Ethereum News

Ethereum News

Finance

Argentina Ethereum Conference Highlights Crypto’s Growing Reach in the Country

The country continues to serve as a hotbed of crypto innovation even as it faces its latest financial crisis. ETHLatam drew more than 4,000 people.

(Marina Lammertyn/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Derivatives Traders Bet on Ether Staking Yields Doubling to 8% Post-Merge

Ether's price has surged recently in anticipation of the Merge, and the higher yields foreseen by derivatives traders would further enrich the ecosystem.

Traders use Voltz Protocol's interest rate swaps to bet on an expected rise in ether staking yields. No arm wrestling required. (RyanMcGuire/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

FSInsight: Ether May Well Surpass Bitcoin’s Market Cap in Next 12 Months

If the blockchain’s Merge occurs as planned, the ether issuance rate will drop and daily selling pressure will reduce, the research firm said.

Ether becomes deflationary for the first time since the Ethereum blockchain's software upgrade dubbed the "Merge." (SB7/Shutterstock)

Finance

Blockchain Scalability Firm StarkWare Launches Recursion to Streamline Ethereum

Recursive proofs could bundle tens of millions of NFTs off-chain to help streamline Ethereum.

StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Price Discount on 'stETH' Reflects Some Doubt on Smooth Ethereum Merge

The current price of the derivative token implies a close to 94% chance of the Merge succeeding without major hiccups or delays, according to Enigma Securities.

Activist investor reported to have been pushing Riot to move into HPC. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

The Investor’s Definitive Guide to Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake (Abridged)

It’s not really about which is better; it’s about trade-offs.

(Hans Neleman/Getty Images)

Finance

What Bear Market? Canada’s Largest Blockchain Conference Beamed With Bullish Energy

The main takeaway from the Blockchain Futurist Conference was that spirits are high despite the crypto winter.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Let Ugly Ducklings Grow: Why Crypto Needs a Safe Harbor

Too much much regulation may hinder the development of viable decentralized models.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)