From liquidity pools to liquid staking and “looping,” here are a few approaches you can take to ETH staking — categorized by the Chinese Zodiac. Staked Ether, liquid derivatives — it’s a whirlygig of smart contracts and big-brain blockchain jargon out there. Nonetheless, there are a few paths through the ETH staking wilderness. But remember,…
At the time of writing, USDC lost 3% of its value as it traded at $0.969, and a Circle executive envisions broader implications for business, banking and entrepreneurs without a Federal rescue plan. Almost immediately after USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle revealed it was not able to withdraw $3.3 billion of its $40 billion from…
Despite the SEC looking to crackdown on supposed unregistered securities offerings via staking rewards programs, Coinbase has outlined that its services will continue. Despite the recent crackdown by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on staking services offered by centralized providers, Coinbase has reiterated to customers that its staking services will continue, and “may…
The Fed’s vice chair for supervision said that the central bank does not want to curb innovation but ensure that regulations protect households and the financial system. The United States Federal Reserve is set to create a “specialized team of experts” to keep up with developments in the cryptocurrency industry, according to a Fed official,…
Hedera said the smart contract exploit on Mar. 9 has not impacted the network or its consensus layer. Hedera, the team behind distributed ledger Hedera Hashgraph, has confirmed a smart contract exploit on the Hedera Mainnet that has led to the theft of several liquidity pool tokens. Hedera said the attacker targeted liquidity pool tokens…
The price of BTC briefly slipped under $20,000 on March 10, although at time of writing was hovering just above that level. Bitcoin briefly slipped below $20,000 for the first time in nearly two months, following the latest budget from United States President Joe Biden and the collapse of “crypto-bank” Silvergate. The price of BTC dipped…