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What Ethereum’s ‘Shapella’ Upgrade Means for Crypto Markets

Two major Ethereum network upgrades dubbed together as "Shapella" are slated to take place simultaneously on April 12. Ether Capital CEO Brian Mosoff breaks down what to expect, the implications for staking, and the potential impact on the broader crypto markets, explaining why the move could prove bullish for ether (ETH) long-term. Plus, how Ether Capital is navigating crypto winter. 

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Tech

Ethereum's Shanghai Is Nearing, but When Can I Withdraw My Staked ETH?

Even though the Ethereum blockchain’s Shanghai hard fork (also known as Shapella) will go live April 12, you might not receive your rewards immediately if you have staked ETH with a staking service or a staking pool.

Ethereum stakers may have to wait withdraw their ETH. (Britt Fuller/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Platform Lido to Cease Staking on Polkadot, Kusama in August

The service will be terminated on Aug. 1 with automatic unstaking occurring in June.

(lido.fi)

Tech

Ethereum Staking Provider Lido to Incorporate NFTs Into Unstaking Process

Users will receive a transferable non-fungible token representing their request withdrawal for their staked ether.

(lido.fi)

Finance

Staking Protocol EigenLayer Raises $50M Amid Crypto Winter

Blockchain Capital led the round for the system that allows Ethereum stakers to reuse the tokens.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Suspends Algorand Staking Rewards

The move follows Kraken's agreement with the SEC to shut down its staking service in the U.S.

Those who stake tokens on the Algorand platform will no longer be able to receive their rewards through Coinbase. (DRL)

Tech

ConsenSys’ MetaMask Institutional Starts Staking Marketplace With Allnodes, Blockdaemon, Kiln

The new marketplace comes just weeks before Ethereum’s much-anticipated Shanghai hard fork that should spur growth in staking services.

(Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Origin Protocol Considers Subsidizing OGN Rewards After Joining NFT Royalty Wars

The protocol is trying to keep its NFT marketplace competitive with OpenSea and Blur

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Markets

Trading Ranges for Bitcoin, Ether Reflect Diverging Views About the Assets

Bitcoin’s higher low suggests investors in the largest crypto by market value are upbeat, but ether’s increased trading range compared to the previous days may reflect bearish concerns.

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Markets

Lido Finance Weighs Sunsetting Liquid Staking on Polkadot, Kusama

The proposal comes as MixBytes, Lido’s partner developer firm for Polkadot and Kusama liquid staking, announced it would stop supporting the networks.

(Lido Finance)