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Edward Oosterbaan

Edward Oosterbaan

Edward Oosterbaan was an analyst on the CoinDesk Research team focusing on Ethereum and DeFi. In 2021, Edward graduated from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with a degree in finance and accounting. He holds ETH, AVAX, OHM and a small amount of other cryptocurrencies.

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The Elon Effect: How Musk’s Tweets Move Crypto Markets
Elon Musk has repeatedly shown interest in toying with the crypto markets. We dive into how Tesla’s CEO has swayed the prices of DOGE and BTC during 2021.
Elon Musk and son X Æ A-12 at Time's Person of the Year event.
By Edward Oosterbaan
Dec 14, 2021 at 6:51 p.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2021
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Finance
Ethereum
Scaling Ethereum Without Trade-Offs: Inside EIP 4488
The upgrade could help lower transaction costs for rollups while the network waits for sharding to be implemented.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Dec 8, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2021
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Finance
Valid points
Can Stablecoin Supply Measure Ethereum Adoption?
As innovation on top of Ethereum continues to connect DeFi with the outside world, stablecoin growth appears to be a strong measure of adoption.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Dec 1, 2021 at 11:29 p.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2021
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Crypto 2022
Ethereum in 2022: What Is Money in the Metaverse?
DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins – most of it started on Ethereum. What about next year? This post is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 30, 2021 at 4:43 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2021
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Technology
Ethereum 2.0
Which Comes First: DeFi Utility or Yield?
Also: Tackling Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on Ethereum
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 24, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 24, 2021
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Finance
Ethereum
‘Ethereum Killers’ Are Helpful, Not Harmful
Also: Real-world countries and constitutions collide with the digital world.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 17, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2021
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Finance
Ethereum
How’s ‘Zelda’ Doing? Our Ethereum Validator Check-In
Also: Web 3 development plans abound.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 10, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2021
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Markets
Defi
Value Locked in DeFi Surges. So Do the Exploits
The growth of DeFi is a net positive, but it does draw the interest of hackers and exploiters.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 5, 2021 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2021
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Markets
Curve
How Yield Farming on Curve Is Quietly Conquering DeFi
Where does Curve’s yield come from and how is it 100 times higher than many rates offered in traditional markets?
Yield farming on Curve is one of the centerpieces of DeFi. (Peter Zelei Images/Moment/Getty Images)
By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 3, 2021 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2021
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Markets
Ethereum
Looking Into Ethereum’s Economic Future
Also: More exploits in DeFi.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 3, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2021
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