Edward Oosterbaan

Edward Oosterbaan was an analyst on the CoinDesk Research team focusing on Ethereum and DeFi. In 2021, Edward graduated from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with a degree in finance and accounting. He holds ETH, AVAX, OHM and a small amount of other cryptocurrencies.

Edward Oosterbaan

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Finance

Scaling Ethereum Without Trade-Offs: Inside EIP 4488

The upgrade could help lower transaction costs for rollups while the network waits for sharding to be implemented.

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Finance

Can Stablecoin Supply Measure Ethereum Adoption?

As innovation on top of Ethereum continues to connect DeFi with the outside world, stablecoin growth appears to be a strong measure of adoption.

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Ethereum in 2022: What Is Money in the Metaverse?

DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins – most of it started on Ethereum. What about next year? This post is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.

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Tech

Which Comes First: DeFi Utility or Yield?

Also: Tackling Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on Ethereum

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Finance

‘Ethereum Killers’ Are Helpful, Not Harmful

Also: Real-world countries and constitutions collide with the digital world.

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Finance

How’s ‘Zelda’ Doing? Our Ethereum Validator Check-In

Also: Web 3 development plans abound.

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Markets

Value Locked in DeFi Surges. So Do the Exploits

The growth of DeFi is a net positive, but it does draw the interest of hackers and exploiters.

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Markets

How Yield Farming on Curve Is Quietly Conquering DeFi

Where does Curve’s yield come from and how is it 100 times higher than many rates offered in traditional markets?

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Markets

Looking Into Ethereum’s Economic Future

Also: More exploits in DeFi.

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Tech

The Evolution of Ethereum’s Monetary Policy

The combination of DeFi, EIP 1559 and Ethereum’s coming transition to proof-of-stake has worked to create what ether holders call “Ultra Sound Money.”

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