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The ‘Unique Opportunity’ to Upgrade Ethereum’s Virtual Stack

A few functions may be removed from Ethereum during its merge from Eth 1.x to Eth 2.0.

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Valid Points: How CME Ether Futures Work and Why They Matter

A financially settled and U.S. regulated ether futures product makes all the difference.

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Valid Points: Eth 2.0 Validators Earn Record $1.2M as ETH Price Rallies

Ethereum 2.0 validators earned their highest daily total income ever on Feb. 8, at $1.2 million.

Will Ethereum reach mass adoption or elude its market fit like the Concorde jet of the 1970s?

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Valid Points: CoinDesk’s Ethereum 2.0 Validator Is Officially Staked

Ethereum developers met Tuesday to compare research on the eventual merge of Eth 1.x and Eth 2.0.

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Valid Points: What to Expect When Ethereum 2.0 Undergoes Its First 'Hard Fork'

Here's what the impending Eth 2.0 hard fork means, and why Ethereum devs are still debating the “Ice Age.”

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Valid Points: Why Ethereum 2.0 Shifts How Investors Value ETH

The use case of ether has shifted with the launch of Ethereum 2.0. Here’s why that matters.

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Valid Points: Price Dips, 60K Validators and Eth 2.0's 'Graffiti' Messages

The price of ether fell hard last weekend, but the number of validators joining the Eth 2.0 network continues to grow, regardless of price movements.

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Valid Points: New Year, New Price Gains For ETH

Bullish price activity has tipped the total value of ETH locked into Ethereum 2.0 past $2.4 billion.

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Valid Points: A Year in Review by Your Ethereum 2.0 Staking Experts

In our year-end Ethereum roundup, we feature four charts from four Eth 2.0 staking experts recounting the best highlights of 2020.

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Valid Points: Forget Staking, There Are Still Coins to Be Mined on PoW Ethereum

Ethereum miners are making investments to maximize profits before mining becomes obsolete and gets replaced by validating on Ethereum 2.0.

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