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Ethereum Briefly Stopped Finalizing Transactions. What Happened?

The loss in finality meant that blocks could have been tampered with, and while it isn’t supposed to affect end-user experiences, it did lead to some inconveniences for some applications.

By Margaux Nijkerk

May 17, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2023

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Coinbase Works to Fix Wallet Support for Ethereum Staking Withdrawals Stuck in Limbo

According to Coinbase’s customer support, “Our systems currently do not support deposits to Coinbase ETH addresses from external validators… Funds may be stuck until we are able to support these transactions.”

By Sage D. Young

May 9, 2023 at 7:56 p.m. UTC

May 9, 2023

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PEPE Meme Coin Craze Spreads Wealth to Ethereum Validators Running Blockchain

As risk-taking crypto traders sought to make tremendous profits off of surging prices for the suddenly-hot PEPE, a resulting surge in transaction fees brought a windfall to validators running the Ethereum blockchain.

By Margaux Nijkerk

May 8, 2023 at 5:24 p.m. UTC

May 8, 2023

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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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

May 3, 2023 at 2:41 p.m. UTC

May 3, 2023

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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 $67,000 worth) hits our wallet. C. Spencer Beggs, our director of engineering, breaks down the technical steps he's taken.

By Bradley Keoun

Apr 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Apr 19, 2023

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Lukso Genesis Validator Smart Contract to Go Live on 4/20 at '4:20'

The Lukso initial validators will vote on token supply of LYX and how much the Foundation can hold.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Apr 18, 2023 at 2:20 p.m. UTC

Apr 18, 2023

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Ethereum Unstaking Requests Pile Up After Shanghai Upgrade, Now at 2-Week Wait

Validators looking to fully exit the chain could be looking at a wait of up to 14 days to get their crypto back, according to Rated Network's explorer.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Apr 13, 2023 at 4:14 p.m. UTC

Apr 13, 2023

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CoinDesk’s Ethereum Validator Enters Final Weeks, Sitting on More Than $30K of Gains

To better chronicle the Ethereum blockchain's transition to a proof-of-stake network, CoinDesk started its own validator. We plunked down the 32 ETH (roughly $15K at the time) and laid the technical groundwork. With staking withdrawals due to start April 12, we take stock of the project.

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Apr 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Apr 5, 2023

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Latest Ethereum Blocks Suggest Validators Are Reversing Censorship

Noncensoring relays such as Agnostic and ultra sound are delivering more data blocks on Ethereum than Flashbots, the one-time king of MEV-delivering relays.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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