Journal
Notes from the data side of staking
Periodic research, methodology, and topical takes on yield, validators, and chain upgrades. No newsletter, no signup — just posts when there's something worth saying.
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2026-05-02
What our hourly DeFi yield refresh actually pulls
Transparency on data sourcing — which APIs feed which fields, what fails over to what, and why we publish the consensus median rather than any single source.
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2026-04-30
Why ETH staking rates are stuck around 3%
ETH staking yields haven't moved much since the Pectra upgrade. The math: more validators chase a fixed reward pool, and EIP-1559 burns offset most issuance. Real yield is still positive — barely.
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