Kraken users have already staked half a million ETH

Kraken users have already staked half a million ETH

Interest in Ethereum staking continues to grow, as evidenced by recent numbers from Kraken. Ethereum’s transition to Ethereum 2.0 officially began in December 2020 with the launch of its beacon chain. The long-awaited scaling solution takes the blockchain from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm. In the months since the transition began, users of United States-based crypto exchange Kraken have allocated more than half a million Ether (ETH) to the platform for staking purposes.On Tuesday, Kraken said via a public statement that the company was, "pleased to announce that....


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