ETH2
Op-ed
Allaying Regulators' Concerns about MEV is Doable and Necessary
Block Validators and Block Builders To Play Key Role After The Merge
Breaking News
Arbitrum Pauses Odyssey as Gas Prices Spike
Layer 2 Rally Thrown for a Curve as Volume Surges
DeFi News
Optimism's TVL Doubles as Trading Activity Surges on Layer 2s
Loopring and Boba Network Shed Nearly $2B in TVL
Byte
Digital Wallet Maker Dynamic Raises $7.5M from a16z
Data Dashboard Enables Devs to Improve Wallet Access
Dive
Lido Voters Reject Limiting Growth In Key Move For Eth2
Community Members Reject Move Favored by Buterin
Dive
Merge Update: Devs Advance Closer to Eth2 With Major Step Next Week
Eth2 Beacon Chain to be Launched June 20 on Sepolia Testnet
DeFi News
Ethereum Layer 2 Networks Hit 'Critical Mass' as The Merge Approaches
Investors Prep for New Proof of Stake Ecosystem
DeFi News
The Merge Works! Ethereum’s Passes Major Test in Shift to Proof of Stake
Ethereum just passed a big test as The Merge was completed.
Byte
Staking Race Quickens as Rocket Pool Draws 1% of Ethereum's Validators in Three Months
Rocket Pool has aggregated 1% of Ethereum network validators in the run-up to Eth2.
DeFi 2021
EIP 1559 and the Advent of ‘Ultra-Sound Money’
The arrival of EIP 1559, Ethereum's big upgrade, changed the supply-and-demand calculus for the smart contract giant.
Byte
Sygnum is the First Bank Offering Eth2 Staking
Sygnum has become the world’s first bank to offer Ethereum 2.0 staking. The digital asset bank based out of Switzerland will allow clients to securely stake Ethereum through its banking platform. Currently, Ethereum staked through Sygnum can generate yields of up to 7% per annum. Ethereum 2.0 is a scalability upgrade to the Ethereum network,…
DeFi News
Internet Bonds: Bridging the Gap Between Proof of Stake and Traditional Finance
Viewing eth2 through the lens of traditional financial tools will help the industry mature and grow. Historically, it was difficult to participate financially in the development of the interworking protocols that formed the basis of the internet. Web3.0, however, flips this on its head. Decentralization, a core tenant of most proof of stake (PoS) blockchains,…
DeFi News
Genesis Block Signals There’s "No Stopping" Ethereum Now
The first phase, or Phase 0, in the transition to Ethereum 2.0/ aka Eth2.0/ aka Serenity successfully launched today. In this phase of the process a proof-of-stake chain, known as the Beacon chain, is now running. ETH holders can deposit (or stake) ETH in multiples of 32 and start accumulating staking rewards, thus becoming validators in...
DeFi News
Eth2 is Already Among the Largest PoS Chains
Phase 0 of Eth2 is set to kick off on its targeted launch date of Dec. 1 now that more than 584,224 ETH (or about $350M) is staked in the deposit contract. The historic threshold was needed to deploy the Beacon Chain, the new primary source of truth for Ethereum as it transitions from Proof…
DeFi News
Three Whales Are Responsible for 25% of ETH Staked for Eth2
There is now 20% of the required staked ETH needed for the network to launch its proof-of-stake-chain, the first step in its transition to Ethereum 2.0, and a big chunk of it is coming from long-time ETH whales. There is 105k ETH in the ETH2 deposit contract out of the required 524K, just two weeks…
DeFi News
Risks and Rewards of Becoming an Eth2 Validator
The deposit contract for Ethereum’s new proof-of-stake chain was released today. If ~524k ETH is deposited this month, the new chain will go live on Dec.1. Potential rewards for contributing to that pile of ETH are enticing, but as is usually the case with high returns, there’s also high risk. So far, 5.7K ETH from…