Staking


Tech

Lido’s Staked Ether Tokens Can Soon Be Used on Cosmos, IBC Blockchains

Lido is the leading provider of liquid-staking solutions and its staking token, stETH, has a $13.8 billion market capitalization.

Lending money handing over paying cash (Shutterstock)

Tech

Hello Holesky, Ethereum’s Newest Testnet

The new network comes after years of growth for Ethereum’s developer community and will replace the Goerli testnet.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

Opinion

Explaining Ethereum's 'Risk Free' Rate of Return

Liquid staking is one of the few crypto markets that has grown in the bear market. Why?

(Sammie Chaffin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitstamp to Stop Ether Staking in U.S. Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

The Luxembourg-based exchange said that all other services will remain unaffected.

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ether Staking Demand Remains Unfazed as EigenLayer 100K ETH Cap Limit Filled Within Hours

Future cap increases will need to be approved by EigenLayer's multisignatory governance system.

EigenLayer deposits (Dune)

Tech

Ethereum 'Restaking' Takes Shape as Next Big Trend in Blockchain Security

EigenLayer’s platform for "restaking" is designed to extend Ethereum’s pooled security from ETH stakers to other blockchain systems – a way for developers to bootstrap new networks without having to create their own communities of network validators.

EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan (University of Michigan, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Brevan Howard Backs Crypto Infrastructure Startup Puffer in $5.5M Round

The seed round for the liquid staking startup was co-led by Lemniscap and Lightspeed Faction.

Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)

Policy

IRS: Crypto Staking Rewards Taxable Once Investor Gets Hands on Tokens

The latest tax guidance from the Internal Revenue Service outlines how and when staking rewards are taxed.

The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana’s Largest Protocol, Marinade, Bets Growth on ‘Native’ SOL Staking Product

Marinade Finance contributors say the new service could appeal to institutional investors.

cartoon of Marinade Finance's logo

Policy

Coinbase Earn Is Particularly Vulnerable to Being Defined as a Security: Berenberg

The crypto exchange is still faced with significant regulatory challenges, the report said.

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)