Validators

(Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Polygon Gave DraftKings Multimillion-Dollar Edge in Special Staking Relationship
Blockchain data shows the crypto project quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the validator community.
(Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

(Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Polygon le dio a DraftKings una ventaja multimillonaria en una relación de participación especial
Los datos de Blockchain muestran que el proyecto criptográfico silenciosamente le dio a DraftKings un trato preferencial mientras le decía al público que era un miembro "...
(Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Staking yields on Ethereum have deflated. (Pixabay)
Investor Demand for Ether Staking Yields Has Slowed: Coinbase
Staking yields have dropped to 3.5% from above 5% in the last few months, the report said.
Staking yields on Ethereum have deflated. (Pixabay)

Ethereum validator queue wait time (validatorqueue.com)
Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand
The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June.
Ethereum validator queue wait time (validatorqueue.com)

(davide ragusa/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting
BitGo COO Chen Fang writes reward-bearing staked ether is a cushion during market drops, but developers need to solve problems caused by the growing number of validators.
(davide ragusa/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

julius caesar statue in rome
How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape
A victim of its own success? The rising number of validators on Ethereum is driving staking rewards down, according to CoinDesk Indices data. But other chains are weak competi...
julius caesar statue in rome

warning sign
Staking Risks Are Vastly Misunderstood
There is a difference between staking and "staking," a poor facsimile that obscures the risks of one of crypto's lowest risk activities.
warning sign

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
Coinbase Earned $1M Amid Hack, but Hasn't Reimbursed Victims
Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Ethereum (Unsplash)
Hello Holesky, Ethereum’s Newest Testnet
The new network comes after years of growth for Ethereum’s developer community and will replace the Goerli testnet.
Ethereum (Unsplash)

Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)
Google Cloud Is Running a Validator on Celo Network
The cloud service joins Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors participating in validating the Celo platform.
Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)