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Anxious Ethereum Stakers Question When They’ll Be Able to Access Funds
Developers are determined to include staked ETH withdrawals in Shanghai, the next Ethereum update, but the timeline is still vague.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 23, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2022
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4 Key Takeaways from the FTX Fiasco
The real reason why the FTX failure hits so hard is not because the crypto industry was duped, but because it proved that the industry was vulnerable to being duped.
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By Sam Kessler
Nov 16, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2022
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Vitalik Buterin’s New Ethereum Road Map Takes Aim at MEV and Censorship
Amid a number of new changes, Buterin’s new vision for Ethereum adds a section aimed at curtailing the threats of centralization.
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By Sam Kessler
Nov 9, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
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What to Expect From Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade
“Shanghai” will make it possible to withdraw staked ETH, but a long-wished-for pathway to lower gas fees might be missing from the update.
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By Sam Kessler
Nov 2, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2022
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Ethereum’s Layer 2 Rollups Reduce Costs, but the Risks Are Underappreciated
Ethereum’s incumbent rollup networks cannot currently claim that they “borrow” Ethereum’s security.
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By Sam Kessler
Oct 26, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
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Will Censorship Fork Ethereum?
Disagreement around how to handle sanctions on Ethereum may soon force the chain to split into two: one chain censored, one not.
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By Sam Kessler
Oct 19, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022
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CDCROP: Two men on forked pathway in water under rainbow (Thomas Barwick/Getty Images)
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Will Censorship Fork Ethereum?
Disagreement around how to handle sanctions on Ethereum may soon force the chain to split into two: one chain censored, one not.
CDCROP: Two men on forked pathway in water under rainbow (Thomas Barwick/Getty Images)
By Sam Kessler
Oct 12, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2022
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What’s Going On With Ethereum’s MEV-Boost?
Flashbots' block relayers continue to dominate the Ethereum validator ecosystem. And with them, censorship continues to grow.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 5, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Oct 5, 2022
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Stanford Proposal for Reversible Ethereum Transactions Divides Crypto Community
Can Ethereum ward off hacks and exploits without compromising on its commitment to decentralization?
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By Sam Kessler
Sep 28, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2022
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