Ethereum's Staking Rate Emerges as New Benchmark for Finance
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Ethereum's move to proof-of-stake created a native crypto rate that can serve as market structure for DeFi, digital asset finance, and traditional finance.
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The ETH staking rate has applicability as a benchmark for returns, a measure for research comparisons, and an underlying rate for risk transfer markets.
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The staking rate combines predictable consensus rewards with variable transaction fees, providing a hybrid analog to rates like SOFR.
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Analysts can use the rate to better understand ETH relative to other monies and builders can use it for corporate finance.
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Expanding use cases for the staking rate improves network security, invites investment interest, and builds bridges between crypto and traditional finance.