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Ethereum Validators Forced to Wait Days to Unstake Amid Celsius Withdraws

[Jan 5 10:28 AM] This means there is now a 5.6 day wait for validators to exit the Ethereum blockchain.

Celsius to Unstake Thousands of Ether, Possibly Easing ETH Selling Pressure

[Jan 5 2:55 AM] The defunct crypto lender sent over 30,000 ETH to custodian Fireblocks in the past week, some of which was deposited at crypto exchange Coinbase, data shows.

Web3 protocol Blast reaches $823M TVL despite bugs and controversy

[Dec 8, 2023 2:46 PM] Amid technical challenges and investor scrutiny, Blast’s staking model has propelled its total value locked to $823 million.

Chainlink Staking Program Quickly Pulls in $600M, Hitting Limit; LINK Jumps 12%

[Dec 8, 2023 10:31 AM] The blockchain-oracle project's "v0.2" staking program expanded the capacity to 45M LINK tokens from 25M, and the portion reserved for the community quickly filled up. The LINK token surged in price.

Babylon Chain closes $18M funding for Bitcoin staking

[Dec 7, 2023 2:06 PM] Polychain Capital and Hack VC led the Series A funding round of Babylon Chain, a protocol working on Bitcoin staking for proof-of-stake networks.

Bitcoin Project Babylon Raises $18M to Bolster Development of Staking Protocol

[Dec 7, 2023 8:00 AM] The fundraise was led by Polychain Capital and Hack VC and included contributions from Framework Ventures, Polygon Ventures, Castle Island Ventures and OKX Ventures.

Asset Managers Should Only Engage Staking Platforms With Strong Security — Andrew McFarlane

[Dec 3, 2023 6:30 AM] Institutional investors seeking to earn rewards from digital asset token staking must be aware of the associated risks and should take steps to protect their clients, Andrew McFarlane, CTO at the Web3 infrastructure company Validation Cloud, has…

Liquid Staking Tokens Are a Hot Ticket for 2024

[Nov 29, 2023 10:45 AM] The staking market was the brightest spot in DeFi this year. The arrival of liquid staking token finance is set to turbocharge activity next year.

Ethereum Daily Revenue Soars To A 4-Month High Of $10 Million

[Nov 10, 2023 9:00 PM] When Ethereum (ETH) exploded past $2,000 on November 9, Erik Smith, the Chief Investment Officer of 401 Capital, observed that the platform’s average daily revenue surged to the highest level in four months. According to data, Ethereum…

Celsius Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Approved by Court; Implementation by Early 2024

[Nov 10, 2023 6:31 AM] Crypto lender Celsius secured approval for its reorganization plan from a bankruptcy court on Thursday, marking an end to an ordeal that began when it filed for bankruptcy in July last year.

Blockchain Staking Firms Update Best Practices Amid 'Increased Scrutiny'

[Nov 9, 2023 9:00 AM] The new “staking principles,” published by the Proof of Stake Alliance, aim to ensure consumer protections and promote innovation. Signers include Lido, Coinbase, Rocketpool, Blockdaemon.

Crypto Broker sFOX Offers Commission-Free Blockchain Staking from Regulated Custody

[Nov 7, 2023 8:00 AM] “We are providing a gateway to staking without stepping in the middle or taking any revenue or profit,” founder Akbar Thobhani said.

Crypto Traders Are Earning 165% Yields by Staking a Token Named After Elon Musk’s Pet

[Nov 7, 2023 2:24 AM] Developers are trying to capture a piece of the global asset tokenization market as part of a new product in the Floki ecosystem.

Investment Manager Methodic Unveils Ether Staking Fund Offering Exposure to ETH Price and Yield

[Oct 18, 2023 7:00 AM] The Methodic CoinDesk ETH Staking Fund offers institutional exposure to spot ETH price and staking yields.

Investor Demand for Ether Staking Yields Has Slowed: Coinbase

[Oct 16, 2023 2:48 AM] Staking yields have dropped to 3.5% from above 5% in the last few months, the report said.

Ethereum price drops to a 7-month low as data points to more downside

[Oct 13, 2023 12:07 PM] ETH price is at risk of trading below a key price support, and multiple data points point to a bearish outlook for the altcoin’s price.

Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand

[Oct 12, 2023 1:16 PM] 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.

Rise of Ethereum staking came at cost of higher centralization: JPMorgan

[Oct 6, 2023 7:26 AM] Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin previously admitted that centralization is one of Ethereum’s main challenges, which could take 20 years to solve.

Opposing Centralization in Ethereum Staking

[Sep 29, 2023 8:23 AM]

How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape

[Sep 27, 2023 12:06 PM] Why is Ethereum the best bet for staking investors? Answer: because it combats inflation.

Five Reasons Why the World Needs a Standardized Ethereum Staking Rate

[Sep 27, 2023 9:45 AM] An ether (ETH) staking benchmark could attract institutional investors into the Ethereum ecosystem and unlock a new wave of innovation.

Staking Risks Are Vastly Misunderstood

[Sep 27, 2023 9:21 AM]

EigenLayer’s Sreeram Kannan on the Hot (and Risky) Ethereum Trend of ‘Restaking’

[Sep 27, 2023 9:10 AM] In an exclusive interview, Sreeram Kannan, the founder of EigenLayer and a pioneer behind restaking, discusses his project's goals as a new landscape for restaking emerges.

Binance’s Liquid Staked Ether Jumps to $1.2B in TVL After Sudden $500M Inflow

[Sep 26, 2023 11:08 AM] Binance’s liquid staking ether (ETH) saw a sudden $500 million burst of inflows over the weekend, pushing its total locked value (TVL) to $1.2 billion.

Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Proof-of-Stake Tokens

[Sep 26, 2023 8:16 AM]

Staking Brings Decentralization Back to DeFi

[Sep 25, 2023 7:49 AM]

How to Stake: 7 Strategies When Starting Out

[Sep 25, 2023 4:13 AM] It’s easy to get carried away with staking on PoS networks like Ethereum. But in the long-term, it pays to be cautious. Pick underlying projects with good prospects, don’t over-leverage, and, above all, embrace boredom over quick thrills, says Jeff…

The State of Staking: 5 Takeaways a Year After Ethereum's Merge

[Sep 25, 2023 4:12 AM] Ethereum’s switch to proof-of-stake fixed some problems, like environmental damage linked to PoW mining. But it raised new issues, including worries about centralization, MEV and censorship, say Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler.

3 key Ether price metrics suggest that ETH is gearing up for volatility

[Sep 15, 2023 12:45 PM] Network, futures and user data all point toward Ether potentially charting a new course.

German Finance Heavyweights Develop Fully-Insured Crypto Staking Offering, Plan 2024 Release

[Sep 15, 2023 9:48 AM] Boerse Stuttgart Digital, the crypto-focused arm of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, has already obtained a digital asset custody license in Germany.