[Staking rankings] Market caps diverge as NEAR posts biggest weekly drop but leads annual returns

Ethereum’s staking market capitalization rose while Solana and Hyperliquid declined, leaving the leading assets divided. NEAR Protocol recorded the largest weekly fall but retained the highest annual total return among the assets tracked. The figures showed a gap between weekly performance and annual returns: Ethereum was the only asset with a higher staking market capitalization over the week, while NEAR led on total returns despite its recent decline. In the November 5 snapshot at 13:00 UTC, Ethereum ranked first by staking market capitalization at $106.01 billion, up 3.78% from a week earlier. Solana ranked second at $41.19 billion, down 6.24%.