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Tezos: What Makes It Different?

The energy-efficient platform has participants "baking" instead of staking their XTZ and allows forkless upgrades.

By Griffin Mcshane

Jul 13, 2022 at 4:47 p.m. UTC

Jul 13, 2022

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Layer 2

Ethereum

Are Block Builders the Key to Solving Ethereum’s MEV Centralization Woes?

Proposer-builder separation is one way Ethereum is implementing modular decentralization.

By Frederick Munawa Sage D. Young

Jul 6, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

Jul 6, 2022

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Business

Ton

Final Toncoin Mined Ahead of Transition to Proof-of-Stake

From now on, new toncoins will only enter circulation by PoS validation, resulting in a decrease of new TON entering the network by about 75% to 200,000 daily.

By Jamie Crawley

Jun 28, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. UTC

Jun 28, 2022

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Layer 2

Ethereum

Crypto Market Chaos: No, Lido Is Not ‘the Next Terra’

After over $1 billion in liquidations in just 24 hours, DeFi’s wild west period may be drawing to a close – but not everything’s a sham.

By Sam Kessler Sage D. Young

Jun 15, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. UTC

Jun 15, 2022

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Markets

'Staked Ether' Becomes Focus of Crypto Stress, From Celsius to Three Arrows

The price gap between the locked-up ether on Lido and spot ether jumped to record highs as large holders sell their tokens, drawing concern of a potential ripple effect on crypto lending markets.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jun 14, 2022 at 11:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 14, 2022

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Layer 2

The node

How Much ETH Does Joe Lubin Hold?

As Ethereum gears up for the switch to proof-of-stake, how the network’s tokens have been distributed comes back into focus.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 13, 2022 at 1:22 a.m. UTC

Jun 13, 2022

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Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Ethereum’s Ropsten ‘Merge’ Prompts Mixed Analyst Sentiment; Bitcoin Is Flat

Some observers question whether Ethereum can stay relevant after switching from a proof-of-work model, but others are upbeat about the shift to a proof-of-stake design; cryptos have a mixed day.

By Shaurya Malwa James Rubin

Jun 9, 2022 at 11:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 9, 2022

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