Validator
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Every blockchain has a means of governance, but when it comes to upgrading Solana, the means are perhaps less widely-known
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The marketplace, which is not yet live, will have validators bid for delegation from some staked solana
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Roughly 90% of validators have upgraded to the new software, and many have reported using the scheduler
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Guardian Council participants include the Solana Foundation, Everstake, Triton One, Juicy Stake and Kiln
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Ether isn’t exactly close to record highs, but some validators are still making a move
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Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) is a new category of MEV targeting the likes of Aave
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Validation Cloud’s platform is SOC2 compliant and enables institutions to stake on-demand
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Polygon is transitioning to a validium-based system supported by zero-knowledge proofs
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The controversy might harm the “value prop” of Replicated Security, Rodriguez says
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Frax Finance founder Sam Kazemian says an “open-ended market” is the optimal way to run liquid staking validators
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Minimizing MEV and leveling out the playing field starts with transparency, a new research report contends
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Validators who ran two different node versions tried to execute the same transaction, now the Cosmos Hub is debating if they should be slashed
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The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 aims to add “crypto participants,” including wallet providers, miners and validators, to the definition of “financial institutions”
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Arbitrum’s latest protocol will prevent delay attacks, making strides toward decentralization
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