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Finance

Persistence’s Liquid Staking Protocol pSTAKE Teams Up With Anchorage Digital

Liquid staking has become more popular with institutions, particularly after the Ethereum network moved to proof-of-stake.

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Tech

Lido’s stETH Token Expands to Layer 2 Networks Optimism and Arbitrum

Users of Ethereum’s quicker, cheaper layer 2 networks will have access to the wrapped staked ETH (wstETH) token.

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Markets

CryptoCompare, Blockdaemon Release Staking Yield Indexes

The Staking Yield Index Family will help investors create more informed investment strategies, according to the companies.

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Finance

Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Programs to Reduce Costs Ahead of Staking of Its Token

The popular blockchain oracle network’s new “Build” and “Scale” programs set the stage for the LINK token staking to begin in December 2022, said cofounder Sergey Nazarov.

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Finance

Ethereum Merge Vastly Increased Stakefish’s Profile, but 25% of Its Employees Are Gone Anyway

Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge – just as they were set to play a key role in securing the revamped blockchain.

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Opinion

A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter

Asset managers may be breaching their fiduciary duty by following the SEC's "custody rule" that requires an overcautious approach to crypto.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Markets

Ethereum Merge Has Tied Ether Futures Activity to Staking Yields, Traders Say

Stakers have been and will be natural sellers in futures and perpetual futures and the hedging activity will increase as staking yields rise.

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Markets

Lido’s Staked Ether Surges Closest to Ether Since Terra Crash

The stETH derivative and its spread to ETH, a closely followed metric of the confidence in the Merge, sharply narrowed as Ethereum completed its technology transition without a hiccup.

The price of stETH, the largest Ethereum liquid staking derivative, is inching closer towards parity to ETH after the Merge. (Tomas Sobek/ Unsplash)