Proof-of-Stake

Technology

Ethereum

How the SEC Could Reshape Ethereum’s Staking Landscape for the Better

By shutting down Kraken’s staking service, the SEC could shift power over Ethereum toward solo stakers and decentralized alternatives.

By Sam KesslerMargaux Nijkerk

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Feb 13, 2023 at 11:07 p.m. UTC

Feb 13, 2023

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Policy

Sec

Former SEC Attorney: Kraken Action Not a Condemnation of 'Staking Writ Large'

However, Zachary Fallon, a partner at law firm Ketsal, said it is an “obvious shot across the bow to others.”

By Fran Velasquez

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Feb 10, 2023 at 9:25 p.m. UTC

Feb 10, 2023

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Finance

Coinbase

Coinbase’s Staking Service Faces Questions After Kraken’s SEC Settlement

Crypto exchange Kraken on Thursday agreed with the SEC to pay a $30 million fine and shutter its staking platform for U.S. customers to settle charges concerning the offering unregistered securities.

By Helene Braun

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Feb 10, 2023 at 6:46 p.m. UTC

Feb 10, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

The node

Crypto Would Survive an SEC Crackdown on Staking

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has heard rumors the securities watchdog may go after proof-of-stake services. That may hurt his bottom line but open protocols should survive.

By Daniel Kuhn

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Feb 9, 2023 at 6:56 p.m. UTC

Feb 9, 2023

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Technology

Ethereum

JPMorgan Says Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade to Raise Staking Toward Proof-of-Stake Blockchain Average

Ethereum’s staking ratio is around 14% compared with an average of 60% for the other major PoS blockchains.

By Will Canny

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Feb 9, 2023 at 10:59 a.m. UTC

Feb 9, 2023

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Tech

Ethereum

Ethereum Testnet Processes First ETH Staking Withdrawals

The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for the much anticipated Shanghai hard fork.

By Margaux Nijkerk

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Feb 7, 2023 at 3:14 p.m. UTC

Feb 7, 2023

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Video

Ethereum

Staked ETH Passes Milestone of 16M

Almost four months after Ethereum's successful shift to a proof of stake network more than 16 million ether worth over 22 billion have been deposited into the Beacon Chain staking contract according to Etherscan data Ether Capital CEO Brian Mosoff discusses the milestone of the second biggest blockchain and the state of competing Layer 1 [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

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Jan 13, 2023 at 3:19 p.m. UTC

Jan 13, 2023

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Tech

Ethereum

Staked ETH Passes 16M

The $22.38 billion worth of staked ETH will be impossible to withdraw until Ethereum’s next big upgrade.

By Sage D. Young

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Jan 12, 2023 at 7:13 a.m. UTC

Jan 12, 2023

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Video

Ethereum

Paxful Removes Ether From Platform

Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of peer-to-peer crypto marketplace Paxful, announced ether's (ETH) removal from the platform, citing Ethereum network's switch to proof-of-stake validation from proof-of-work. "The Hash" hosts discuss the case for Bitcoin in the latest clash between altcoins.

By CoinDesk Inc

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Dec 21, 2022 at 6:16 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2022

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Video

Gnosis

Gnosis Chain Co-Founder Compares its PoS 'Merge' to Ethereum's Recent Upgrade

Privacy focused Gnosis Chain executed its own proof of stake merge Co founder Martin Köppelmann tweeted that the upgrade was as boring as the Ethereum Merge He joins First Mover to explain how this merge is different from that of Ethereum's transition to proof of stake In our case we didn't use proof of work [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

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Dec 9, 2022 at 5:43 p.m. UTC

Dec 9, 2022

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