Trends & Signals
By: Will Baxter
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Disrupting Real World Infrastructure On-chain: A Conversation with Mahesh Ramakrishnan
January 8, 2024
We sat down with Mahesh Ramakrishnan, an early-stage venture investor, to discuss how crypto economies are recreating physical world infrastructure. Dubbed “DePIN,” Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks are an exciting application of public blockchains that start to answer the question: “Well, why crypto?”
An Overview of Ethereum Staking
March 28, 2023
Staking is the process of supporting transaction verifications and new block creation for the Ethereum network. Validators, otherwise known as ‘stakers’ play a key role in performing key staking duties: storing data, processing transactions including confirming other validators’ actions, and appending new blocks full of transactions to the blockchain. In the following sections, we’ll explore the nuances behind staking.