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Re:The GPU Sadness Index: Tracking eBay Pricing by enko123 on Sunday February 28, 2021 @10:39AM (#26294099)
For those that don't know, staking is a dedicated computer + 32 ETH in escrow, then you get your ETH back + 1/2 ETH payment at the end of the month but fewer if you were offline including possibly losing some of your escrowed ETH.
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Re:The GPU Sadness Index: Tracking eBay Pricing by nerdponx on Sunday February 28, 2021 @12:26PM (#26295020)
So it's not possible to stake without 32 ETH to stake? That's a sizeable investment.
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Re:The GPU Sadness Index: Tracking eBay Pricing by gruez on Sunday February 28, 2021 @02:41PM (#26296361)
staking pools are a thing
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Re:The GPU Sadness Index: Tracking eBay Pricing by Cacti on Sunday February 28, 2021 @11:11AM (#26294324)
What is the computer doing during that time?
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Re:The GPU Sadness Index: Tracking eBay Pricing by melolife on Sunday February 28, 2021 @11:37AM (#26294514)
Voting on block proposals as part of a randomly assigned committee.
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Re:The GPU Sadness Index: Tracking eBay Pricing by Skunkleton on Sunday February 28, 2021 @11:36AM (#26294506)
Validating or creating blocks, which to be clear is _significantly_ less work than mining.
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