Ethereum 2.0


Policy

Consensys Suit Against U.S. SEC Dismissed by Texas Court

The federal court dropped the lawsuit because its core argument was already resolved, though Consensys repeated assertions that the U.S. securities regulator is abusing its authority.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys, discusses Ethereum's political prospects. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Policy

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC, FDIC of Improperly Blocking Document Requests

The U.S. crypto exchange wanted the SEC to give up documents on closed probes involving ether's status as a security, and its research contractor is now suing to get them.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Policy

SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into "Ethereum 2.0," Consensys said.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Spurs Institutional Investment Into Staking

The largest staking platforms for institutional investors recorded three times more new deposits than last month, early data shows.

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Tech

LIVE BLOG: Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade

CoinDesk reporters and editors chronicle the first-ever activation of withdrawals from the Ethereum staking mechanism, set for Wednesday at 6:27 p.m. ET (22:27 UTC). We've got the play-by-play on Shanghai – also known as "Shapella" – from what we're seeing on the blockchain and at the watch parties.

Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)

Finance

How Advisors Can Prepare for Ethereum’s Unlock

Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade will unlock ether that has been staked since the Merge, potentially leading to selling pressure that market participants could ride out or take advantage of.

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Finance

SSV DAO Starts $50M Fund to Push Ethereum's Decentralization Plan

The ecosystem fund follows SSV's $10 million grant pool announcement last year to help teams develop staking projects on Ethereum.

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Finance

Arbitrum Builder Offchain Labs Buys Prysmatic Labs, a Core Team Behind Ethereum’s Merge

By acquiring the team behind Prysm, Ethereum’s most popular consensus layer client, Arbitrum is stretching its layer 2 tentacles down to Ethereum’s base layer.

The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum. (Offchain Labs)

Finance

Morgan Stanley Says Crypto Ecosystem Is Becoming Less Decentralized

The Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized following the shift to proof-of-stake as 60% of validators are managed by only four companies, the report said.

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Tech

The Ethereum Merge Is Done, Opening a New Era for the Second-Biggest Blockchain

The historic upgrade casts aside the miners who had previously driven the blockchain, with promises of massive environmental benefits.

Ethereum merge (Dall-E/CoinDesk)