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Liquid staking (LST) has emerged as a popular solution for Ethereum users to participate in staking without locking up their Ether (ETH) for extended periods. However, concerns have been raised about the potential for liquid staking to centralize power within the Ethereum ecosystem. In this interview, Daniel Dizon, founder of Swell, a noncustodial ETH liquid staking protocol, discusses these concerns and shares his vision for the future of liquid staking on Ethereum.

On September 21, 2023, Ethereum's All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #118 was held, as detailed in a write-up by Christine Kim from the Galaxy Research Team. The bi-weekly ACDC calls, chaired by Ethereum Foundation Researcher Danny Ryan, are pivotal for Ethereum developers to discuss and synchronize changes to Ethereum's consensus layer (CL). The recent call, which spanned roughly 30 minutes, was predominantly centered around the preparations for the forthcoming Devnet-9.

The much-awaited Shapella update on Ethereum has gone live, paving the way for new features such as the unstaking of Ether (ETH). Members of the community celebrated with various responses to the newest update in the Ethereum ecosystem. 

Ethereum blockchain is coming under criticism for potentially taking too much control of the network as it undergoes a closely-watched software upgrade. The DeFi, or decentralized finance, platform Lido Finance has become the largest provider of staking services for Ethereum, a practice that allows owners of the Ether cryptocurrency to earn passive income without having to sell their tokens. The staked coins are used to help validate transactions and secure the network in exchange for rewards, based in part on the amount of new tokens minted and fees collected. The practice is also popular among users of leading exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken and Binance. With more than 4 million Ether deposited through Lido, or 32% of the total amount of the token being staked, the concentration is raising red flags. One entity holding a huge amount of Ether could raise security risks for the network, critics say. Ethereum is moving to what’s billed as a less-energy intensive process known as proof-of-stake from its current proof-of-work mechanism. Under the system upgrade known as the Merge, so-called solo-staking requires setting up dedicated hardware and holding a minimum amount of 32 Ether, valued at about $54,000, based on current prices. Staking services like Lido don’t have those requirements and make staking easier for small investors.

One of the world’s biggest blockchains Ethereum is testing a new way to approve transactions. It will be merging the existingEthereum mainnet with the Beacon chain of the Ethereum 2.0 system. It is scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2022. However, an exact date has not been disclosed.