The Rise of Bitcoin Staking Protocols w/Staking Rewards’ Mirko Schmiedl

The Rise of Bitcoin Staking Protocols w/Staking Rewards’ Mirko Schmiedl

Author: Galaxy Research October 2, 2024 Duration: 31:16
On Ep. 54 of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Mirko Schmiedl, CEO and co-founder of Staking Rewards, about important developments in the crypto staking industry at large. Mirko highlights the impressive year-over-year growth of total value staked across all proof-of-stake blockchains. He alludes to forthcoming optimizations to the Staking Rewards website that will help users easily customize information and alerts about staking activity on the site. Mirko also talks about impressive developments in the Bitcoin staking industry with the development of Bitcoin staking protocols like Babylon. Guests: Mirko Schmiedl, CEO and co-founder of Staking Rewards X: https://x.com/berlincrypto Show note links: https://www.stakingrewards.com/ Timestamps: (00:00:58) Growth of the staking industry over the past year (00:04:05) What factors influence a user’s decision to stake? (00:08:39) Challenges to staking UX (00:12:26) Takeaways from the inaugural Bitcoin Staking Forum (00:16:28) Challenges to staking BTC (00:19:02) Key innovations behind the Bitcoin staking project, Babylon (00:22:42) Parallels between BTC staking and ETH restaking (00:25:19) Predictions about staking industry growth in 2025 (00:29:16) The importance of incentivizing home stakers on Ethereum This episode was recorded on Thursday, September 27, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

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ACDE #187:  Vitalik Buterin Presents New EIP to Improve Ethereum UX [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:37
On Ep.21 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #187 and why decision-making about EIP 3074 is an important case study for understanding Ethereum’s dec…
Maximizing the Impact of MaxEB w/Nixo and Yorick [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:00
On the twentieth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Nixo Rokish, Executive Director of EthStaker, and Thorsten Behrens, “Yorick Downe”, Founder and CEO of Cryptomanufaktur, about a new crypto project target…
ACDC #133: What to Expect From the First Pectra Devnet [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:57
On the nineteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the timeline for the first Pectra devnet and ongoing research for implementing a confirmation rule for node operators to confirm the canonicity of block…
To EOF or Not? ETH Devs Can’t Decide [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:30
On the eighteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Danno Ferrin, an independent Ethereum protocol developer, about an upgrade to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) called EOF. Guest: Danno Ferrin, Indepen…
ACDE #186: Ethereum Governance Should Be Chaotic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:09
On the seventeenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about why EIP 3074 may be removed retroactively from the Pectra upgrade and why that might be a good thing. Show note links: https://www.galaxy.com/insights/…
One Small Step For Lido, One Giant Leap For DVT [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:39
On the sixteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Lido DAO Contributor Isidoros (Izzy) Passadis, about the launch of the Simple DVT Module on Lido and next steps for Lido’s decentralization roadmap. Show…
ACDC #132: How to Build and Test Ethereum Upgrades [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:48
On the fifteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the first draft specifications for the Electra upgrade and what comes next for Ethereum developers now that these specifications are out. Show note links…
Crypto UX Promises & Pitfalls w/ENS’ Nick Johnson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:28
On the fourteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Nick Johnson, Founder and Lead Developer at Ethereum Name Service, about the crypto user experience, its promises, and pitfalls. Guest: Nick Johnson, Fou…
ACDE #185: The Engine of Ethereum Needs A Makeover [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:16
On the thirteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about what codes changes Ethereum developers have decided to include vs. exclude from Prague. She also highlights the controversy about EOF, a bundle of EIPs…
Is Ethereum Printing Too Much ETH? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:27
On the twelfth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine and Nixo debate whether Ethereum developers should include a change to the issuance schedule of ETH in the upcoming Electra upgrade. Show note links: https://ethereum-…