Obol Distributed Validators: the end game of Ethereum staking.
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v0.10.0 of the #ObolStack is live!
You can now sell custom Hermes agents per-turn for $USDC on Base and Mainnet.
Build specialized agents w/ custom skills & data, and make them available to the Agent economy!
Here's what shipped 🧵
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📚 Learn about the @Obol_Collective to win a $500 raffle prize!
1️⃣ Follow @Obol_Collective & @SquadStaking.
2️⃣ Like & repost this post.
3️⃣ Take a 2 question quiz.
4️⃣ Get verified in the Obol Discord: discord.gg/obol
👉 app.galxe.com/quest/ObolNetw…
Deadline is 11/13! ⏳👀
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We're happy to announce that we've raised a $12.5M Series A led by @PanteraCapital and @archetypevc to accelerate our journey of scaling & decentralizing PoS networks!!
Some details on why we're excited 🎉🧵
#RunDVT
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Wave 3 of the Obol @Galxe quest opportunity is here. 👀
📚 Learn more about the @Obol_Collective to win a $500 raffle prize!
1️⃣ Follow @Obol_Collective & @SquadStaking.
2️⃣ Like & repost this post.
3️⃣ Take a 2 question quiz.
👉 app.galxe.com/quest/ObolNetw…
Deadline is 11/25! ⏳👀
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Stake ETH. Earn Obol Contributions Rewards. 🪙
Contribute to the decentralisation of Ethereum. ⚖️
Receive future ownership and governance in the Obol Collective. 👀
It's that simple.
Stake now! 👉 obol.org/contributions
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As we've mentioned, we are committed to bringing DVT to Mainnet this year
The next step. The Bia Testnet Will launch later this month. We are looking to involve everyone who's interested in DVT or running a node. Join us. 💪
obol.typeform.com/biaregistr…
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Your Obol Rewards serve a PURPOSE.
This is not just any points program. ✅
Obol Rewards give you future governance and ownership in the Obol Collective. 🏛️
🗳️ Soon, Obol Rewards holders can vote on projects to receive retroactive funding!
⏳
Obol Contributions rewards = points + retroactive funding
excited to see an evolved, more sustainable, andmore purposeful rewards meta!
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1/ $OBOL is now available for Trading & Staking 🚀
After nearly 5 years of building, Obol Distributed Validators now secure $1B+ across Lido, EtherFi, and other leading protocols and institutions in Ethereum.
...and we are just getting started!
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Validators power Web3. Obol powers validators.
Obol is the largest project strengthening and decentralising validators in protocols like @eigencloud, @Lidofinance, @Ether_Fi, & more.
Own a part of the future of Web3. Follow us to get involved.
#StrengthInNumbers 🤝💪
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We’re happy to announce that we’ve now officially entered our Alpha Release phase!
For the first time, we'll be deploying DVs on Mainnet together with the community 🔥
This starts our process of progressively integrating Obol into staking apps.
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🌅 Today marks the beginning of a new phase of the Obol Collective.
Announcing the $OBOL token, and the world’s largest Decentralized Operator Ecosystem.
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Then join us for our first spaces w/ some of our Alpha partners @ether_fi @dsrvlabs @CosmostationVD @chainnodes
We will discuss all things DVT, Shapella, staking, and more!!
nitter.app/i/spaces/1RDxlaWoZwNKL
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📣 Attention: BIG Announcement!! 📣
Obol Mainnet Open Beta will be officially live on December 1 2023!
Details here: blog.obol.tech/mainnet-open-…
This gives everyone the opportunity to #RunDVT and participate in #SquadStaking on Ethereum Mainnet!
Let's break it all down: 🧵👇
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Ethereum is winning the institutional adoption race.
Our latest report unpacks why major organizations are adopting ETH as a strategic reserve asset.
We include a simple thesis: Ethereum’s trillion-dollar catalyst is here.
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We are proud to announce the release of Charon v1.0.0 after 3 years of development, testing, and Mainnet adoption! 💪
This transitions distributed validators (DVs) from an early technology to one ready to be the standard for ALL #Ethereum validators. 🧵
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It's official, @BlockdaemonHQ is upgrading to Distributed Validators!
This partnership is a major milestone — Blockdaemon runs infrastructure for 400+ institutions and secures over $110B+ in assets.
Together, we are creating the new standard for institutional staking.
Full story below 🧵👇
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Introducing the Obol Stack 🟩 🟩 🟩
Enterprise-grade software delivery for the Ethereum economy.
Learn more and sign up for early alpha access ↓
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We're thrilled to share that we've been running the first DV cluster on Mainnet Ethereum since Dec 30 with a 🔥 98.6% eff. rating!
As this is the first phase of our Road to Mainnet 🛣 it's time to discuss our design philosophy and approach. 👀🧵
#RunDVT
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We're happy to announce that we have partnered with @nethermind to begin a working group to research, specify, implement, and maintain Obol V2: the 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 💡
#RunDVT
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$ETH is a future global reserve asset.
Distributed Validators will secure the settlement layer.
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Validators are stronger with MORE...
🙋♂️ Operators.
🌍 Global participation.
🕹 Client diversity.
🔐 Multi-op/node setups.
🚀 On-ramps.
🤝 Collaboration.
It's time to bring together the validator ecosystem because there's more #StrengthInNumbers.
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Some big things on the horizon next week... 👀
Hint: Get a machine and some Goerli ETH ready to go
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Announcing the Obol Collective 🌎
Learn more at obol.org.
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🎇 We are proud to announce that the first Obol Distributed Validators with *Native Restaking* on @eigencloud have been deployed and are live on Goerli Testnet!
Follow this thread to understand the importance of this announcement for #Ethereum's staking ecosystem: 👇🧵
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📸 We've taken a snapshot of holders of Obol Contributions, Techne Credentials and Obol Badges!
Stay tuned as we enter the next phase of the Obol Collective...👀
More here: blog.obol.org/snapshot/
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MAJOR UPDATE on two key initiatives!! 🚀
🌎 Over 45 orgs (and 27 solo operators) joined our Alpha Phase (first Mainnet DVs)
📊 We are launching our Ecosystem Performance Testing effort w/ some of the largest operators in the ecosystem
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blog.obol.tech/alpha-mainnet…
#RunDVT
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The results from our 2025 Ethereum Institutional Staking Survey are in.
Our latest report compiles them to reveal where ETH staking is headed next.
TL;DR Institutions want to stake securely with next-gen infra and the next chapter in staking will ensure Ethereum wins.
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While DVT is a critical part of Ethereum's roadmap, the potential applications reach across PoS blockchains. 🪐
This blog post is Part 1 of a research series where we explore potential use cases of DVT within Cosmos 🌌
Follow our thread to get the TL;DR
blog.obol.tech/cosmos-dvt-pa…
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the time is near 🔥
$OBOL is coming to @Bybit_Official
Trading live on May 7th at 11:00 AM UTC
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like nothing you've ever seen before
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$OBOL
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Today, the Obol team is humbled and proud to announce our $6MM raise from industry-leading investors to build a multi-operator validator network to securely scale the next generation of staking products!
🧵1/
theblockcrypto.com/post/1209…
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📚 Learn about the @Obol_Collective and earn a chance to win a raffle prize! 👇
1️⃣ Follow @Obol_Collective and @SquadStaking.
2️⃣ Like and repost this post.
3️⃣ Read our blog: blog.obol.org/announcing-the…
4️⃣ Pass a 4 question knowledge quiz.
5️⃣ Get verified in the Obol Discord: discord.gg/obol
Start now: 👉 app.galxe.com/quest/ObolNetw…
Opportunity ends on 10/29! ⏳
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Get ready! Obol (OBOL) will be available on Binance Alpha on May 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC and Binance Futures on May 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM UTC.
To avoid Ethereum network congestion, we recommend users to place Limit Orders on Binance Alpha.
Binance is the first platform to support the listing of OBOL on Alpha and Futures trading.
To celebrate the launch, users who meet the Alpha Points threshold will receive their airdrop within 20 minutes after trading starts. The threshold will be announced on May 7th.
For more information on Binance Alpha Points, click here to learn more 👉 binance.com/en/support/faq/d…
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🚨 MAJOR Announcement:
📊 Obol DV clusters in the @LidoFinance Simple DVT Testnet on Holesky have met performance requirements to move forward with #Ethereum Mainnet deployment!
✍️ Read our blog for more details!
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🗓️ Today is a historic day for the decentralisation of stake on #Ethereum!
🎊 Obol DV Clusters are ready to be activated in the @LidoFinance Simple DVT Module on Ethereum Mainnet, pending ETH deposits!
How did we #RunDVT on Lido?
🛣️ Our 2.5 year journey: 🧵👇
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🌍 The #Ethereum consensus layer is like Mother Earth to ETH projects. It is our collective responsibility to strengthen this shared foundation! 💪
Obol has launched a funding model for projects working to decentralise Ethereum's consensus!
blog.obol.tech/1-percent-for…
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coming soon
A modular, plug and play framework for building and running decentralized applications and infrastructure.
Learn more👇🧵
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“ETH is on the path to becoming a global, institutional-grade, store of value asset.”
— @sassal0x
Ethereum is winning the institutional adoption race.
Our latest report unpacks why major organizations are adopting ETH as a strategic reserve asset.
We include a simple thesis: Ethereum’s trillion-dollar catalyst is here.
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Do you want to get rewarded for decentralising Ethereum? 🫵
🍃 Introducing Obol Contributions. 🍃
👉 Stake on DVs.
👉 Contribute to the Obol Collective.
👉 Earn access to future governance and ownership in the Obol Collective.
Start now: obol.org/contributions
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Introducing the OBOL Incentives Program.
A powerful and transparent program rewarding $OBOL Tokens for staking on Distributed Validators.
Earn incentives for helping to decentralize Ethereum.
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Today we are excited to announce on-boarding to our first public testnet for at-home validators, Athena!!
blog.obol.tech/the-athena-te…
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Heard a lot about DVT but still don't really know what it is and why it matters? 🧐🧐 Look no further.
Here's a quick guide on what it is and how it improves PoS #Ethereum👇. 🧵or 📄
#RunDVT
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Hey @VitalikButerin, yesterday on @bankless with @RyanSAdams and @TrustlessState you said you haven't checked in on us at Obol working on DVT recently, so we thought we might share an update. 🧵
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👏 The first-ever Restaked Obol Distributed Validator Clusters on Ethereum Mainnet are LIVE!
🎉 As a part of @ether_fi's *Operation Solo Staker*, the two clusters are integrated with *Native Restaking* on @eigencloud!
#SquadStaking
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Obol & @Ether_Fi are announcing a new expansion of Operation Solo Staker!
👉 blog.obol.org/expanding-ethe…
This initiative will help decentralise the Ether.Fi validator set by onboarding home stakers running Obol distributed validators (DVs)!
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Major $OBOL Token Sale Update 🚀
We’re refining our vesting terms to better align with our community and long-term growth of the Obol ecosystem:
✅ 50% unlock at TGE
✅ Remaining 50% vests linearly over 12 months
More flexibility for early supporters, same strong vision. 💪
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Bitcoin Suisse is raising the bar for institutional staking by adopting Distributed Validators.
Already one of the world’s most trusted and largest staking providers, @BitcoinSuisseAG is now deploying Obol Distributed Validators (DVs) on Ethereum mainnet to strengthen the security, resilience, and operational excellence of its platform.
Read more 👇
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We are pleased to announce that the @LidoFinance DAO has successfully funded a research grant for the @obolnetwork to continue to work on trust minimized staking technology.
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Timeline of Events for $OBOL Token Unlock & Listing
All of the following occurs tomorrow, May 7th.
at 10:00AM UTC - Binance Alpha will go live for pre-market discovery.
at 10:30AM UTC - Binance Perps will go live for perpetual contracts.
at 11:00AM UTC - Airdrop recipients can unlock their tokens at claim.obol.org
at 11:00AM UTC - Spot listings will go live for trading on Uniswap, ByBit, Gateio, Bitget, MEXC, and LBank.
If you have any questions, please review the FAQ: docs.obol.org/community-and-…
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everyone is invited 👋
$OBOL is coming to @bitgetglobal
Trading live on May 7th at 11:00 AM UTC
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Ethereum is stronger with Distributed Validators.
🔥 "Lido decentralizes, thanks to Obol."
— Great write-up by @yeluacaM.
Read the full story: blockworks.co/news/obol-laun…
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More BIG news!! Today we're excited to launch two key initiatives for our community 📢🚀
🧪 Bia Testnet: Our second testnet to stress test DVT with >5k validators globally
🌎 Ambassador Program: Scale contributions to our mission
👀🧵 #RunDVT
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We're excited to share a KEY REPORT! 📢📢
How does the perf of Obol DVs compare w/ trad nodes?
Blockchain Observatory @miga_labs ran a perf test over 10000 epochs and scaled a single DV cluster to 3000 validators.
Results 👇👀📈
blog.obol.tech/performance-t…
#RunDVT #SquadStaking
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⛰️ We have achieved another milestone in our journey to decentralise liquid restaking protocols!
💻 @ether_fi has committed to deploying $100M worth of stake (1,000 validators) on Obol DVs!
Don't know what DVs can do for #restaking? Come learn more! 🧵
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Our massively successful community-led $OBOL Token Sale on @CoinList has concluded! 👏
Initially targeting sales of $3M, we were greatly overwhelmed by demand, with the sale heavily oversubscribed and reaching $4.2M of committed purchases. 📈
👉 blog.obol.org/coinlist
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🙌 Claiming of $OBOL is LIVE!
Claim your locked airdrop at claim.obol.org
⚠️ Be vigilant - this is the ONLY legitimate place to claim!
Don't forget to delegate your tokens' voting power, or become a delegate yourself!
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Today we are excited to share our genesis community along with our guiding mission, vision, and values on our path to securing the decentralization of Proof of Stake Ethereum.
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🎉 A very special congratulations to all of the @LidoFinance X @ObolNetwork Node Operators who have been officially selected for the #Ethereum Mainnet Lido Simple DVT Module! 👏
📜 The complete list of everyone who has been selected for the first wave of cohorts: 👇🧵
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Today we are honored to launch the Obol Proto Community, an onramp to organize, educate, and incentivize community members contributing to DVT and the Obol Ecosystem.
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As we reflect on 2022, we are reminded about the importance of ensuring Ethereum (and other PoS chains) stay resilient and decentralized. 🌎💪
DVT has come an incredibly long way to helping that cause. 🎗
Some highlights 🧵 /10
#RunDVT
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👀 Client diversity awareness is on the rise!! 📈
@LidoFinance DAO Node Operators are being encouraged to publicly commit to further decreasing the use of majority EL clients for Lido validators! 👏
For more details: research.lido.fi/t/ethereum-…
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Congrats to @lodestar_eth for becoming the first validator client to support aggregation duties w/ DVT! This was one of the final missing technical pieces and now allows DVs to be fully duty complete.
#RunDVT #SquadStaking
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One year ago, 8,993 ETH was staked on Obol Distributed Validators
Today, that number is 558,848 ETH
6,114% increase in one year
up only 🚀
ALT Total ETH staked on Obol Distributed Validators
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The wait is over - our first Retroactive Funding Round is here!
🍃RAF1: Public Goods🍃
It's time to give back to Ethereum and grow the Obol Decentralized Operator Ecosystem! ♻️
📜 Apply at RAF.obol.org starting Feb 3rd!
Full Details: blog.obol.org/raf1
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🎉 We are very excited to announce that the first #SquadStaking #Ethereum Community Distributed Validator Cluster for the Obol Mainnet Beta was created!!
Huge shoutout to @superphiz and the nine other members of the Dream Validators Team ("DVT") cluster!! 🙌
#RunDVT 🧵👇
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for the institutional players
$OBOL is now supported at @CoinbaseInsto
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Building great tech requires a great team!
Last week our team got together for our annual offsite in sunny Cape Town to chart out the future of DVs on #Ethereum...and of course, mixed in a little fun! 🥾🏝🏔🏄♂️
(fyi we're hiring 👀)
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4/ Today we're launching the DV Launchpad in a public beta and will be ensuring its ease-of-use and quality in our next major testnet, Bia, early Q1'23. 🧪
If you're interested in DVT or staking, we want you to join us!! 🙋♀️🙋 Pre-reg below👇🏻
obol.typeform.com/biaregistr…
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📣 MAJOR Announcement:
🛣️ Introducing the R&D Roadmap for Obol, the Distributed Validator Protocol!
👉 blog.obol.tech/roadmap-the-d…
🌐 The DV Protocol will be the foundation for a credibly neutral, trust-minimised, infrastructure layer for #Ethereum!
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Near-perfect transparency rating for $OBOL achieved ✅
Obol has achieved a 38/40 score in the Token Transparency Framework by @blockworks
Transparency sits at the core of $OBOL and the Collective and this result reflects that. But the work is not done 🧵
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One of the first adopters of DVT are liquid staking protocols 💦, with @stakewise_io, @LidoFinance, and others publicly stating their commitment to the tech.
Some details on what problems & benefits DVT has for #liquidstaking. 👇🏻
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Dinero is moving to Distributed Validators!
One of the most innovative and fast-growing players in the staking and DeFi ecosystem is integrating Obol DVs.
Full story below 👇
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Obol Distributed Validators (DVs) are coming to the @Spire_Labs Based Stack!
Let’s break down why this matters for Ethereum’s future.
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Introducing the Ethereum Institutional Staking Survey.
A joint initiative by @Obol_Collective, @LidoFinance & @KaikoData.
As Ethereum enters a new era, we’ll be gathering insights to learn how top institutions are thinking about Ethereum and where ETH staking is headed next.
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ETH is the world’s first Internet bond offering native yield and a deflationary mechanism.
Sovereign bond market: $80T
Corporate bond market: $40T
Internet bond market: ~$0.4T
Our latest report explains how institutional ETH staking adoption will send Ethereum to trillions ⏳
Ethereum is winning the institutional adoption race.
Our latest report unpacks why major organizations are adopting ETH as a strategic reserve asset.
We include a simple thesis: Ethereum’s trillion-dollar catalyst is here.
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What is the $OBOL token? 🤔
The OBOL Token is central to the governance and operation of the Obol Collective. 🏛️
It serves multiple purposes that are essential to its functioning.
More on the token: 👇🧵
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#RunDVT 🔥
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$OBOL Incentives are actively accumulating!
Stake on DVs, and get rewarded for decentralizing Ethereum.
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Operator Community Call: Featuring Aztec nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1BdGYqOLy…
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