The total staked balance which is actively participating in Proof-of-Stake consensus.

The Effective Balance of an individual validator is always rounded to 1 ETH increments, and has a maximum of 32 ETH. Effective Balance will round down to nearest 1 ETH increment with a minimum buffer of 0.25 ETH. For example:

• Total Balance of 35 ETH —> Effective Balance of 32 ETH
• Total Balance of 31.9 ETH —> Effective Balance of 31 ETH
• Total Balance of 31.25 ETH —> Effective Balance of 31 ETH
• Total Balance of 31.24 ETH —> Effective Balance of 30 ETH