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Ether Staking Landscape Gets Boost as SSV Mainnet Seeks to Dispel Centralization Concerns

The launch comes as the staking landscape is dominated by centralized staking providers, which together hold more than 70% of the staked ether (ETH) supply.

Price Cuts at Blockchain Platform Alchemy Reveal Persistence of Crypto Winter

The new playment plan, “Alchemy Scale Tier,” will consist of two options that let developers choose how much they want to commit to the platform, both financially and computationally.

North Korean Attackers Linked to $54M CoinEx Hack, Blockchain Data Suggests

A hot wallet of the crypto exchange used to hold users’ tokens was exploited by attackers on Tuesday.

BNB Chain’s Layer 2 Network opBNB Goes Live

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible L2 chain scalability solution based on Optimism OP Stack expands the BNB Chain ecosystem to provide cheaper gas fees for projects.

Namesake of Ethereum’s ‘Danksharding’ Says ‘Data Availability’ Too Confusing a Term

The Ethereum Foundation's Dankrad Feist says he thinks a lot of people are stumped by the term "data availability," even as the concept gains momentum in blockchain tech circles.

BitGo, Swan to Form Bitcoin-Only Trust Company

"It's important to us to build a custodian without the risks of securing many altcoins within the same trust company as bitcoin," Swan CEO Cory Klippsten said.

Bitcoin Miner F2Pool Returns 19.8 BTC to Paxos After Overpaid Fee

Paxos paid $520,000 for a $2,000 bitcoin transaction earlier this week.

Binance.US Head of Legal and Chief Risk Officer Leaving the Crypto Exchange: WSJ

The departure comes just after the crypto exchange lost CEO Brian Shroder.

Crypto Startup Ramp Adds Brazilian Central Bank’s Pix as Payment Method

Adding Pix builds on Ramp's expansion to the South American country, where it opened a local entity in July in a bid for broader expansion throughout Latin America

Deutsche Bank to Delve Into Crypto Custody, Tokenization With Taurus

Deutsche Bank will use Taurus’ custody and tokenization technology to manage cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets and digital assets.