Ethereum on-chain data suggests ETH sell pressure could be a non-event after the Shanghai upgrade By Cointelegraph

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The upcoming Shanghai hard fork is slated to occur in March 2023, and the upgrade will cap off the network’s move to proof-of-stake (PoS), which started during the Merge on Sept. 15, 2022. Once Shanghai is implemented, previously locked Ether (ETH) will gradually become liquid for the first time since December 2020.

According to on-chain Etherscan data, over 16.6 million ETH is currently locked in the PoS staking protocol, which was valued at $28 billion on Feb. 16, 2023. Ethereum’s move from proof-of-work (PoW) to PoS has started to achieve the original goal, which was to make Ether’s supply deflationary. In the 154 days since the Merge, over 24,800 ETH has been burned to make the token 0.05% deflationary on a yearly basis.

Key Ether stats since the Merge. Source: Ultra sound money
Liquid vs. illiquid staking. Source: Binance
Price when staking occurred. Source: Binance
Staked Ether by entity. Source: Binance