The crypto staking market widened its footprint over the past week, with every top asset by staked value posting gains—yet the strongest momentum clustered in a handful of altcoins, led by Bittensor (TAO) and Hyperliquid (HYPE). Data compiled by StakingRewards on Wednesday UTC showed Ethereum (ETH) retaining the top spot in 'staking market cap'—the value of tokens currently locked in staking—at $83.02 billion, up 9% over the last seven days.