[Staking Rankings] Market Cap Fluctuations Diverge... NEAR Leads Annual Returns Despite Largest Drop

Ethereum's staked market cap rose 5.98% week-over-week to $107.61 billion, retaining the top spot among staking assets, while Hyperliquid gained 7.08% to $37.12 billion and Solana fell 4.48% to $41.72 billion, according to Staking Rewards data as of the morning of the 5th. BNB Chain slipped 4.31% to $17.30 billion and Tron declined 2.67% to $14.00 billion, leaving the top five staking assets mixed. Near posted the steepest weekly drop among the group but still leads on annual returns, highlighting a sharp divergence between short- and long-horizon performance. The split suggests capital is rotating toward Ethereum and Hyperliquid even as some major staking assets cool. Watch next whether Near's weekly slide deepens and whether Ethereum's staked market cap can hold above $1 trillion-level thresholds relative to peers.