Validators


Tech

Ethereum Validators Forced to Wait Days to Unstake Amid Celsius Withdraws

This means there is now a 5.6 day wait for validators to exit the Ethereum blockchain.

Ethereum has a backlog of validators waiting to exit the chain. (Koushik Pal/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Polygon Gave DraftKings Multimillion-Dollar Edge in Special Staking Relationship

Blockchain data shows the crypto project quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the validator community.

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Markets

Investor Demand for Ether Staking Yields Has Slowed: Coinbase

Staking yields have dropped to 3.5% from above 5% in the last few months, the report said.

Ethereum's latest ambition, to launch a new test network, quickly deflated. (Pixabay)

Markets

Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand

The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June.

Ethereum validator queue wait time (validatorqueue.com)

Opinion

Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting

BitGo COO Chen Fang writes reward-bearing staked ether is a cushion during market drops, but developers need to solve problems caused by the growing number of validators.

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Consensus Magazine

How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape

A victim of its own success? The rising number of validators on Ethereum is driving staking rewards down, according to CoinDesk Indices data. But other chains are weak competition, accounting for token supply inflation and real yields.

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Opinion

Staking Risks Are Vastly Misunderstood

There is a difference between staking and "staking," a poor facsimile that obscures the risks of one of crypto's lowest risk activities.

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Tech

Coinbase Earned $1M Amid Hack, but Hasn't Reimbursed Victims

Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Tech

Hello Holesky, Ethereum’s Newest Testnet

The new network comes after years of growth for Ethereum’s developer community and will replace the Goerli testnet.

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Tech

Google Cloud Is Running a Validator on Celo Network

The cloud service joins Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors participating in validating the Celo platform.

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