The Protocol: Can Based Rollups Solve Ethereum’s Layer-2 Problem?
Also: Lido goes modular; Uniswap finally launches Unichain
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Trump-Linked Crypto Platform’s $33M Ether Transfer Spurs ETF Staking Hopes
The SEC could consider approving staking for ETFs, boosting sentiment and prices for the second-largest cryptocurrency, market observers said.
DeFi Tokens Plunge 10%-20%, Led by Pendle Amid Weak Crypto Price Action This Week
Pendle has recently lost $3 billion of its TVL with the June expiry as a result of diminishing airdrop farming hype and lower yields amid muted crypto activity.
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
In this week’s issue, we’ve got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data and $70M of project fundraisings.
Ethereum Foundation Researchers’ Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback
The proposal, initially introduced in February, could harden Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, ether, as as a form of money – by reducing the inflation of new supply. But some members of the community say if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
Fidelity Adds Staking to Ether ETF Application, Sending LIDO Up 9%
Money management giant Fidelity wants to allow traders of its potential ethereum fund to be able to stake some of the assets, it wrote in an amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Lido Tests of ‘Distributed Validator Technology’ Portend 2024 Decentralization Push
A big selling point of blockchain networks is that they are “decentralized.” But just a few validators, including those run by Lido, have gradually amassed a lion’s share of the power over the dominant smat-contracts blockchain, Ethereum. One idea is to decentralize the validators themselves.
Coinbase, Ether Liquid Staking Tokens Lido, RocketPool Surge on BlackRock ETH ETF News
Asset management giant BlackRock registered a Delaware company for a spot ether trust, fueling speculations about a potential ETF filing.
Ethereum Has Become More Centralized Since the Merge and Shanghai Upgrades: JPMorgan
The increase in staking has reduced the appeal of ether from a yield perspective, the report said.
Opposing Centralization in Ethereum Staking
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