Ethereum 2.0


Markets

Watch Out for These Risks Before Investing in Bitcoin or Ether

Twelve years after its creation, regulating bitcoin is still complicated in most countries. That's just one of the investment risks.

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Tech

Valid Points: Why Ether Doesn’t Need a Supply Cap to Hedge Against Inflation

Contrary to popular opinion, ether’s unlimited coin supply does not disqualify its use case as a store of value.

Ether holds up as a store of value, even without a supply cap.

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Ethereum 2.0 Staking Protocol StakeWise Raises $2M Ahead of Mainnet Launch

The project's staking pool is nearing launch after seven months of beta testing.

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Waitlist for Ethereum 2.0 Staking Now Live on Coinbase

Coinbase customers can now sign up to stake their Ethereum into the Beacon Chain smart contract, the backbone of the ETH 2.0 network bridging the new and old ETH together. The Hash panel weighs in on why this is important.

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Valid Points: How CME Ether Futures Work and Why They Matter

A financially settled and U.S. regulated ether futures product makes all the difference.

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Coinbase Opens Waitlist for Ethereum 2.0 Staking

Coinbase is the latest exchange to offer staking services for the rebooted Ethereum network.

Don’t have 32 ETH to stake an ETH 2.0 node? Coinbase’s staking service will give you a seat at the table.

Tech

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $5.5B in Staked Ether

The amount deposited represents 2.67% of Ethereum’s total supply.

The Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain holds more than 3 million ETH.

Tech

Valid Points: What to Expect When Ethereum 2.0 Undergoes Its First 'Hard Fork'

Here's what the impending Eth 2.0 hard fork means, and why Ethereum devs are still debating the “Ice Age.”

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Valid Points: Why Ethereum 2.0 Shifts How Investors Value ETH

The use case of ether has shifted with the launch of Ethereum 2.0. Here’s why that matters.

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