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Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Sharding

A sharded blockchain enables blockchain capacity and transaction throughput to increase along with the number of nodes, such that scalability does not sacrifice network decent...

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By Christine Kim

May 26, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

May 26, 2021

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What Is Sharding?

"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network.

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By Alyssa Hertig

Dec 2, 2020 at 4:40 p.m. UTC

Dec 2, 2020

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Will a Sharded Ethereum Be Flexible Enough for Decentralized Finance?

Over the past year composability has become a very real competitive advantage for DeFi. Will Ethereum's upcoming overhaul threaten it?

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Oct 13, 2020 at 6:46 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2020

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The Potential Ripple Effects of Ethereum 2.0, Explained

CoinDesk’s Christine Kim spoke to colleagues Michael J. Casey and Aaron Stanley about the most compelling and under-discussed topics about Ethereum 2.0 headlining next week’s...

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By Christine Kim

Oct 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 10, 2020

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Confessions of a Sharding Skeptic

CoinDesk spoke with developers about the kinks in Ethereum 2.0's sharding-based scaling approach that still need to be worked out.

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By Christine Kim

Oct 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 4, 2020

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Base Layer Blockchain Harmony Adds Staking to Open Up Validator Set

Harmony announced Tuesday that its mainnet has incorporated staking, allowing users to earn ONE tokens for locking in their current holdings.

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May 19, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. UTC

May 19, 2020

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Apple, Amazon Alums Behind Sharding Startup Raise $18 Million

Harmony, a "deep sharding" startup that hopes to one day help you turn your data into income, has raised $18 million in a token presale.

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Apr 2, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Apr 2, 2019

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Vitalik Ends Devcon Talk With Sing-Along About Failed Ethereum Ideas

At the Devcon4 developer conference, the founder of ethereum presented the current roadmap to a more scalable network – and a song.

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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Oct 31, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 31, 2018

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Crypto Reckoning? Industry Vets Strike Humble Tone in San Francisco

Many at San Francisco Blockchain Week are warily reflecting on the lessons of the 2017 token boom, the pride that came before the bear-market fall.

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Oct 14, 2018 at 11:10 a.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2018

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You Won't Have to Wait for This Ethereum Scaling Solution, It Works Now

Most ethereum scaling technologies are a far from completed, but OpenST says it's got a solution that's ready for the "here and now."

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By Christine Kim

Sep 26, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Sep 26, 2018

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