Ethereum


Policy

Former ConsenSys AG Employees Take Equity Court Case Against Founder Joseph Lubin to U.S.

The 27 allege Lubin robbed them of equity in the Swiss company by transferring core assets to a U.S. entity.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members

The committee will consist of 13 people including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation.

(Polygon Labs)

Tech

Cracks Appear as Ethereum Staking Demand Wanes

Earlier this year, Ethereum staking was popular, particularly with Lido Finance's rise to prominence in the DeFi space, but it is now facing challenges, suspicions, and resentment.

(Werner Du plessis/Unsplash)

Tech

Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum

The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," which theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token.

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)

Finance

Investment Manager Methodic Unveils Ether Staking Fund Offering Exposure to ETH Price and Yield

The fund uses the CoinDesk Ether Total Return Index and BitGo will custody and stake the fund's assets.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

Videos

Ethereum Validator Queue Has Nearly Cleared Out, Signaling Weak Staking Demand

Ethereum’s once-crowded queue for new validators on the blockchain has almost completely cleared out, which could suggest a slowdown in the growth of staked ether (ETH). CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Recent Videos

Markets

Investor Demand for Ether Staking Yields Has Slowed: Coinbase

Staking yields have dropped to 3.5% from above 5% in the last few months, the report said.

Ethereum's latest ambition, to launch a new test network, quickly deflated. (Pixabay)

Tech

Protocol Village: Binance Invests in Modular Rollup Network Initia

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 9-16, with live updates throughout.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Markets

Ethereum's New Low-Fee Regime May Put Its 'Ultra Sound Money' Thesis to Test

The Ethereum network's revenue from fees dropped to its lowest level since April 2020 as speculative activity disappeared and users migrated to layer 2s, IntoTheBlock said.

Ethereum network fees (IntoTheBlock)

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