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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.

Once PoS is activated on Ethereum, Eth 2.0 validators will take over the responsibility of ordering transactions from miners.

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.

Eth 2 building

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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