The Bellatrix hard-fork is the final update on the Beacon chain that will prepare it for the Merge, and if node operators are not updated to the latest client, they risk syncing to the pre-fork chain. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is reminding node operators to upgrade their clients before the Bellatrix “hard fork,” slated for…
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There’s a big buzz around staking right now — but when it comes to Polkadot, there’s a big difference between exchanges. Are there any other limitations to consider? Yes — as your funds may need to be locked up in order for rewards to be generated. With some non-custodial staking providers, you need to delegate…
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On September 1, Vitalik Buterin conducted an interview with the economics author Noah Smith and the co-founder of Ethereum spoke an awful lot about Bitcoin and the network’s long-term security. Buterin also discussed the crypto economy’s crash and said he was “surprised that the crash did not happen earlier.” Buterin: Bitcoin Is ‘Not Succeeding at…
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It sounds like the name of some obscure horror movie, but ‘the flippening’ is something that continues to generate plenty of debate in crypto circles. In fact, now that Ethereum (ETH) is close to its long-awaited shift to proof-of-stake, it has begun attracting more attention than ever before, particularly amid claims that ETH will become…
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Sergey Vasylchuk is the Co-founder & CEO of the staking provider Everstake. __________ The Merge is nigh, and there are some misconceptions about it that even the wonderfully written FAQ on the dedicated page can’t answer. Understanding the new reality is paramount, especially as you prepare for it to emerge. … Read More: One Misconception and…
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Options data, macroeconomic catalysts and technical signals suggest a decline in Ethereum price is on the table despite the Merge. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), is not immune to downside risk in September after rallying approximately 90% from its bottom of around $880 in June. Much of the token’s upside move is attributed to the…
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With Ethereum’s (ETH) Merge nearing, risks that the event could bring are increasingly being discussed, with crypto researcher Coin Metrics pointing to price discrepancies in DeFi protocols as one obvious danger, and advising users to refrain from transacting at all on the day of the Merge. In a new report titled Mapping Out The Merge,…
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Antpool, the bitcoin mining pool affiliated with Bitmain, has announced the crypto mining operation will not manage ethereum accounts after The Merge is implemented. The mining pool is asking participating Antpool miners to add their ethereum withdrawal addresses by September 3, in order to receive the accumulated ether collected by Antpool. Antpool to Stop Supporting…
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A majority of 4,653 active Ethereum nodes are being run through centralized web providers like Amazon Web Services, which experts believe could become a central point of failure. Ethereum is a few weeks away from officially moving to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mining consensus from its current proof-of-work (PoW) one. The transition, officially dubbed the Merge,…
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Did you know that over 500 Ethereum presale wallets are yet to be recovered… and collectively, they have a value of several billion dollars? Out in the cryptosphere, there’s a vast amount of wealth that’s seemingly out of reach. A long-running statistic suggests four million Bitcoin — almost 20% of the total supply — has…
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