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Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: Ethereum 2.0 Trends Toward Decentralization

Christine KimAug 18, 2021

Also: Tomorrow, the first backward-incompatible upgrade for the Beacon Chain will activate on the Pyrmont test network.

Ethereum Mining

EIP 1559 Hasn’t Affected Ethereum Miner Revenue

Christine KimAug 11, 2021

Plus: The first hard fork for Ethereum 2.0 is scheduled for testnet activation.

Ethereum

Valid Points: Ethereum Emerges From Bitcoin’s Shadow

Christine KimAug 25, 2021

Ethereum is finally either catching up to or surpassing Bitcoin across a number of key metrics.

Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum Devs Grapple With Worst-Case Scenarios

Christine KimJul 28, 2021

Is Ethereum ready for the “London” hard fork?

Eth 2.0

Valid Points: The Problem With MEV on Ethereum

Christine KimJul 14, 2021

Will the transition to proof-of-stake come soon enough?

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Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: The Fate of Ethereum Miners When There’s Nothing Left to Mine

Christine Kim

Also: Why there’s growing demand for bitcoin on Ethereum.

Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: How Ethereum Miners Are Preparing for EIP 1559 and the Merge

Christine Kim

Plus: An incident on Stakefish highlights the importance of taking extra precautions when setting up an Eth 2.0 validator.

Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: Why EIP 1559 Matters to Eth 2.0 Validators

Christine Kim

Also: The amount of ETH held in smart contracts reaches a new all-time high.

Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: The Challenge of Decentralized Staking Pools on Eth 2.0

Christine Kim

Plus: Is the term Eth 2.0 'validator' a misnomer?

Eth 2.0

Valid Points: New Deposits to Ethereum 2.0 Reach Record High in May

Christine Kim

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.

Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: Why Staking on Eth 2.0 Is Becoming Lucrative for Exchanges

Christine Kim

The staking industry is growing. Plus, here's what’s being built for the Web 3 future.

Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Sharding

Christine Kim

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.