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The largest staking platforms for institutional investors recorded three times more new deposits than last month, early data shows.

By Krisztian Sandor

Apr 21, 2023 at 8:08 p.m. UTC

Apr 21, 2023

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LIVE BLOG: Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade

CoinDesk reporters and editors chronicle the first-ever activation of withdrawals from the Ethereum staking mechanism, set for Wednesday at 6:27 p.m. ET (22:27 UTC). We've got the play-by-play on Shanghai – also known as "Shapella" – from what we're seeing on the blockchain and at the watch parties.

By Bradley Keoun Margaux Nijkerk Sage D. Young

Apr 12, 2023 at 3:42 p.m. UTC

Apr 12, 2023

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Opinion

How Advisors Can Prepare for Ethereum’s Unlock

Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade will unlock ether that has been staked since the Merge, potentially leading to selling pressure that market participants could ride out or take advantage of.

By Jackson Wood

Mar 30, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 30, 2023

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SSV DAO Starts $50M Fund to Push Ethereum's Decentralization Plan

The ecosystem fund follows SSV's $10 million grant pool announcement last year to help teams develop staking projects on Ethereum.

By Sam Reynolds

Jan 19, 2023 at 1:13 p.m. UTC

Jan 19, 2023

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Arbitrum

Arbitrum Builder Offchain Labs Buys Prysmatic Labs, a Core Team Behind Ethereum’s Merge

By acquiring the team behind Prysm, Ethereum’s most popular consensus layer client, Arbitrum is stretching its layer 2 tentacles down to Ethereum’s base layer.

By Sam Kessler

Oct 12, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2022

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Morgan Stanley Says Crypto Ecosystem Is Becoming Less Decentralized

The Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized following the shift to proof-of-stake as 60% of validators are managed by only four companies, the report said.

By Will Canny

Oct 12, 2022 at 11:16 a.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2022

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Ethereum

The Ethereum Merge Is Done, Opening a New Era for the Second-Biggest Blockchain

The historic upgrade casts aside the miners who had previously driven the blockchain, with promises of massive environmental benefits.

By Sam Kessler

Sep 15, 2022 at 6:43 a.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2022

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Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum Merge: Five Things to Know

What happens to my ether after the Merge? What does staking even mean? CoinDesk’s Doreen Wang explains five key things you need to know about Ethereum’s major and historic upgrade that has been years in the making.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 14, 2022 at 5:57 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2022

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What Is the Ethereum Merge? Why Does It Matter?

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Ethereum 2.0

What Is the Ethereum Merge? Why Does It Matter?

The Ethereum Merge is one of the most significant events in the history of cryptocurrency. What is the Merge and what are the benefits and risks of Ethereum’s major upgrade that has been years in the making? CoinDesk’s Doreen Wang reports.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 13, 2022 at 6:54 p.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2022

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The merge

Ether May ‘Inevitably’ Turn Into a Store of Value After Ethereum’s Merge, ConsenSys Economist Says

Lex Sokolin, head economist of decentralized protocols at ConsenSys, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss why ether could be seen as a store of value as regular and institutional users stake their tokens on the network.

By Fran Velasquez

Sep 12, 2022 at 10:40 p.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2022

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