Proof-of-Stake

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named former White House official Carole House to chair the newly-formed tech advisory group with members that include executives from Circle, TRM Labs and Fireblocks. House joins "First Mover" to discuss her outlook for the group's approach to crypto regulation and reaction to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler suggesting again that proof-of-stake tokens are securities.

20 mrt 2023

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler is doubling down on his opinion that proof-of-stake tokens could meet the definition of securities under the Howey Test. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for the ongoing crypto turf war between the SEC and the CFTC over regulatory authority.

16 mrt 2023

In March, Ethereum will undergo its first big upgrade – also known as a "hard fork" – since its shift to a proof-of-stake system in September. As part of CoinDesk's "BUIDL Week," DARMA Capital co-founder and President Andrew Keys explains what this upgrade will accomplish, along with his short and long-term outlook.

24 feb 2023

The Ethereum blockchain's upcoming Shanghai upgrade could affect the demand-supply balance in the ether market right away, keeping the cryptocurrency more volatile than it was in weeks after Ethereum's "Merge," a historic transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism from a proof-of-work that took place on Sept. 15. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for the Ethereum community.

17 feb 2023

Almost four months after Ethereum's successful shift to a proof-of-stake network, more than 16 million ether, worth over $22 billion, have been deposited into the Beacon Chain staking contract, according to Etherscan data. Ether Capital CEO Brian Mosoff discusses the milestone of the second-biggest blockchain and the state of competing Layer 1s. Plus, his outlook on the upcoming "Shanghai" upgrade in March.

13 jan 2023

Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of peer-to-peer crypto marketplace Paxful, announced ether's (ETH) removal from the platform, citing Ethereum network's switch to proof-of-stake validation from proof-of-work. "The Hash" hosts discuss the case for Bitcoin in the latest clash between altcoins.

21 dec 2022

Privacy-focused Gnosis Chain executed its own proof-of-stake "merge." Co-founder Martin Köppelmann tweeted that the upgrade was "as boring as the Ethereum Merge." He joins "First Mover" to explain how this merge is different from that of Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake. "In our case, we didn't use proof-of-work previously," Köppelmann said.

9 dec 2022

Privacy-focused Gnosis, one of the first sidechains to Ethereum, conducted its own version of the Merge to replace its proof-of-authority (PoA) chain with its Gnosis proof-of-stake (PoS) beacon chain. Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann joins "First Mover" to discuss the significance of the upgrade and how it compares to the Ethereum Merge.

9 dec 2022

"In many ways, [proof-of-stake] is a better hedge against inflation," says Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu. He adds that the argument for bitcoin as a hedge has been "disproven" in this high interest rate environment. He joins "First Mover" live from I.D.E.A.S. in New York City.

18 okt 2022

Door Adrian Blust, Adam B. Levine22 sep 2022