Starknet has become the first major layer-2 rollup on top of Ethereum to let users earn money by staking their tokens.Anyone who has at least 20,000 STRK tokens (roughly $12,000 at recent prices) can pledge the asset as collateral and earn rewards for validating transactions. Users with less than 20,000 STRK can delegate their tokens to validators to stake on their behalf.
The UK is set to unveil a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework in early 2025, with plans to address oversight challenges for stablecoins, staking, and other digital asset services. The announcement was made during the City & Financial Global Tokenisation Summit in London on Nov. 22, signaling the Labour government’s intent to streamline rules for the […]
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The U.K.'s long awaited crypto rules are coming.
Everything but ETH seems to be rallying, even though Ethereum’s DApp volumes are surging. What gives?
Bitwise Asset Management has acquired Attestant Limited, an institutional-grade Ethereum (ETH) staking provider, in a deal that boosts the firm’s total assets under management (AUM) to over $10 billion, according to a Nov. 13 press release. The acquisition allows Bitwise to add Ethereum staking to its lineup of exchange-traded products, private funds, and hedge fund […]
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StarkWare, the main developer firm behind Starknet, had shared in July that it would introduce a proposal for staking on the blockchain, but had not previously fixed the date of the rollout.
In November, L2s have been posting some 3x more transaction data each day to the mainnet than they did in March.
Staking could significantly boost the flow of investments into US-traded Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Tom Wan, a former crypto analyst with 21.co. On Nov. 7, Wan pointed out that staking could help the funds reduce management fees, increase the overall amount of Ethereum staked, and provide more substantial incentives for investors. Wan noted […]
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Solana gains alongside Bitcoin’s US election-related rally, and data hints that SOL price could hit $200.
Solana-based restaking and liquid staking could follow the explosive growth trajectory of Ethereum’s liquid staking ecosystem.
If the Ethereum network makes a few critical adjustments, ETH price could sustainably rally to $3,000 and above.
Lido has announced the integration of Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable cross-chain staking across Ethereum layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, according to an Oct. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This integration will power Lido’s Direct Staking feature, allowing users to stake ETH from various blockchain networks and receive wrapped staked […]
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Solana price hits $180 as Bitcoin storms toward a new all-time high. Data suggests SOL can go higher.
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Liquid staking protocol Lido launched its Community Staking Module (CSM) on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet on Oct. 25. The CSM allows any user staking ETH to become a solo validator. CSM aims to reduce barriers to Ethereum staking by allowing individuals to operate Ethereum validators with less technical know-how and an Ether deposit requirement smaller […]
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Solv Protocol's SolvBTC product has more than 20,000 BTC staked ($1.24 billion) deployed across 10 major blockchain networks.
With EigenLayer, restakers earn additional rewards, while developers get access to Ethereum’s robust security with less investment.
ETH price struggles to find reasons to rally after the network’s DApp volumes drop and Ether languishes near the $2,250 support.
ETH price struggles to find reasons to rally after the network’s DApp volumes drop and Ether languishes near the $2,250 support.
A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained.
The company will also become one of the first validators on the Berachain mainnet.
Users will be able to earn restaking yield from layer-2 tokens on EigenDA.
Stakers with Lido, Frax, Origin and Mantle can “restake” with the DeFi protocol.
Allnodes, Figment and Galaxy Digital are among the finality providers.
Restaking yields are still mostly speculative, according to Mike Silagadze speaking at the Blockchain Futurist Conference.
Jump Trading’s recent transfer of millions in Ethereum to centralized exchanges has unsettled the crypto market. Over the weekend, the firm moved 17,576 ETH, valued at $46.78 million, to exchanges such as Binance, OKX, Coinbase, ByBit, and Gate.io, according to blockchain analytical platform Spot On Chain. This move follows a pattern noted by crypto analyst […]
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Spot Ether ETFs were supposed to set the gold standard for ETH investing. Unfortunately, they still aren't allowed to offer staking.
Cathie Wood’s ARK has resumed active trading of crypto-related stocks like Coinbase, 3iQ Ether staking ETF, Robinhood and its own spot Bitcoin ETF.