‘Ethereum’ vs ‘Eth 2’: What’s in a Name?
Eth 1 or Eth 2? Consensus layer or execution layer? It's all Ethereum, basically.
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Jan 26, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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How Popular Are Crypto Mixers? Here’s What the Data Tells Us
Volume data suggests crypto coin mixing is not as prevalent as one might think. This article is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.
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Jan 25, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum Is No Longer a One-Chain Ecosystem
Some highlights from The Year in Ethereum 2021 report by Evan Van Ness and Josh Stark.
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Jan 19, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum Reaches a Staking Milestone
The top four staking entities on the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain now cumulatively account for 47.5% of total deposits, with Lido making a significant jump.
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Jan 12, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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What Really Mattered to Crypto Markets in 2021
The CoinDesk Research Annual Crypto Review for 2021 examines some of the key themes and metrics that marked the year’s progress in cryptocurrency markets.
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Jan 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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CoinDesk 2021 Annual Crypto Review
Thanks to 2021, most people have at least heard of crypto by now – not just Bitcoin and Ethereum, but altcoins like DOGE and SHIB, as well as terms like NFTs and the metaverse...
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Jan 6, 2022 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
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The State of Ethereum’s Fee Market
What was the motivation for EIP 1559 and, after four months, what real impacts on Ethereum have we seen?
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Jan 5, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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How Ethereum Will Be Transformed in 2022
Here are five of the top changes to expect with Ethereum’s impending transition to proof-of-stake.
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Dec 29, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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What Ethereum’s Kintsugi Testnet Means for Proof-of-Stake
Kintsugi is a “longer-lived, public testnet” that will allow application developers and users to become familiar with a post-merge Ethereum environment.
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Dec 22, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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Why Ethereum’s ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Has Been Delayed Again
Also: Polygon moves closer to bringing EIP 1559-style fee markets to their proof-of-stake scaling platform.
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Dec 15, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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