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The merge and shanghai upgrades has made the ethereum blockchain more centralized, JPMorgan claims. (SB7/Shutterstock)
Ethereum Has Become More Centralized Since the Merge and Shanghai Upgrades: JPMorgan
The increase in staking has reduced the appeal of ether from a yield perspective, the report said.
The merge and shanghai upgrades has made the ethereum blockchain more centralized, JPMorgan claims. (SB7/Shutterstock)

Celsius deposits ETH into staking contracts (Arkham Intelligence)
Crypto Lender Celsius’ $800M Ether Staking Shake-Up Stretches Ethereum Validator Queue to 44 Days
The embattled crypto lender has deposited $745 million of ETH to staking contracts in the last two days, significantly stressing the already-long waiting time to deploy new va...
Celsius deposits ETH into staking contracts (Arkham Intelligence)

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CoinDesk Validator ‘Zelda’ Successfully Exits Ethereum as Withdrawal Queue Shrinks to 9 Days
It took about 12 days for Zelda to fully exit the Ethereum blockchain. For any new staking withdrawal requests, the wait to get out has shrunk to nine days from 17 days.
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ETH staking deposits (Dune Analytics, 21Shares)
Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Brings Record Inflow of 572K ETH Staked in a Week
The influx into ETH staking was mainly driven by deposits from institutional staking platforms and reinvesting rewards, crypto analysts said.
ETH staking deposits (Dune Analytics, 21Shares)

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Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Spurs Institutional Investment Into Staking
The largest staking platforms for institutional investors recorded three times more new deposits than last month, early data shows.
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Legend of Zelda. (Nintendo)
CoinDesk Winds Down Ethereum Validator ‘Zelda,’ and We Now Wait to Get Money Back
Following last week's milestone Shanghai upgrade, we moved to wind down CoinDesk's Ethereum validator project, but it could be a week before the 32 ETH we staked (about $67,00...
Legend of Zelda. (Nintendo)

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Rocket Pool Made It Cheaper to Stake ETH Through Its Platform Following Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade
The staking protocol gave users access to their staking rewards and lowered the barrier of entry to create an Ethereum validator.
Statue of Atlas (David Lees/Getty Images)

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Ethereum Unstaking Requests Now Face About a 17-Day Wait
The queue stood at 14 days late last week, but it’s lengthened as more exit requests piled in from validators on the blockchain. Also, staked ether deposits outpace withdrawa...
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Ether's weekly price chart. (CoinDesk data)
Ether’s Strong Price Action May Continue Until End of Month: Coinbase
One reason why ether is appreciating is because of its relative underperformance versus bitcoin so far this year, the exchange said.
Ether's weekly price chart. (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin, Ether Turn Upward in a Busy Week of Ethereum and Inflation News
Ether has risen more than 9% since the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade, which held center stage in crypto markets for much of the week. Bitcoin held fast above $30,000.
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