Aug 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m. 2 min readEthereum staking token weETH drops bundled restaking exposure. (Pixabay)SummaryEther.fi has removed restaking from its main token, weETH, turning it into a plain Ethereum staking token and shifting restaking to a new token, weETHs.The change lets users choose between standard staking rewards with weETH or higher-yield, higher-risk restaking exposure with weETHs.Ether.fi’s move comes as Ethereum researchers propose cutting staking rewards to zero once staking participation crosses a threshold, a plan Ether.fi’s founder argues would hurt smaller stakers and staking-based products.Ether.fi, which holds about $3.55 billion of customer deposits and is one of the largest staking businesses in crypto, has stripped restaking out of weETH, its main product, leaving it as a plain token that earns ordinary Ethereum staking rewards.Anyone wanting the extra yield now has to hold a second token, weETHs.Staking means locking up ether to help run Ethereum and getting paid for it — whereas restaking puts that same ether to work a second time, securing other services for extra rewards on top.The tradeoff is that it doubles the ways a holder can be penalised, since a failure on either system can cost them part of their deposit.For current holders:You now have a clearer choice between basic staking exposure and additional restaking exposure depending on your goalsFor new users:This simply makes the EtherFi stack easier to understand— ether.fi (@ether_fi) August 6, 2026