Whoa! Right off the bat: staking used to feel like a niche for operators and deep nerds. Seriously? Yes. Now it’s mainstream. My gut says this is still the wild west. Something felt off about handing validation power to a few big pools early on. Hmm… I remember when staking was mostly about running your own node, babysitting keys, and swearing you wouldn’t ever mess up. Okay, so check this out—liquid staking flipped that model. It promises liquidity for ETH […]

