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The Core Blockchain By The Numbers
Network’s daily transactions: 48.4K (-11%)
Total unique addresses: 69.3M (+0.81%)
ERC-20 daily tokens transferred: 11K (+6.8%)
Total CORE delegated: 299.4M (+1%)
Total BTC staked: 2,361 (-12.6%)
These metrics are accurate at the time of publication. The percentage change is over a 14-day period.
Inside The Network
🔸What we’re watching: Staking activity on Core has risen by nearly 12% since the start of 2026, as users choose to generate yield and maintain exposure to potential long-term upside amidst the broader crypto winter.
The total amount of CORE staked rose to 296.8 million, from 261.5 million, while the number of liquid derivative stCORE grew modestly to 12.1 million, from 11.8 million. In contrast, the amount of bitcoin staked has declined to 2,340 from 2,724.
🔸Why it matters: The increase in CORE staked highlights the divergence between onchain usage and token price action. Although CORE’s price isn’t surging, the staking numbers suggest a healthy, engaged network where participants prioritize long-term commitment and governance participation over short-term price speculation.
The modest increase in stCORE indicates that participants are choosing to retain a liquid representation of their staked CORE holdings that can be used across DeFi applications.
In volatile markets, staking allows holders to generate yield while maintaining exposure to potential long-term upside. More broadly, staking usually trends upward when token prices either trend downwards or show volatility.
For example, the amount of staked Ethereum has increased 4% to 37.2 million over the last 90 days, despite ether’s price dropping 38% to roughly $1,858. These trends may not be directly correlated, since network upgrades and yield may also play a role, but it does illustrate that staking activity persists throughout market downturns.
Core’s recent increase in stCORE mirrors this trend, suggesting increased engagement even as bitcoin prices trend downward.
🔸The bigger picture: Core’s staking activity signals a maturing ecosystem in which more staked assets strengthen network security and ensure predictable liquidity.
While token prices may fluctuate, Core’s onchain activity shows a divergence between onchain engagement and market price, which is a meaningful indicator of the protocol’s long-term sustainability and adoption trends.
Ecosystem highlights
B14g’s dualCORE vault reached an all-time high of 38.7M tokens on Feb. 23 on its dual staking platform
Initial Core Contributor Brendon Sedo spoke (timestamp: 4:50:20) about how the blockchain lets institutions retain exposure to bitcoin’s price action while earning yield
Core Contributor Chris Flores released a video explaining how Core powers a yield-bearing bitcoin ETP on the London Stock Exchange
Wu Blockchain interviewed Initial Core Contributor Rich Rines about why bitcoin neobanks give the asset utility beyond price appreciation
Check out the Core blog for more updates.
Delve into the Core community
VaultLayer is sunsetting its Core-powered AI agents and smart vault platform that provides self-custodial bitcoin staking
Myth Games hosted a 16-team tournament for SF Legends, a first-person shooting game on the Core blockchain
Gunnies is looking to expand its Core-powered shooting game to Avalanche
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