Tag: Ethereum

StarkWare to Open Source Its Ethereum Scaling System

“Every step we take to provide infrastructure, and to make it accessible and decentralized, is a catalyst for devs to build,” StarkWare co-founder and President Eli Ben-Sasson said in a statement at the summit. “And the quicker and more broadly they build, the faster we’ll see mass onboarding to solutions that truly enable people to manage their own funds. So there’s a direct line between open-sourcing key tech and popularizing self-custody.” Source

Top US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Ethereum Staking Altcoin to Listing Roadmap

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Top US crypto exchange Coinbase has added the altcoin Liquid Staked Ethereum (LSETH) to its listing roadmap. Liquid Staked ETH is a new “receipt token” investors receive when they stake their Ethereum (ETH) with the Liquid Collective, a liquid staking protocol. The Liquid Collective notes its staking method differs from traditional staking, where users lock up their tokens. “Whereas traditional methods of staking are subject to bonding and unbonding periods (ranging from days to weeks), liquid staking provides stakers with increased liquidity and capital efficiency. Token holders stake their token…

Sberbank Set to Launch Decentralized Finance Platform Based on Ethereum – Defi Bitcoin News

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A recent report details that Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, plans to launch a decentralized finance (defi) platform in May. Konstantin Klimenko, product director of Sberbank’s blockchain laboratory, said that open testing will begin in March. Sberbank’s Defi Platform to Enable Large-Scale Commercial Operations According to a report published by the news outlet Interfax, state-owned financial services company Sberbank, based in Moscow, plans to launch a decentralized finance (defi) application. The platform is currently undergoing closed beta testing, according to Konstantin Klimenko, Sberbank’s blockchain laboratory product director. “We have set…

Russia’s Sberbank plans to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

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Russia’s largest bank Sberbank is moving forward with the plan to launch its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, preparing to trial the product in a few months. Sberbank expects to launch open trials of its DeFi platform by May 2023, Sber’s Blockchain Lab product director Konstantin Klimenko announced, the local news agency Interfax reported on Feb. 3. Currently being tested in private beta, Sberbank’s upcoming DeFi platform will be fully open by the end of April, enabling users to conduct the first commercial transactions, Klimenko said. The exec noted that the…

Russia’s Sberbank plans to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is moving forward with the plan to launch its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, preparing to trial the product in a few months. Sberbank expects to launch open trials of its DeFi platform by May 2023, Sber’s Blockchain Lab product director Konstantin Klimenko announced, the local news agency Interfax reported on Feb. 3. Currently being tested in private beta, Sberbank’s upcoming DeFi platform will be fully open by the end of April, enabling users to conduct the first commercial transactions, Klimenko said. The executive noted that the…

Ethereum (ETH) price is aiming for $1,800 in February — Here is why

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Ether (ETH) has been struggling with the $1,680 resistance since Jan. 20. Still, the ascending triangle pattern and improvements in investor sentiment in ETH derivatives provides hope that Ether price could reach $1,800 or higher by the end of February. This, of course, depends on how the Ether price behaves as it reaches the pattern deadline by mid-February.  Ether/USD price index, 12-hour. Source: TradingView From one side, traders are relieved that Ether is trading up 33% year-to-date, but the repeated failures to break the $1,680 resistance coupled with negative newsflow…

What Is the Ethereum Blockchain’s Shanghai Hard Fork, and Why Does It Matter?

But in addition to accessing locked up funds, the PoS blockchain has not been fully featured ever since it went live. Even though the blockchain functions properly today, stakers have had to commit to keeping their funds locked in order to keep Ethereum running. Now with the mechanism that will unlock staked ETH, the full operation of a proof-of-stake blockchain will come to life, meaning that stakers can finally have control over their funds and decide what they want to do with their rewards. Source

Ethereum to Roll Out Staking Withdrawal Testnet Zhejiang on February 1

This February, Ethereum is reportedly launching Zhejiang, the dress rehearsal testnet for its Shanghai hard fork. The Ethereum network is set to trial staking withdrawals on its Zhejiang testnet today, February 1st. According to reports, this public withdrawal testnet is the first of its kind since the Merge upgrade last September. Ethereum developers also plan to launch testnets for the Shanghai and Capella projects in February – six days after Zhejiang goes online. Multiple core developers say that Shanghai’s rollout is going according to schedule and is on track for an early spring release.…

Ethereum Developers to Launch New Testnet ‘Zhejiang’ for Simulating ETH Withdrawals

This new testnet, which will go live at 10 a.m. ET (15:00 UTC), will provide the ability to test staked ETH withdrawals (EIP-4895). Users won’t immediately have the ability to participate in the simulated withdrawals until the testnet goes through an upgrade on Feb. 7. For now, users will be able to deposit ETH to validators on the testnet, and then withdraw them the following week. Source