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Valid Points: Why EIP 1559 Matters to Eth 2.0 Validators
Also: The amount of ETH held in smart contracts reaches a new all-time high.

Valid Points: The Challenge of Decentralized Staking Pools on Eth 2.0
Plus: Is the term Eth 2.0 'validator' a misnomer?

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.

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.

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.
