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Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young was a tech protocol reporter at CoinDesk. He cares for the Solarpunk Movement and is a recent graduate from Claremont McKenna College, who dual-majored in Economics and Philosophy with a Sequence in Data Science. He owns a few NFTs, gold and silver, as well as BTC, ETH, LINK, AAVE, ARB, PEOPLE, DOGE, OS, and HTR.

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Ethereum's Merge is ahead. (Simon McGill/Moment/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Ethereum
Merge Ahead: Ethereum’s Dress Rehearsal (and a Hiccup)
Ethereum’s Ropsten testnet is on the brink of a pivotal transition to proof-of-stake, but an unwelcome “reorg” rained on the Merge prep parade last week.
Ethereum's Merge is ahead. (Simon McGill/Moment/Getty Images)
By Sam KesslerSage D. Young
Jun 1, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2022
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Finance
Consensus 2022
Cardano’s Hoskinson: Luna Collapse Shows Need to Go Slow in Crypto
“If you move too quickly … everybody loses their money,” says Hoskinson, who will speak at Consensus 2022 next month.
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By Sage D. Young
May 27, 2022 at 7:11 p.m. UTC
May 27, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Consensus 2022
Consensus 2022 Visitor Guide: Inside the DAOs
Short for decentralized autonomous organizations, DAOs will be covered extensively at Consensus. Here are our top picks for those interested in jumping down the DAO rabbit hol...
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By Sage D. Young
May 27, 2022 at 4:54 p.m. UTC
May 27, 2022
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Web3
Nfts
SuperRare in SoHo: NFTs in the Real World
Visions from Remembered Futures is leaping into the metaverse and simultaneously out into the real world.
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By Fran VelasquezSage D. Young
May 26, 2022 at 8:47 p.m. UTC
May 26, 2022
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What might a bear-market Merge mean for Ethereum? (Christopher Sweet/EyeEm/Getty Images)
Technology
Ethereum
What Impact Will a Bear-Market Merge Have on Ethereum?
As crypto tumbles, Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake will happen in August.
What might a bear-market Merge mean for Ethereum? (Christopher Sweet/EyeEm/Getty Images)
By Sam KesslerSage D. Young
May 25, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 25, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Metaverse
Exploring the Star Atlas Metaverse
A review on the space-themed, multiplayer gaming metaverse based on the Solana blockchain.
(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
By Sage D. Young
May 24, 2022 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2022
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Ethereum
Will a Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Lead to More Centralization?
Lido’s staking protocol now holds 33% of all staked ether.
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By Sage D. Young
May 18, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 18, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
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The LUNA and UST Crash Explained in 5 Charts
One of the earliest signs that things were going wrong for Terra came when UST deposits on Anchor started dropping Saturday.
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By Sam KesslerSage D. Young
May 11, 2022 at 10:12 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2022
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Testing what will happen when Ethereum's PoW meets PoS is crucial. (Daniel Lincoln/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Ethereum
Merge Testing on Ethereum: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Ethereum’s developers are using new testing infrastructure to assess network mechanics and client readiness ahead of the Merge.
Testing what will happen when Ethereum's PoW meets PoS is crucial. (Daniel Lincoln/Unsplash)
By Eli TanSage D. Young
May 11, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 11, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Staking
While Most Crypto Prices Went Down, Smart Money NFT Trades Were Up: Nansen Data
Staked ETH tokens are still showing signs of investor confidence.
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By Sage D. Young
May 6, 2022 at 9:04 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2022
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