morning
- Ethereum is going for a monumental short squeeze
- ALL Kiln validators being exited as precautionary measure after security event, all funds are safe
#215NewsThe 1-Millionth ETH2 Block was Proposed This Morning · Ethereum is going for a monumental short squeeze · ALL Kiln validators being exited as precautionary measure after security event, all funds are safe - Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- Is rETH safe for long-term passive staking
- For those with <5 ETH: Should I restake with Ether.fi or stick to RocketPool/Lido?
- Rocket Pool vs solo staking , what made you choose?
#311Advice RequestsIs rETH safe for long-term passive staking · For those with <5 ETH: Should I restake with Ether.fi or stick to RocketPool/Lido? · Rocket Pool vs solo staking , what made you choose? - Money Talk9 posts in the past month
- Is staking in Australia too risky because of the tax implications?
- Tax question: Staking 32ETH is being treated as capital gains in CoinTracker
- Didn’t think $450 would come from this
#49Money TalkIs staking in Australia too risky because of the tax implications? · Tax question: Staking 32ETH is being treated as capital gains in CoinTracker · Didn’t think $450 would come from this - Ideas4 posts in the past month
- How a $19M initiative made me curious enough to try it myself
- A simple scheme that actually worked
- The deposit contract holds 65M+ ETH, but only 35M+ is counted as staked. Ideas why? Has the remaining 30M been sent in error and is it now locked?
#54IdeasHow a $19M initiative made me curious enough to try it myself · A simple scheme that actually worked · The deposit contract holds 65M+ ETH, but only 35M+ is counted as staked. Ideas why? Has the remaining 30M been sent in error and is it now locked?
Topics
- Staking97 posts in the past month
- after 341 days of staking, I've finally earned a full eth
- Freaking out: Withdrawal from staking pool hit my wallet and was immediately moved out.
- Hi, Im looking to optimize my APR while staking and would love to hear your thoughts.
#197Stakingafter 341 days of staking, I've finally earned a full eth · Freaking out: Withdrawal from staking pool hit my wallet and was immediately moved out. · Hi, Im looking to optimize my APR while staking and would love to hear your thoughts. - Ethereum76 posts in the past month
- Best way to stake my Ethereum
- Ethereum Looks Ready To Break Out Of 4-Year Consolidation, Analyst Says Price Will ‘Go Insane’
- Ethereum Entry Queue surpasses 4 Million while exit queue remains near 0
#276EthereumBest way to stake my Ethereum · Ethereum Looks Ready To Break Out Of 4-Year Consolidation, Analyst Says Price Will ‘Go Insane’ · Ethereum Entry Queue surpasses 4 Million while exit queue remains near 0 - Eth54 posts in the past month
- Keep ethstaker.tax Alive! ✅
- Eth Docker 26.5.0 - support Nethermind FlatDB, Reth migration, and sundries
- Eth Docker 26.3.0 leans further into history expiry
#354EthKeep ethstaker.tax Alive! ✅ · Eth Docker 26.5.0 - support Nethermind FlatDB, Reth migration, and sundries · Eth Docker 26.3.0 leans further into history expiry - Validator49 posts in the past month
- Just worked out why my validator was so terrible - check your time sync, install chrony!
- Sneak peak into pectra validator stats
- Built an open-source real-time Ethereum validator monitoring dashboard [Demo + npm package]
#449ValidatorJust worked out why my validator was so terrible - check your time sync, install chrony! · Sneak peak into pectra validator stats · Built an open-source real-time Ethereum validator monitoring dashboard [Demo + npm package] - Node12 posts in the past month
- My dedicated Kiln validator with 100% uptime and effectiveness hasn't proposed a block in 500 days, how unlucky can a node be??
- How to protect my node and hide my real IP? Is it necessary?
- Costs for maintaining stable node operations on the Ethereum.
#512NodeMy dedicated Kiln validator with 100% uptime and effectiveness hasn't proposed a block in 500 days, how unlucky can a node be?? · How to protect my node and hide my real IP? Is it necessary? · Costs for maintaining stable node operations on the Ethereum.
Product recommendations
- staking13 posts in the past month
- best way of stacking apart from solo
- Staking top tips for best practice?
- Hey I’m thinking about staking 32 eth but I have little to no tech capabilities to run my own node. What is my best option?
#113stakingbest way of stacking apart from solo · Staking top tips for best practice? · Hey I’m thinking about staking 32 eth but I have little to no tech capabilities to run my own node. What is my best option? - validator10 posts in the past month
- Validator key best practice noob questions
- Best Validator-as-Servicer Provider
- For those looking to spin up a new validator, is allnodes the best "least effort" way to stake? Are there other alternatives?
#210validatorValidator key best practice noob questions · Best Validator-as-Servicer Provider · For those looking to spin up a new validator, is allnodes the best "least effort" way to stake? Are there other alternatives? - node10 posts in the past month
- Best website to host an ethereum node?
- I’m unable to run a node. Where is the best place to stake?
- Security best practices for node running in Proxmox server
#310nodeBest website to host an ethereum node? · I’m unable to run a node. Where is the best place to stake? · Security best practices for node running in Proxmox server - hardware7 posts in the past month
- Hell of a deal on one of the best 4tb NVME drives for staking! 4TB SN850X for $299!
- HW Upgrade from 1TB to 2TB Ubuntu with SW RAID 1, best practice
- Best value for money 4TB SSD NVMe compatible with validator
#47hardwareHell of a deal on one of the best 4tb NVME drives for staking! 4TB SN850X for $299! · HW Upgrade from 1TB to 2TB Ubuntu with SW RAID 1, best practice · Best value for money 4TB SSD NVMe compatible with validator - staking service6 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a good platform to stake ETH on BSC
- Does anyone recommend a staking pool?
- Which staking service do you recommend?
#56staking serviceCan anyone recommend a good platform to stake ETH on BSC · Does anyone recommend a staking pool? · Which staking service do you recommend?
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/ethstaker for?
- Best for Crypto Investors and DeFi and Ethereum enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/ethstaker free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/ethstaker have?
- Roughly 62K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/ethstaker on?
- r/ethstaker runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/ethstaker cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/ethstaker is organized under Crypto Investors, DeFi, Ethereum.
- How do I join r/ethstaker?
- You can join r/ethstaker by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Crypto communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, with communities covering trading, DeFi, NFTs, specific chains, and the broader Web3 ecosystem. Discord dominates, with massive project-specific servers alongside general crypto communities for news, analysis, and signal sharing. Range of activity from serious traders to casual holders.
Added 10/28/2021
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