According to the ETH Store data on the beaconcha.in website, the Ethereum pledge return rate (annualized return rate of validators) rose to 8.6% this week.
A record high after the merger of Ethereum. Validators earned 24,997 ETH (~$46 million) this week, a 40% increase from the 18,339 ETH ($33 million) earned in the last week of April.