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Ethan Nelson
Ethan Nelson, a DeFi enthusiast and member of the Ankr Staking team, delves into DeFi topics with expertise. His insightful articles simplify complex concepts, empowering readers to navigate the dynamic world of decentralized finance confidently. Stay informed with Ethan's illuminating content on all things liquid staking and DeFi related.
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Author’s articles
![Understanding veTokenomics: A Comprehensive Guide](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vetokenomics_79a5b1d949.jpg)
Understanding veTokenomics: A Comprehensive Guide
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Ethan Nelson
June 8, 2023
In the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), new tokenomic models are emerging that are changing the way that projects are funded and governed. One such model is veTokenomics, which incentivizes...
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Understanding Liquidity Pools: The Impact of Concentrated Liquidity
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Ethan Nelson
May 31, 2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has revolutionized the financial landscape, offering new opportunities for individuals to engage in open, permissionless, and borderless financial transactions. At the heart of many DeFi protocols...
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Ankr Unlocks the Power of Omnichain Liquid Staking
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Ethan Nelson
May 22, 2023
Through solutions like bridging and liquidity pools on various chains, ankrETH is going truly omnichain.
In this article, we will explore Ankr's flagship product, ankrETH, on the Ethereum network,...
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Midas Capital and Ankr: Empowering DeFi Users with Innovative Liquidity Solutions
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Ethan Nelson
May 15, 2023
This article is a guest post written by Carlos Mazzaferro, the CTO of Midas Capital.
TLDR: By leveraging Midas’ unique borrowing, lending, and yield capabilities, Ankr is...
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Ankr and Midas Partner to Launch Innovative Liquidity Pool
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Ethan Nelson
May 2, 2023
The Ankr Liquid Staking Solution
The partnership between Ankr and Midas has resulted in the creation of an innovative liquidity pool that addresses one of the key limitations of...
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Ankr’s New Focus: Growing Liquidity on Fantom Chain
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Ethan Nelson
April 25, 2023
Ankr is a leading provider of Web3 infrastructure, dedicated to making the decentralized world more accessible and user-friendly. Liquid staking is one of the services that Ankr offers, and...
![Ankr Offers First Unstaking Capability for Liquid Staked Ethereum](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Medium_Post_17_04_3_2fcfe47646.jpg)
Ankr Offers First Unstaking Capability for Liquid Staked Ethereum
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Ethan Nelson
April 17, 2023
Ankr has become the first provider to offer the ability to unstake liquid staked Ethereum, thanks to the recent Shanghai upgrade that took place on April 12. This upgrade...
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Liquid Staking Upgrades: Responding to the Shanghai Upgrade
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Ethan Nelson
April 10, 2023
In the near future, Ankr is set to launch a series of updates that will significantly enhance the user experience of liquid staked ETH (ankrETH). These updates are...
![Ankr's Liquid Staking Assets Discount: The Last Chance](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Ankr_Liquid_Staking_Trading_At_Discount_dde2e43549.jpg)
Ankr's Liquid Staking Assets Discount: The Last Chance
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Ethan Nelson
April 3, 2023
Ankr is a blockchain infrastructure platform that offers a liquid staking service that enables holders of Proof of Stake (PoS) assets to earn staking rewards without the need for a...
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Introducing Whitelabel Liquid Staking Solutions w/ Coin98 Partnership
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Ethan Nelson
March 27, 2023
Ankr, the leading Web3 infrastructure company, has recently partnered with Coin98, a comprehensive crypto super app, to provide liquid staking services to users worldwide. As part of this collaboration, Ankr...
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Introducing Ankr's Partnership with Pendle Finance
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Ethan Nelson
March 20, 2023
In this article, we will talk about how we at Ankr are partnering with Pendle to launch a liquidity pool and listing our ETH/AnkrETH Aura pool on the platform as...
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Liquid Staking as a TVL Multiplier
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Ethan Nelson
March 13, 2023
In this article, we will explore how liquid staking works and how it can significantly multiply TVL in DeFi protocols. We will also discuss the benefits of liquid staking, including...
![The Future of Liquid Staking: AnkrETH v3](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ankr_staking_V3_6cac753299.jpg)
The Future of Liquid Staking: AnkrETH v3
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Ethan Nelson
March 6, 2023
Ankr is at the forefront of this revolution with its AnkrETH v3 liquid staking offering, aiming to be the most liquid and decentralized solution in the market. We’re consistently working...
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Ankr Announces ETH Validator Hub
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Ethan Nelson
February 27, 2023
Ankr is launching new features for liquid staking users that will ultimately increase the security of our liquid staking service and provide more functionality and transparency for users. In this...
![Liquid Staking: Understanding the Risks](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/liquid_staking_risks_71096679fe.jpg)
Liquid Staking: Understanding the Risks
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Ethan Nelson
February 20, 2023
Staking has become a popular way for cryptocurrency holders to earn rewards by holding and participating in the network security of a blockchain. Ankr has been on the forefront of...
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Traditional vs. Flash Unstaking: Understanding the Difference
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Ethan Nelson
February 14, 2023
Although staking is seen as one of the most reliable ways to earn yield in crypto, the unstaking process is by far the most robust and costly process. Flash unstaking...
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Ankr Announces BNB Flash Unstaking, SUI Testnet, and More!
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Ethan Nelson
February 10, 2023
We at Ankr have some exciting updates to announce to you this week.
BNB Flash Unstaking
Ankr has officially released the capability to flash unstake your ankrBNB. As opposed to regular...
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New Midas pool for ankrBNB
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Ethan Nelson
February 9, 2023
Ankr Launches new Midas pool for ankrBNB on Binance Chain
The new Midas pool for ankrBNB is now live, marking the next stage of BNB Liquid Staking with Ankr. Binance Chain is...
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What's the Difference Between RPCs and APIs?
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Ethan Nelson
December 15, 2022
If you are just beginning your journey into the world of Web3 development, you may have come across terms such as "RPC" and "API" and wondered what these words mean....
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What Are The Best Use Cases for AppChains?
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Ethan Nelson
December 9, 2022
Application-specific blockchains are exactly what they sound like: a blockchain network dedicated to one particular application. These application-specific blockchains act like child-chains that are attached to a mainchain, or parent-chain....
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Everything You Need to Know About Fantom as a Developer
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Ethan Nelson
November 30, 2022
Fantom uses a DAG(Directed Acyclic Graph), which is different from how most other layer 1s work. This makes the transactions lightning fast. So fast that it can handle around 25,000...
![Ethereum Ultrasound Money: What is and how this MEME came up!](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Ultraound_Money_5473f1acb0.jpg)
Ethereum Ultrasound Money: What is and how this MEME came up!
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Ethan Nelson
November 28, 2022
The concept of "ultrasound money" within the Ethereum community not only showcases the blend of technology and meme culture but also represents a pivotal shift in how value and...
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Understanding Patterns of Innovation
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Ethan Nelson
November 28, 2022
If you’re interested in crypto and interested in making long-term gains, not just riding the short term hype then this article series is for you. We’ll be diving into how...
![Why Liquid Staking could be the Answer to More Decentralization](https://s3-frontend-strapi.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Why_Liquid_Staking_could_be_the_Answer_to_More_Decentralized_Blockchains_b413f38174.jpg)
Why Liquid Staking could be the Answer to More Decentralization
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Ethan Nelson
November 9, 2022
Why Liquid Staking could be the Answer to More Decentralization
Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin whitepaper was published in 2008 in response to the global financial crisis. The Bitcoin network was created...
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Ankr is Speaking at the Lisbon Staking Summit!
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Ethan Nelson
November 2, 2022
Filipe, our Chief of DeFi, will be at the staking event in Lisbon to speak about how trustless liquid staking will influence the validator business.
Ankr is excited to use...
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Trustless Liquid Staking: Removing Intermediary Risk With SSV Technology
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Ethan Nelson
October 28, 2022
If you're new to DeFi, the multiple components of liquid staking might be overwhelming. As a general rule, the more openness and lack of trust, the better. As a result,...
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Why Depositing Liquid Staked Tokens in Liquidity Pools Doesn’t Add Up
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Ethan Nelson
October 28, 2022
The better the capital efficiency of an investment, the more utilizable capital you obtain from it. Consider this: if you invest $1,000 in a Fortune 500 company, that money is...