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Asset Managers Should Only Engage Staking Platforms With Strong Security — Andrew McFarlane
3.12.2023
Institutional investors seeking to earn rewards from digital asset token staking must be aware of the associated risks and should take steps to protect their clients, Andrew McFarlane, CTO at the Web3 infrastructure company Validation Cloud, has said. According to McFarlane, slashing, which is...
Polygon's Secret Deal: Sending DraftKings Millions to Run Failed Validator
30.11.2023
Polygon quietly gave DraftKings' validator preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the validator community
Vulnerability Disclosure Prompts InfStones to Rotate Validator Keys
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay InfStones, a crucial node operator affiliated with Lido Finance, is poised to temporarily remove its Ethereum validators from the liquid staking protocol. In response to a substantial vulnerability uncovered by security researchers at dWallet Labs, the operator plans to execute...
Dwallet Labs Says It Uncovered Infstones Validator Vulnerabilities Which Left $1 Billion in Staked Assets ‘Compromised’
23.11.2023
Cyber security firm Dwallet Labs said on Nov. 21 that vulnerabilities it found on several Infstones (a validator company) validators a few months ago “meant over $1B of staked assets were compromised.” Infstones has acknowledged the existence of the vulnerabilities but says...
Security Firm dWallet Labs Uncovers Vulnerability with $1 Billion of Crypto At Risk
21.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Blockchain security firm dWallet Labs recently unveiled a vulnerability that it asserts has the potential to impact approximately $1 billion worth of crypto. The security firm published a Medium blog post on Tuesday saying that it had discovered a potential vulnerability...
Solana price corrects as recent (SOL) rally factors come under question
6.11.2023
SOL price has started to cool off as investors potentially question the reasons for the most recent double-digit rally
Dydx Chain Unveils Network Fee Distribution and USDC Trading Fee Allocation
27.10.2023
The Dydx chain, a proof-of-stake blockchain network, has successfully launched its mainnet and introduced dydx as its layer one (L1) token. On October 26, at 1 p.m. EDT, the network’s validators created the first block, signifying the start of a new era for the Dydx chain. The introduction of dydx...
dYdX launches layer 1 blockchain, validators and stakers set to receive all fees
27.10.2023
dYdX completes the launch of its layer 1 proof-of-stake blockchain with the creation of its genesis block by chain validators
Investor Demand for Ether Staking Yields Has Slowed: Coinbase
16.10.2023
Staking yields have dropped to 3.5% from above 5% in the last few months, the report said
Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand
12.10.2023
The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June
Solana Upgrade Ushers in Era of Private Transactions
6.10.2023
Solana has successfully implemented its 1.16 upgrade, introducing several new features, including improved runtime support for zero-knowledge proofs and enhancements for validators. However, the highlight of this upgrade is the “confidential transfers,” a feature that allows fully...
Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting
28.9.2023
How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape
27.9.2023
Why is Ethereum the best bet for staking investors? Answer: because it combats inflation
Staking Risks Are Vastly Misunderstood
27.9.2023
Coinbase Inadvertently Earned $1M Due to Hack, but Hasn't Reimbursed Victims
15.9.2023
Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit
Hello Holesky, Ethereum’s Newest Testnet
13.9.2023
The new network comes after years of growth for Ethereum’s developer community, and will replace the Goerli testnet
Major Ethereum Staking Providers Promise Not to Own More Than 22% of Validators
1.9.2023
In an effort to maintain the decentralized nature of the Ethereum (ETH) network, several prominent liquid staking providers have implemented or are in the process of implementing a self-limit rule.
The rule ensures that these providers will not own more than 22% of the Ethereum staking market...
Ethereum staking services agree to 22% limit of all validators
1.9.2023
The 22% self-limit rule ensures at least four major staking entities would need to collude in order for the chain to reach finalization
Ethereum Gears Up for ‘Holesky’ Testnet Launch With 1.6 Billion Testnet Ether
19.8.2023
Ethereum developers plan to roll out a new testnet named Holesky, intending to bring 1.6 billion Holesky testnet ether to the network. The core devs of Ethereum highlighted that 1.4 million validators were evaluated for Holesky, with the aim of enhancing the blockchain’s comprehensive...
Google Cloud Is Running a Validator on Celo Network
2.8.2023
The cloud service joins Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors to participate in validating the Celo platform