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Ben Edgington

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Ben Edgington advises on Eth2 across ConsenSys. Prior to joining ConsenSys, he was Head of Engineering for Information Systems at Hitachi Europe.

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Mapping Out Eth 2.0
Luck or Skill? Allnodes’ CEO Spills the Beans About Eth 2.0 Staking
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington chat with the CEO and founder of Allnodes, Konstantin Boyko-Romanovsky. Allnodes is a blockchain...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
Jun 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
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The Twitter Drama Around Eth 2.0’s Naming Conventions Explained
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss why the term “validator” is a misnomer on Ethereum 2.0 and the different ways decentraliz...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
Jun 17, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2021
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Ethereum Wallet MEW Enables Eth 2.0 Staking Through Your Phone
MEW is one of several crypto wallet services actively helping onboard new users to the Ethereum blockchain, which has now amassed a market capitalization of over $272 billion....
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
Jun 10, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2021
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Ethereum
The Need for Centralization in Times of Crisis, Ethereum Dodges a Bullet
CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss a “severe threat” against Ethereum that was recently fixed and disclosed by non-profit organization the Ethereum...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
May 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 27, 2021
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Ethereum
Ethereum’s ‘Hard’ Governance Process Is a Feature, Not a Bug, Says Tim Beiko
Christine Kim shares her Ethereum market, tech and community update picks for this week and welcomes special guest Tim Beiko who recently took over as chair of the bi-weekly...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
May 20, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
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Securities
The Intersection of Eth 2.0 Validating and Cloud Computing Explained
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss the security and running costs of CoinDesk’s Ethereum 2.0 staking operations with special...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
May 13, 2021 at 12:31 p.m. UTC
May 13, 2021
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Ethereum
Staking on Ethereum Is About to Get More Lucrative. Here’s Why
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss the future of validator rewards post-merge to proof-of-stake (PoS) and the significance o...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
May 6, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
May 6, 2021
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‘When One Client Dominates’: A Case Study of the First Major Incident on Eth 2.0
What caused 70% of validators on Ethereum 2.0 to stop producing blocks on the network and the important takeaways for protocol developers in light of this event. Also, the up...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
Apr 29, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2021
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What Crypto Exchange Coinbase and Infrastructure Provider Infura Have in Common
Beginning with Coinbase’s direct listing on Nasdaq, Kim and Edgington consider whether this watershed moment in the cryptocurrency industry is really something to get excited...
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
Apr 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2021
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Ethereum
Education: The North Star of Navigating Ethereum
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Will Foxley and Consensys’ Ben Edgington meet up with Coogan Brennan to discuss solo staking on Ethereum 2.0.
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By Christine KimBen Edgington
Apr 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2021
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