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The SEC's latest crypto guidance still leaves too much unsaid
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1006+ words) Nick Harper is a partner in the Washington, D. C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm's Litigation Department and is a member of the firm's Appellate and Constitutional Law and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Groups. The SEC's…...
Top Questions About Proof-of-Stake and Staking Answered
42+ min ago (630+ words) With Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (Po S) expected as early as September 2022, a multitude of questions and misconceptions around staking ether and the workings of the consensus layer are all the more relevant to clarify. There are more than 400, 000 validators on…...
Why cautious Trad Fi firms love staked ether
2+ week, 6+ day ago (702+ words) Crypto has gone mainstream as a financial asset class and Trad Fi institutions now feel obligated to dip their toes into the space, if only to show their existing clients that they aren't afraid to handle innovative technologies. The problem,…...
Staking Isn't Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money "And It Shouldn't Be
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (928+ words) Jake Yocom-Piatt is the project lead for Decred and the creator of btcsuite " an alternative full-node Bitcoin implementation written in go whose source code has been used in several notable projects. Staking is money you don't want to miss out…...
Proof-of-Stake | Coin Desk
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) 20 ". 2023 ". U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler is doubling down on his opinion that proof-of-stake tokens could meet the definition of securities under the Howey Test. Coin Desk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means…...
Ethereum 50% staking figure by Santiment draws criticism from researchers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (579+ words) Ethereum has crossed a symbolic threshold, with more than half the total ether (ETH) issued now held in its proof-of-stake (Po S) contract for the first time in the network's 11-year history, Santiment said in a post on X that has…...
Understanding Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake and Tokens
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (549+ words) Coin Desk Understanding Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake and Tokens When navigating the world of crypto for clients, it's crucial to understand these terms and methods. As we navigate the complex world of cryptocurrency for our clients, it's especially important to have a…...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes Simpler "Distributed Validator" Staking for Ethereum
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a proposal to build distributed validator technology (DVT) directly into Ethereum's staking protocol, aiming to make staking more resilient while dramatically reducing technical complexity for large ETH holders. DVT allows validators to operate across…...
Lido's new st Vaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) The Lido Labs Foundation unveiled st Vaults on the Ethereum mainnet on Friday. st Vaults marks a shift from a single-product model toward shared staking on the protocol through opening its infrastructure to external builders. st Vaults are isolated staking…...
The Protocol: Staked ETH exit queue down to zero
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (10+ words) Also: Neobanks trending, DVT staking proposal and Solayer $35 M fund...