Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young was a tech protocol reporter at CoinDesk. He cares for the Solarpunk Movement and is a recent graduate from Claremont McKenna College, who dual-majored in Economics and Philosophy with a Sequence in Data Science. He owns a few NFTs, gold and silver, as well as BTC, ETH, LINK, AAVE, ARB, PEOPLE, DOGE, OS, and HTR.

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Will a Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Lead to More Centralization?

Lido’s staking protocol now holds 33% of all staked ether.

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The LUNA and UST Crash Explained in 5 Charts

One of the earliest signs that things were going wrong for Terra came when UST deposits on Anchor started dropping Saturday.

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Merge Testing on Ethereum: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Ethereum’s developers are using new testing infrastructure to assess network mechanics and client readiness ahead of the Merge.

Testing what will happen when Ethereum's PoW meets PoS is crucial. (Daniel Lincoln/Unsplash)

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While Most Crypto Prices Went Down, Smart Money NFT Trades Were Up: Nansen Data

Staked ETH tokens are still showing signs of investor confidence.

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‘Smart Money’ Wallets Accumulate GAL, Decrease APE Holdings: Nansen Data

PXN: Ghost Division disrupts Yuga Labs’ NFT dominance.

Project Galaxy launched its GAL token on Thursday. (Jeremy Thomas/Unsplash)

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Otherside and Apes NFTs Dominate Today’s Trades, Nansen Data Suggests

Yuga Labs’ NFT collections take first, second and third place with the most trading activity in the past 24 hours. Rocket Pool’s rETH has lost ground since Tuesday.

Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)

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The Yuga Labs Catastrophe Could Have Been Prevented

Conspiracy theorists say Yuga Labs clogged up Ethereum to justify the launch of its own chain, but maybe the Bored Ape creators just screwed up.

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‘Smart Money’ Is Staking ETH on Rocket Pool and Selling ENS, Nansen Data Suggests

For the second consecutive day, Yuga Labs’ Otherdeeds NFT collection has seen the most volume in the last 24 hours, according to the blockchain analytics platform.

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‘Smart Money’ Wallets Are Unloading APE, Filling Up on aSTETH, Nansen Data Suggests

“Otherdeed for Otherside” NFTs have seen the most activity in the last 24 hours, according to the on-chain analytics firm.

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A Brief Overview of Crypto Payments in 5 Charts

Bitcoin launched as a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash, inspiring the rise of other cryptocurrency payment options: Here is what the data shows. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

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