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Tech

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles

Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.

Ether.Fi CEO Mike Silagadze (CoinDesk, modified using PhotoMosh)

Tech

Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.

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Finance

Staking Provider P2P Launches Staking-as-a-Business for Institutions

The platform also recently surpassed $7.4 billion in total value locked, or TVL.

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Finance

ENA Rises 15% as Ethena Labs Increases Staking Rewards

The initial lock cap has been set at $200 million and will be adjusted to increase over time.

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Opinion

What the Ethereum Community's Staking Argument Is Really About

The Ethereum community is debating the power and responsibilities of the Ethereum Foundation, which some think is playing central banker by suggesting changes to the ether issuance formula.

Vitalik Buterin is the creator and spiritual leader of Ethereum. (Romanpoet/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Foundation Researchers' Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback

The proposal, introduced in February, could harden Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ether (ETH), as a form of money – by reducing the inflation of new supply. But some members of the community say if it's not broke, don't fix it.

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Markets

21Shares Lists ETP for Staking Telegram-Endorsed Token TON

The 21Shares Toncoin Staking ETP (TONN) listed on Swiss SIX Exchange on Wednesday.

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Opinion

What Happens if the SEC Classifies ETH a Security? (Wrong Answers Only)

The reported move, if confirmed, could have serious ramifications for the blockchain’s developers. But success for the troubled regulator is far from certain and unanswered questions abound.

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Tech

Ethereum Staking Protocol Swell Unveils Layer-2 Rollup With $1B Total Value Locked

Swell developed the rollup alongside Ethereum scaler AltLayer and a16z-backed crypto-staking project EigenLayer.

Citrea says its zero-knowledge rollup will help expand Bitcoin's ability to accommodate NFTs and DeFi. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Figment, Apex to List Ether and Solana Staking ETPs on SIX Swiss Exchange

Interest in ETH and SOL has increased substantially over the past few months and the ETPs will contribute to greater access to staking rewards for a wide audience, Figment said.

View of Zug, Switzerland, from the lake, with mountains in background. (Louis Droege/Unsplash)