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Tech

Ethereum’s Shanghai Hard Fork Now Has Official Target Date

Developers agreed to April 12 for the long-awaited upgrade that will enable staked ETH withdrawals.

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Tech

Staked ETH Withdrawals Being Processed on Ethereum Goerli Testnet Ahead of Shanghai Fork

Ethereum developers still need to set a date for the Shanghai hard fork to go live on the mainnet blockchain.

Shanghai (Getty Images)

Tech

Shanghai + Capella = 'Shapella': How Ethereum Devs Now Refer to Upcoming Upgrade

Technically the Shanghai upgrade is only on the execution side of Ethereum. Capella is the simultaneous upgrade happening on the consensus side. Hence the merging of the two names to “Shapella.”

Shanghái. (Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Developers Target March 14 Date for Shanghai Upgrade on Goerli Testnet

The event will be the last “Shapella” dress rehearsal for Ethereum’s upcoming hard fork.

Ethereum is getting closer to its Shanghai software update. (Getty Images)

Tech

Second Ethereum Testnet Successfully Simulates Shanghai Hard Fork

The Sepolia testnet was able to successfully process staked ETH withdrawals. There is one more test on the Goerli testnet that is planned before Shanghai goes live.

Shanghai (Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Testnet Processes First ETH Staking Withdrawals

The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for the much anticipated Shanghai hard fork.

Shanghai (Unsplash)

Markets

Staked Ether Price Discount Widens to Most Since June Ahead of Ethereum Merge

The discount in Lido's staked ether is widening, perhaps due to holders switching to ETH ahead of the Merge.

Lido's staked ether (stETH) token is trading at a 5% discount to ether's price. (Dune Analytics)

Markets

Lido Finance Will Soon Offer Staked Ether on Layer 2 Networks, Proposes to Sell LDO for DAI

The expansion to layer 2 means lower fees and more yield-generating opportunities for investors staking ether.

Liquid staking giant Lido to offer an ether staking service on Ethereum layer 2 networks. (geralt/Pixabay, PhotoMosh)

Markets

The 'Merge Trade' Has Begun, Experts Say, as Ether Surges and stETH Discount Narrows

"ETH has undergone a rapid change in narrative over the past week, with speculators purely focused on the upcoming 'merge' as a catalyst for appreciation," one observer said.

Ether rallies as developers confirm tentative date for Ethereum's merge. (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires Staking Platform Staked

The crypto exchange referred to the deal as “one of the largest crypto industry acquisitions to date” but did not disclose the amount paid.

Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell

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