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Tech

Ethereum in 2023: Here’s What to Look Forward To

Staked ETH withdrawals, scalability and more cool events are on the horizon for Ethereum.

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Tech

Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem

Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”

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Finance

5 Crypto Things That Riled Me Up in 2022

In case you were living in a Wi-Fi-less cave, there was plenty of unsavory stuff to pick from!

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Opinion

The End of the 'Centralization Era' in Crypto

Drawing a straight line from Mt. Gox to Voyager Digital, Celsius Network and now FTX shows how crypto's largest problems are often corporate failures.

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Tech

Ethereum Co-Founder Di Iorio Unveils Project to Bring Blockchain Computers to a Wider Audience

Andiami mixes game theory with cutting-edge hardware. Anthony Di Iorio hopes the endeavor will enable users to run full nodes with little to no technical expertise.

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Videos

Centralized or Decentralized?

BNB Chain and Solana outages raise questions around the centralization of blockchains. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Recent Videos

Videos

Ethereum Merge Vastly Increased Stakefish’s Profile, but 25% of its Employees Are Gone Anyway

On the day that the Ethereum Merge dramatically elevated the importance of validators in the blockchain’s ecosystem, one of the biggest ones, Stakefish, had layoffs take effect. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for validator centralization and the outlook for companies after the Merge.

Recent Videos

Videos

Ethereum Network Shows Signs of Increased Centralization After the Merge

In the hours following the long-awaited Ethereum Merge on Thursday, over 40% of the network’s blocks were added by just two entities: Coinbase and Lido. “The Hash” team discusses whether the shift from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) increased centralization of the network.

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Videos

A Closer Look Behind the Ethereum Merge

ConsenSys Besu Product Lead Sajida Zouarhi shares her experience working on the implementation of the Ethereum protocol specifications. Plus, why centralization might become a concern for the diversity of the network and how Zouarhi plans to take on the challenge.

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Videos

Laura Shin: Centralization Is a ‘Significant Concern’ for Ethereum

The Ethereum Merge will transition the protocol from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), but it comes with risks. Crypto podcaster and author Laura Shin addresses her concern that Ethereum might become centralized in its governance after the upgrade.

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