Three Major Ethereum Stories to Watch in 2024
Amid excitement around the spot bitcoin ETF approval, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents three major Ethereum ecosystem stories to watch in 2024, including the much-anticipated Dencun upgrade, steam around the spot ether ETF narrative and Ethereum's dominance in decentralized applications, NFTs, and tokenized assets.
Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Rakes in $1B in Deposits in Just 3 Weeks
Liquid restaking protocols are seeing ample demand from users as speculation mounts over potential applications for the Ethereum restaking juggernaut EigenLayer, and the prospects for rewards paid out to early users.
Starknet Token STRK Begins Trading at $5 After Mammoth Airdrop
Fully diluted value of STRK reached as high as $50 billion with an initial market cap of $3.64 billion.
Ether Could Be the Next 'Institutional Darling,' Bernstein Says
The second-largest cryptocurrency is probably the only digital asset other than bitcoin likely to get spot ETF approval from the SEC, the report said.
The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop
CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village column over the past week.
Protocol Village: Sommelier Expands to Ethereum Layer-2s Via Axelar, Starting With Arbitrum
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.
EigenLayer's Cap Lift Prompts $4B Inflow as ETH Restaking Heats Up
Capital locked on restaking protocols is now at $10 billion, in December it was just $350 million.
Starknet Blockchain Plans Much-Awaited Airdrop of New STRK Tokens Next Week
The airdrop will happen on Feb. 20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens
Ethereum Developers Create 'DN-404' Tokens After ERC-404s Send Network Fees Surging
The new token type claims to solve some of the drawbacks with ERC-404s, an experimental standard that launched last week – to such popularity that it's already driven up congestion on the Ethereum blockchain.
