What's better than Bitcoin? More Bitcoin. For Bitcoin holders seeking to unlock yield on one of the best performing assets of the past decade, they might consider the Babylon protocol. Pier Two is supporting Institutional clients exploring the opportunity, as both a Finality Provider and Validator on Babylon. Babylon has introduced a protocol-enforced penalty for misbehaviour, in the form of slashing. Pier Two breaks down how slashing works on Babylon, the conditions for it to occur, penalties applied, exclusions and how as a professional staking services provider, Pier Two mitigates those risks in operations. Learn more about Babylon slashing in our recent article: https://piertwo.com/insights/understanding-babylon-slashing
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After another successful hard fork, Ethereum enters it’s next era. Good news for stakers. Pier Two, a leading professional staking service provider, is excited to announce Pectra Staking Manager. Codeveloped with Labrys and with grant support from the Ethereum Foundation, to deliver a world-class public good to the Ethereum community acting to secure the network through participation in staking. You retain full control over your validators and staked ETH at all times. The Pectra Staking Manager does not control, custody, manage, or interact with your ETH or validator keys – you do. The goal is to enable the maximum number of participants to take advantage of the Pectra hard fork features for staking. Including: - Earn More Rewards: compound rewards in a single validator - Gain Control: decentralised control with validator-controlled exits - Scale Ethereum: reduce network stress, secure the network To learn more check out our blog: https://piertwo.com/insights/introducing-the-pectra-staking-manager
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Pier Two is working hard for its customers to prepare for Ethereum’s Pectra (Electra + Prague) Hard Fork on 7 May 2025. A common question we’ve been answering: what does Pectra mean for withdrawals, and therefore ETH liquidity? So, we thought it would be helpful to set out exactly how ETH withdrawals will work after Pectra. Covering Partial Withdrawals, estimating how long it takes to receive the ETH back into your non-custodial account, the Sweep Delay and some worked examples of scenario planning. If you are staking ETH, or planning to, definitely check out our latest article: https://piertwo.com/insights/pectra-withdrawals-explained
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