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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.
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By Will Canny
Feb 9, 2023 at 10:59 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Technology
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.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Feb 7, 2023 at 3:14 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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Staked ETH Passes Milestone of 16M
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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...
Staked ETH Passes Milestone of 16M
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 13, 2023 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2023
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Ethereum
Staked ETH Passes 16M
The $22.38 billion worth of staked ETH will be impossible to withdraw until Ethereum’s next big upgrade.
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By Sage D. Young
Jan 12, 2023 at 7:13 a.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2023
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Paxful Removes Ether From Platform
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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-stak...
Paxful Removes Ether From Platform
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 21, 2022 at 6:16 p.m. UTC
Dec 21, 2022
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Gnosis Chain Co-Founder Compares its PoS 'Merge' to Ethereum's Recent Upgrade
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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 "Fi...
Gnosis Chain Co-Founder Compares its PoS 'Merge' to Ethereum's Recent Upgrade
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 9, 2022 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2022
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Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Executes Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’ of its Own
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Ethereum
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Executes Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’ of its Own
Privacy-focused Gnosis, one of the first sidechains to Ethereum, conducted its own version of the Merge to replace its proof-of-authority (PoA) chain with its Gnosis proof-of-...
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Executes Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’ of its Own
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 9, 2022 at 5:08 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2022
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Technology
Gnosis
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
This will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Dec 7, 2022 at 9:10 p.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2022
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Finance
Fundraising
Ethereum Staking-as-a-Service Startup Kiln Raises $17.6M
The Paris-based firm is betting on the growth of staking services after Ethereum's Merge.
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By Eliza Gkritsi
Nov 28, 2022 at 11:33 a.m. UTC
Nov 28, 2022
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Many Ethereum miners have yet to resettle into mining a different crypto token. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
Finance
Mining pool
Binance's Crypto Mining Pool Adds Ravencoin Support
Former Ethereum miners have been drawn to alternative coins like ravencoin after they had to leave the Ethereum network post-merge.
Many Ethereum miners have yet to resettle into mining a different crypto token. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Nov 23, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2022
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