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TechnologyEthereum fees went quiet. That is still a story about demand.
When the network is cheap, it is tempting to declare a new era of usability. More often it is a lull in who is bidding for the same block space.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
TechnologyCoinbase Base is an L2 product, not a new Ethereum
A public company shipped a layer-2 network with cheap fees and a marketing summer. That is a product launch. It is not a replacement chain.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readTechnologyShapella turned staking withdrawals on. It is a queue, not an ATM.
Validators can exit and excess rewards can sweep to an execution address. Both wait in a protocol queue. That is not the Merge, and it is not Dencun.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readTechnologyThe Merge changed how Ethereum agrees. It did not, by itself, cheapen the meter.
Validators replaced miners. Issuance and the power bill changed. Blobs and quiet layer-2 fees are a later upgrade. Withdrawals are later still.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
SecurityThe Ronin hack was a bridge with too few keys, not Ethereum failing
Sky Mavis’s sidechain bridge did what a 5-of-9 scheme does when five keys are in the wrong hands. Ethereum mainnet kept producing blocks. The game’s on-ramp did not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
DeFiWhat is Liquity USD (LUSD)?
LUSD is a stablecoin from the Liquity protocol: over-collateralised with ETH, redeemable, with a stability pool. The peg is a mechanism, not a promise from a treasury.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
Crypto BasicsShiba Inu (SHIB) is a token, not a second Ethereum
The old page described SHIB as if it were a smart-contract platform. It is an ERC-20 token. Later ecosystem pieces (including Shibarium) are extra, not the original fact.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
MarketsBitcoin near $69,000 was a print, not a new era
US CPI came in hot. Futures ETFs were already a story. Taproot was four days away. A round number is still a last trade, not a destination.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readTechnologyLondon burned the base fee. That is not the Merge.
A protocol-set base fee is burned; a tip can still buy priority. Fees remain an auction when blocks are full. Proof of stake is a later year.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min read
AltcoinsBeeple at Christie’s is a receipt, not a new law of art
A major auction house sold a unique token that points at a collage. Ownership is the NFT. The file can still be copied. That is the product, not a museum statute.EasyCryptoGuides · · 1 min readTechnology