Metamask

Ethereum’s staking exit queue has climbed to its longest wait of 2026 after a wave of precautionary validator withdrawals tied to MetaMask. The backlog has left hundreds of thousands of ether waiting to leave staking, while demand to enter has cooled from early September levels.

MetaMask has begun withdrawing affected Ethereum validators after a security incident diverted an estimated 0.36 ETH in block-production payments. The company said it has identified no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets, while Lido warned affected validators may miss rewards during the exit and re-entry process.

The Genlayer Foundation is leading a 27 firm consortium to create Internet Court, a dispute resolution protocol for AI agents that transact without direct human control. The initiative aims to make AI based payments, escrow and adjudication interoperable across a fragmented Web3 and agent commerce stack.

MetaMask has introduced Money Account, a new wallet feature that lets users earn variable yield on stablecoins, spend funds with the MetaMask Card and trade from one place. The move underscores MetaMask’s effort to turn stablecoins into a more practical tool for saving and daily payments.