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Opinion
Opinion
Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting
BitGo COO Chen Fang writes reward-bearing staked ether is a cushion during market drops, but developers need to solve problems caused by the growing number of validators.
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By Chen Fang
Sep 28, 2023 at 2:13 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape
A victim of its own success? The rising number of validators on Ethereum is driving staking rewards down, according to CoinDesk Indices data. But other chains are weak competi...
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By Max Good
Sep 27, 2023 at 6:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2023
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Opinion
Opinion
Staking Risks Are Vastly Misunderstood
There is a difference between staking and "staking," a poor facsimile that obscures the risks of one of crypto's lowest risk activities.
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By Jun Soo Kim
Sep 27, 2023 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2023
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Technology
Coinbase
Coinbase Earned $1M Amid Hack, but Hasn't Reimbursed Victims
Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Sep 15, 2023 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2023
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Technology
Testnet
Hello Holesky, Ethereum’s Newest Testnet
The new network comes after years of growth for Ethereum’s developer community and will replace the Goerli testnet.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 13, 2023 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2023
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Technology
Celo
Google Cloud Is Running a Validator on Celo Network
The cloud service joins Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors participating in validating the Celo platform.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Aug 2, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2023
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Ethereum validators cashed in on the MEV windfall as crypto traders moved digital assets off of the Curve platform. (Shutterstock)
Technology
Ethereum
Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High
On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day.
Ethereum validators cashed in on the MEV windfall as crypto traders moved digital assets off of the Curve platform. (Shutterstock)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 31, 2023 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2023
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Opinion
Opinion
Bitcoin Mining Is an Oligopoly, and Proof-of-Stake Isn't Any Better
Current ways of securing blockchains are essentially zero-sum games where miners win when users lose, Boto founder Breno Araujo writes.
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By Breno Araujo
Jul 26, 2023 at 4:17 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2023
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Technology
Ethereum
‘Distributed Validator Technology’ Marks Last Key Milestone in Ethereum’s Current Era
The technology known as DVT involves splitting a validator's private key across several node operators. The goal is to increase the network's resilience – while also protect t...
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By Sage D. Young
Jun 14, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2023
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Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum Briefly Stopped Finalizing Transactions. What Happened?
The loss in finality meant that blocks could have been tampered with, and while it isn’t supposed to affect end-user experiences, it did lead to some inconveniences for some a...
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By Margaux Nijkerk
May 17, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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