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Valid Points: The Challenge of Decentralized Staking Pools on Eth 2.0

Plus: Is the term Eth 2.0 'validator' a misnomer?

Valid Points June 15

Valid Points: New Deposits to Ethereum 2.0 Reach Record High in May

Eth 2.0 deposits hit a record high last month, and now the first Ethereum node has launched into outer space where it now resides aboard the ISS.

The International Space Station, home to an Ethereum node.

Valid Points: Why Staking on Eth 2.0 Is Becoming Lucrative for Exchanges

The staking industry is growing. Plus, here's what’s being built for the Web 3 future.

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Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Sharding

A sharded blockchain enables blockchain capacity and transaction throughput to increase along with the number of nodes, such that scalability does not sacrifice network decentralization.

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Valid Points: What Eth 2.0 Validators Can Expect After the 'Altair' Upgrade

The Eth 2.0 network is preparing to take its training wheels off.

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