Binance staked ETH vs ether.fi Stake

BETH represents staked ETH held by Binance, accruing consensus rewards daily while remaining tradable on both the CEX and BNB Smart Chain. Unstaking requests are processed in 1‑5 days, faster than the native beacon chain exit queue. Holders can farm extra yield in launch pools or use BETH as collateral on Venus.

Ether.fi offers non‑custodial liquid staking where users mint eETH while retaining full control of validator withdrawal credentials via a smart‑contract escrow. Validators are run by a professional operator marketplace, and any user can migrate their keys or exit to the beacon chain 1:1. Launched in March 2023, ether.fi holds over 800 k ETH and shares validator bribe rewards with stakers through the ETHfi governance token.