Staking


Tech

What Is the Ethereum Blockchain’s Shanghai Hard Fork, and Why Does It Matter?

The network upgrade, set for March, will address staked ether withdrawals and reductions in gas fees for developers. The milestone will start a new era for the Ethereum ecosystem, following last year's much-hyped transition to a more energy-efficient "proof-of-stake" blockchain.

Everybody's waiting for Ethereum's Shanghai hard fork, expected in March. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Market Maker B2C2 Teams With Blockdaemon, Stakewise to Provide Ethereum Staking Liquidity

B2C2 says it will be the sole over-the-counter spot liquidity provider for the staked ether token sETH-h built on liquid staking platform Portara.

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Finance

DeFi Lender Aave Deploys Version 3 on Ethereum Network

Aave v3 allows users to benefit from the highest borrowing power out of their collateral.

AaveV3 is live. (app.aave.com)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Aegis to Add Coverage of Lido's Staked Token Derivatives

Aegis’ end-to-end custody now includes liquid staking services through Lido for its institutional users wary of regulation.

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Videos

Latest ‘Shadow Fork’ Brings Ethereum a Step Closer to Its Shanghai Upgrade

Ethereum developers said they successfully created a copy of the blockchain to provide a testing environment ahead of the much anticipated Shanghai upgrade. CoinDesk Ethereum Protocol Reporter Margaux Nijkerk discusses the significance of this "shadow fork" and what the new upgrade could mean for the protocol and ETH staking firms.

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Markets

Solana Liquid-Staking Tool Marinade Looks to Bolster Its Token Value With Staked SOL Capture

Pseudonymous Marinade developer Cerba said the effort will bring more legitimacy to mSOL, which is ahead of Lido’s Solana LSD token despite that big-name protocol’s dominance on Ethereum.

Marinade.Finance is looking to bolster the value of its MNDE tokens. (Dall E)

Tech

What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?

Zero-knowledge, staking and MEV are among the core tech concepts that have continued to attract attention amid the market slump.

(Sam Ewen/Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tech

DeFi Service Frax Finance Gains Momentum Amid Ether Staking Narrative, FXS in Focus

High yields on Curve-related pools have attracted millions of dollars' worth of ether to Frax in the past few weeks.

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Markets

DeFi Protocol Thena's Total Value Locked Surged to $90M in Its First Week

The BNB Chain-based DeFi protocol offers 9.93% yields for traders that stake stablecoins.

Thena protocol (Thena website)

Tech

New MetaMask Product to Add Liquid Staking via Lido and Rocket Pool

The update comes two months before an Ethereum upgrade is expected to allow users to withdraw their staked ETH.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)