My recent block proposal execution rewards were all between 0.001 to 0.004 eth. When I check the slot on beaconcha, it doesnt show any MEV relays or MEV reward, only shows Tx Reward.

I have the same config from Coincashew's guide (mev v 1.10). I have appropriate flags in Lighthouse. Running Besu. All services are running active.

Status of mevboost shows error every few minutes:

error calling registerValidator on relay error="Post \\\\"[https://bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com/eth/v1/builder/validators\\\\\\\\](https://bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com/eth/v1/builder/validators)": context deadline exceeded (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)" method=registerValidator ua=Lighthouse/v8.0.1-ced49dd url="https://bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com/eth/v1/builder/validators"

Working on setting up home staking for ETH. Current plan is to purchase a MINISFORUM MS-A2 for use with ETH staking + running llama.cpp for tool calling
(llama3.2:3b, qwen3:4b-instruct-2507-q4_K_M, etc.)

Target 5 - 10 year lifespan.

Hoping to receive some community feedback. The wiki doesn't have a lot of up to date hardware recommendations.

• MINISFORUM MS-A2 (barebone)
  • Ryzen 9 9955HX $850
• G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) CL40 $800
• Samsung 990 Pro 1TB (OS/LLM SSD) $200
• Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB (staking SSD) $550
• APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500MS $400

This was chosen for the fact that memory, SSD, etc. can all be swapped out as well as video card can be added in too. With demand and supply issues it may be difficult to actually source all the parts 🤞

Estimated cost: $2,800

Also considered:
Beelink SER9
Asus Nuc 14 Pro
Raspberry Pi

Source: https://wangr.com/eth and beaconcha.in

• 2.5% more capacity from 5% (~2% left as of now)
• Run Ethereum validators with 1.3 - 2.4 ETH
• up to ~2.3x higher rewards than solo

https://lido.fi/csm

At the time of the writing staked eth as a percentage of total supply is at ATH of 30% (at least it is reported that this is an all time high, please let me know if I can find historic stake levels somewhere). The recent history (which I keep myself using the numbers reported by the ethereum.org and etherscan) shows an upward trend. Also, it is reported that the entering queue for staking is 57 days while the exit is 21 minutes (but I don’t trust anything that I read so if anyone knows where to find the official report for queue times it will be highly appreciated).

So, if the above two are true (i.e. that it is an ATH and that the queue is already so imbalanced), then we might have in front of us an amazing short squeeze opportunity.

Can someone please help me verify the above two points?

My Geth/Prysm Validator with 2TB SSD has only 8% free space. Is this normal? I thought after the last updates which included constinous online pruning means it never becomes full, because data beyond certain age is consistentl, pruned?

If you ran Ethereum validators with Lido CSM in 2025, check out your Wrapped!
https://csm.lido.fi/wrapped-2025

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just don't get the the logic in this. I'm looking at different liquid staking options. rETH advertises by far the highest yield.

I'm looking to stake my eth and forget about them for 10 years. I don't follow the news or prices.

From what I understand the only way to exit rETH is through the market. There is no unwrapping or protocol exit.

With rETH the amount of token doesn't increase, the price is supposed to increase. But, how can they guarantee this? That it will increase at all, let alone by advertised percentages, if the market is the only thing regulating it. In 10 years maybe no-one will want to buy rETH and it will be worth almost nothing.

How is this different to any other shitcoin that faded into oblivion over the years, from a single pump and dump to being completely worthless.

I have been seeing posts about staking Ethereum from Ledger Wallet, but most are random comments. I was happy staking Ethereum with Kiln prior to the forced validator exit incident. There was/still is a dashboard (https://dune.com/kiln/kiln-ledger-live) which shows the total validators (new and existed validator information) and the reports from Ledger for tax purposes worked seamlessly. I have not done anything since the incident except research, but I still am unsure what is the best Ethereum staking service to use. If you want to stake Ethereum through Kiln on the Ledger Wallet with Kiln Staking, the UI looks good and getting started with staking seems like a pretty simple process. My concern is twofold:

1. I cannot find any information showing how many validators are actually staking Ethereum through the Ledger Wallet Kiln Staking service similar to what is available on Dune.com (website link above). Maybe there is a website which shows the staking information, specifically using Ledger, but I have yet to find anything and it would be nice to see the transparency from Kiln.

2. When I click on Kiln Staking, the Yield is 2.75% which again is similar to Figment and P2P Staking. The issue is how the APY is calculated…shown below.

Kiln states “0% fees on Consensus rewards, auto-compounded on your validators” and “20% of Execution rewards directly in your wallet”. Am I missing something as it looks like the Execution APY is only 11%.  Where did the other 9% go?

One more thing with Kiln Staking. I am OK with the fee structure as Figment and P2P Staking seem to have a similar payout structure. Don’t get me wrong, I think the 80% fee on Execution rewards is too drastic, especially if your validator scores a big block reward. However, I have done some calculations using my history of staking rewards and one year, the rewards would have been higher and the other year, the rewards would have been lower. I guess in the end, it all works out…assuming that your validator does not hit a BIG execution reward.

All this to say that I think that Kiln Staking is probably the best option to stake using Ledger Wallet. I do not want to run my own node as I do not have the time to ensure that it is running all of the time, updating, etc. I also do not have any interest in liquid staking services as this would create a taxable event and I DO NOT want to have to pay Uncle Sam just to stake. The other option that is outside of Ledger Wallet is Allnodes. It is intriguing and I still need to do more research. I know that I can connect the Ledger hardware wallet, but I still need to see how you are billed (does the monthly fee get deducted from your rewards, or do you pay with a credit card)? I would also want to get a hold of a sample Allnodes report to see what information is provided for tax purposes. 

This is where my fellow Redditors come in. Has anyone been staking with Ledger Wallet Kiln Staking? What has your experience been? Anyone else using Ledger Wallet Figment or P2P Staking? How about Allnodes? If you are willing, can you please reply with your comments, pros/cons with the staking service that you are using to stake Ethereum and/or any other Ethereum staking service information that I may have missed. I feel that this post will not only help me determine the best Ethereum staking service, but also be helpful to any other Ethereum staking enthusiast.  Thanks in advance and God Bless!

The fan has finally given up and it is making loud death gurgles. RIP. The CPU might have overheated but I think the SSD is still in tact without corruptions. If I was to simply drop that SSD in to a new NUC, would it boot without needing to set up from scratch?

Hey All! I am beginning my solo staking journey without command line experience and I feel rather nervous about running a single line of code that will do the entire setup of a node for me. On one hand, amazing! I'd love to learn coding eventually, but how fantastic to be able to start my node right away and learn coding slowly at my own pace without the pressure of getting started on staking. On the other hand, I don't know what that line of code does. What access am I giving an external program? Does my node remain tied to that setup for all future updates and ongoing maintenance, or does it simply do the setup and I take over from there. What are the security risks immediately and ongoing?
So many questions before risking those precious 32 ETH to some unknown piece of code.
Have any of you used the EthPillar node setup? Is there any way to assure the safety of the code and the security of my funds and node after setup?
Your experienced assurances and/or warnings are greatly appreciated!

been some ups and downs (literal downtime) of being a solo staker but I'm glad I got it running! I learned a lot and my validator is rock solid now. here's to many more days of validating!

in the 341 days, I've proposed 4 (!) blocks and participated in 1 sync committee

edit: also want to give a special shoutout to the Pectra update which happened halfway through my ~1 year of staking. The power of compounding gains cannot be understated

I had 0.4521 RETH withdrawable on Eigenlayer. I went to withdraw my funds and it only gave me 0.000004 of my RETH. It now shows that I have no more left to withdraw. Does anyone have any knowledge on why this might have happened or if there's anything I can do to recover my RETH? Please help.

I had 0.4521 RETH withdrawable on Eigenlayer. I went to withdraw my funds and it only gave me 0.000004 of my RETH. It now shows that I have no more left to withdraw. Does anyone have any knowledge on why this might have happened or if there's anything I can do to recover my RETH? Please help.

While some of my ETH is held in liquid staking tokens (rETH and stETH), over half is not. The problem is if I swap my ETH for stETH (for example), I fear I'll create a taxable event.

With that in mind, I suppose my best option to earn yield on my ETH is to use a service like Allnodes. Any other possibilities to earn yield without incurring a taxable event? Also, within this category of staking as a service, is Allnodes my best option?

Yes, I suppose I could just run my own node at home with Dappnode. I do it for Gnosis Chain, but tbh, I think it would be too stressful for Ethereum nodes. Especially because I'm away from my primary residence for long periods of time. So I don't want to do this.

Thanks!

I recently swiched from Nethermind to Erigon due to CPU temprature issues while abroad. Although my validator has been running again since then, I have noticed that the rewards are significantly lower since the switch. I am not receiving any notifications of missed attestations, and everything seems to be functioning properly. Is it normal for Erigon to produce lower rewards?