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What Is Restaking? What Is Liquid Restaking? What Is EigenLayer?

EigenLayer and similar "restaking" protocols are currently the buzziest investment in blockchain, but the technology isn't without risks.

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Opinion

Why Eigenlayer’s Airdrop Is Controversial

Although it’s actually conservative.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Consensys, a Target for the SEC’s Assault on ETH, Is Fighting Back

The Ethereum development company is seeking regulatory clarity on a number of questions, in a case that some experts see as potentially heading to the Supreme Court.

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Tech

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles

Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.

Ether.Fi CEO Mike Silagadze (CoinDesk, modified using PhotoMosh)

Tech

Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.

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Finance

Staking Provider P2P Launches Staking-as-a-Business for Institutions

The platform also recently surpassed $7.4 billion in total value locked, or TVL.

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Finance

ENA Rises 15% as Ethena Labs Increases Staking Rewards

The initial lock cap has been set at $200 million and will be adjusted to increase over time.

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Opinion

What the Ethereum Community's Staking Argument Is Really About

The Ethereum community is debating the power and responsibilities of the Ethereum Foundation, which some think is playing central banker by suggesting changes to the ether issuance formula.

Vitalik Buterin is the creator and spiritual leader of Ethereum. (Romanpoet/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Foundation Researchers' Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback

The proposal, introduced in February, could harden Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ether (ETH), as a form of money – by reducing the inflation of new supply. But some members of the community say if it's not broke, don't fix it.

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Markets

21Shares Lists ETP for Staking Telegram-Endorsed Token TON

The 21Shares Toncoin Staking ETP (TONN) listed on Swiss SIX Exchange on Wednesday.

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)