Martin Köppelmann – DIGIT INFO

Ethereum validator cashes in 689 ETH from MEV-Boost relay

DIGIT — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:22:24 +0000

The 689 Ether, worth nearly $1.3 million, is the largest reward received since the 691 Ether reward on March 20 paid to Lido.

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Don’t Forget the Importance of Censorship Resistance

DIGIT — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:30:46 +0000

Since people are once again talking about self-custody as one of crypto’s unique strengths, I would like to remind everyone about an equally important fundamental value proposition of crypto that, in the early days, was touted as the killer feature. I’m talking about censorship resistance. The following opinion editorial was written by Bitcoin.com CEO Dennis […]

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Crypto Twitter calls for calm after wETH insolvency joke goes viral

DIGIT — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 03:19:44 +0000

Ethereum bull Anthony Sassano and Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann were among those explaining later that the Wrapped Ethereum (wETH) FUD was part of an inside joke.

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48% of Ethereum Blocks Face Censorship From OFAC-Compliant Flashbots

DIGIT — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:30:45 +0000

For a couple of years now, MEV-Boost relays or Flashbots have become popular tools in order to gather the maximum value that can be extracted from Ethereum’s block production. However, in recent times, Flashbots have been controversial as people believe the technology threatens Ethereum’s censorship-resistance. This is because Flashbots account for 48% of blocks that […]

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Ethereum’s Bellatrix upgrade hiccups jangle nerves… but it’ll be right on the night

DIGIT — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:25:23 +0000

The Bellatrix upgrade was the last major upgrade before the Ethereum Merge, which will transition the network’s consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake.

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Ethereum’s Beacon Network Deals With a 7-Block Chain Reorganization

DIGIT — Thu, 26 May 2022 14:00:54 +0000

On May 25, seven blocks were reorganized on Ethereum’s Beacon chain at 8:55:23 a.m. (UTC) at block height 3,887,075 all the way to block 3,887,081. The reorganization was discovered by Martin Köppelmann who noted the “current attestation strategy of nodes should be reconsidered to hopefully result in a more stable chain.” Ethereum’s Beacon Chain Reorgs […]

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