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Buffer Pool Weekly Report: Feb. 17 - 23, 2026

26 Feb, 20262 min read
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Buffer Pool Weekly Report: Feb. 17 - 23, 2026

From Feb. 17 to Feb. 23, the Buffer Pool recorded a net inflow of 899 ETH. On the validator side, no new validators were created this week. 689 validators are currently waiting in queue to be created. Due to the size of this queue, APY will be temporarily impacted due to rolling yield calculations, and staking yield is expected to normalize as the activation backlog clears in grouped batches over the next few months.

Feb. 17 - 23: Key Takeaways

  • Inflow of 899 ETH
  • On the validator side, no new validators were created this week
  • Currently, 689 validators are waiting in the queue to be created
  • A current pool of 71,530 ETH is available for users to perform fast mETH withdrawals.
  • HeadRoom measures liquidity relative to our buffer size, currently sitting at 2x.

Last Week's Breakdown

  • 17 Feb: ~1 mETH inflow, 8 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking
  • 18 Feb: ~16 mETH inflow, 11 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking
  • 19 Feb: ~4 mETH inflow, 10 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking
  • 20 Feb: ~925 mETH inflow, 9 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking
  • 21 Feb: ~34 mETH inflow, 8 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking
  • 22 Feb: ~382 mETH inflow, 9 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking
  • 23 Feb: ~562 mETH inflow, 22 transactions, migrated to Mantle: LSP Staking

About Our Buffer Pool Upgrade:

The Buffer Pool upgrade allocates ~20% of protocol TVL to Aave as ETH supply, earning interest in addition to native ETH staking yield. This design uses Aave as a liquid backstop for the Buffer Pool, supporting efficient mETH-to-ETH redemptions, typically within ~24 hours under normal conditions.

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