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Finance
Staking
Persistence’s Liquid Staking Protocol pSTAKE Teams Up With Anchorage Digital
Liquid staking has become more popular with institutions, particularly after the Ethereum network moved to proof-of-stake.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 19, 2022 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022
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Podcasts
The breakdown
A Legal Argument for Why Staking Doesn’t Make ETH a Security
Staking ether fails to meet at least two prongs of the Howey test, according to the authors.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2022
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Podcasts
Podcasts
Weekend Explainer | Crypto Staking 101: What Is Staking?
On today’s show, Markets Daily hosts Adam B. Levine and Adrian Blust unpack a Crypto Explainer piece by CoinDesk reporter Kristian Sandor on what crypto staking is, how it wor...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Oct 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2022
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Tech
Arbitrum
Lido’s stETH Token Expands to Layer 2 Networks Optimism and Arbitrum
Users of Ethereum’s quicker, cheaper layer 2 networks will have access to the wrapped staked ETH (wstETH) token.
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By Sam Kessler
Oct 6, 2022 at 8:50 p.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2022
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Staking
CryptoCompare, Blockdaemon Release Staking Yield Indexes
The Staking Yield Index Family will help investors create more informed investment strategies, according to the companies.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Sep 28, 2022 at 4:08 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2022
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Chainlink has launched its “Build” and “Scale” programs for customers (Getty Images)
Finance
Chainlink
Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Programs to Reduce Costs Ahead of Staking of Its Token
The popular blockchain oracle network’s new “Build” and “Scale” programs set the stage for the LINK token staking to begin in December 2022, said cofounder Sergey Nazarov.
Chainlink has launched its “Build” and “Scale” programs for customers (Getty Images)
By Ian Allison
Sep 28, 2022 at 1:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2022
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Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge. (Unsplash/Luca Bravo)
Finance
Validators
Ethereum Merge Vastly Increased Stakefish’s Profile, but 25% of Its Employees Are Gone Anyway
Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge – just as they were set to play a key role in securing the revamped blockchain.
Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge. (Unsplash/Luca Bravo)
By Sam Kessler
Sep 23, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2022
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter
Asset managers may be breaching their fiduciary duty by following the SEC's "custody rule" that requires an overcautious approach to crypto.
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By Neel MaitraScott Walker
Sep 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2022
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After the Merge, the ether futures market will now be closely tied to staking yields. (Shutterstock)
Markets
Ether
Ethereum Merge Has Tied Ether Futures Activity to Staking Yields, Traders Say
Stakers have been and will be natural sellers in futures and perpetual futures and the hedging activity will increase as staking yields rise.
After the Merge, the ether futures market will now be closely tied to staking yields. (Shutterstock)
By Omkar Godbole
Sep 16, 2022 at 11:03 a.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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The price of stETH, the largest Ethereum liquid staking derivative, is inching closer towards parity to ETH after the Merge. (Tomas Sobek/ Unsplash)
Markets
Markets
Lido’s Staked Ether Surges Closest to Ether Since Terra Crash
The stETH derivative and its spread to ETH, a closely followed metric of the confidence in the Merge, sharply narrowed as Ethereum completed its technology transition without...
The price of stETH, the largest Ethereum liquid staking derivative, is inching closer towards parity to ETH after the Merge. (Tomas Sobek/ Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Sep 15, 2022 at 5:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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