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Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young was a tech protocol reporter at CoinDesk. He cares for the Solarpunk Movement and is a recent graduate from Claremont McKenna College, who dual-majored in Economics and Philosophy with a Sequence in Data Science. He owns a few NFTs, gold and silver, as well as BTC, ETH, LINK, AAVE, ARB, PEOPLE, DOGE, OS, and HTR.

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Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mindaugas Dulinskas/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Education week
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Carnegie Mellon University
An interdisciplinary approach to blockchain – and key industry sponsors – elevated the famed Pittsburgh University 11 spots to No. 22. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mindaugas Dulinskas/Getty Images)
By Sage D. Young
Sep 19, 2023 at 2:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2023
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EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan (University of Michigan, modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum 'Restaking' Takes Shape as Next Big Trend in Blockchain Security
EigenLayer’s platform for "restaking" is designed to extend Ethereum’s pooled security from ETH stakers to other blockchain systems – a way for developers to bootstrap new networks without having to create their own communities of network validators.
EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan (University of Michigan, modified by CoinDesk)
By Sage D. YoungBradley Keoun
Aug 17, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2023
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(The Sandbox)
Finance
Sandbox
Metaverse Platform Sandbox Transferred Out 60M SAND Ahead of Monday's $133M Token Unlock
As the price of SAND slid 4% in August, the Sandbox Genesis smart contract had emitted 60 million SAND tokens prior to the upcoming token unlocked scheduled for Aug. 14.
(The Sandbox)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 10, 2023 at 9:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2023
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)
Finance
Coinbase ventures
Coinbase Ventures' Strategic Investment Sends Rocket Pool Token Surging
The investment branch announced today the purchase of an undisclosed amount of Rocket Pool’s native token RPL, which has jumped more than 9% in the past 24 hours.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 10, 2023 at 6:09 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2023
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The Open Network (TON) releases governance platform (Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
Finance
Aave
Aave Token Holders Voting on 2 Proposals Following Averted Curve Liquidation Crisis
The proposals, which aim to disable CRV borrowing and decrease Aave’s exposure to Curve’s native token on its Ethereum V2 markets, are responses to the liquidation pressure faced by Curved founder Michael Egorov.
The Open Network (TON) releases governance platform (Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 10, 2023 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2023
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(Mike Doherty/Unsplash)
Finance
On-chain analysis
Early Base Whales Have an Affinity for Meme Tokens, Nansen Says
The top 22 depositors to Base as of July 31 have allocations in a telegram trading bot token, several meme tokens and an on-chain casino token.
(Mike Doherty/Unsplash)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 9, 2023 at 7:31 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2023
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Aptos founders Mo Shaikh (left) and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)
Finance
Aptos
Aptos’ APT Token Slides Ahead of $30M Unlock
APT has decreased by over 3.2% in the past 24 hours performing worse than bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), per CoinDesk market data.
Aptos founders Mo Shaikh (left) and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 7, 2023 at 6:42 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
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(Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Finance
Layer 2s
Mantle Introduces New Governing Body for Treasury Management
The new layer 2 network passed a governance vote that establishes the Mantle Economics Committee as well as introduces more liquid staking into the ecosystem by authorizing liquid staking protocol Mantle LSD and the allocation of 40,000 ETH from its treasury to stETH.
(Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 7, 2023 at 4:44 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
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(Getty Images)
Technology
Lido
Lido Attracted 10K Ether Stakers to Protocol in July
The largest staking service provider also crossed $15 billion in total value locked, a level not seen since May 2022.
(Getty Images)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 7, 2023 at 2:32 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
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(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Avalanche
Avalanche Blockchain Usage Grew in Second Quarter: Nansen
The Avalanche C Chain saw daily active address and transaction volume – two important metrics to gauge a blockchain’s health – increase significantly in the period.
(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Sage D. Young
Aug 4, 2023 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 4, 2023
AvalancheNansenOn-Chain Analysis