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The $ETH Merge will transition from its current Proof-of-Work (PoW) model to Proof-of-Stake (PoS).

But then what happens?

Follow the $ETH roadmap after The Merge:

🛣🧵👇 1/ 🛣

More updates & milestones are expected, most notably:

⬆️ The Shanghai upgrade
🚀 Sharding

What is a Bitcoin full node?

A device running software that independently verifies the state of the Bitcoin blockchain by downloading every transaction in its history.

Check out the pros & cons of running full nodes👇🧵 1/ PRO - Trustless: Does not require trust in a third party to become your own bank 🏦

📣 Kraken now supports FIDO2 security keys🛡

Do you have two-factor authentication enabled for your crypto accounts?

Learn about securing your account with industry leading security methods…🧵 1/ What is 2FA?

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is an extra security layer for your Kraken account that ensures you’re the only person who can:

1️⃣ Sign in to your account
2️⃣ Perform key actions like depositing, withdrawing or trading

Crypto offers unparalleled options to fully secure your assets...

But once it's lost, it's gone forever.

6 common examples of crypto being lost or stolen include🧵 1/ Human error: you send your funds to the wrong wallet, or you forget your password.

2021 Compliance Transparency Report. Total requests up 130% YoY for a total of 2,453, ~10 per business day. SEC averaged 1 per week. Canada broke top 10. US down again to 31% of global share but still up 43% YoY. The pie is growing. Hard to see a startup bearing this high cost. 2020 Compliance Transparency Report. Total requests up 50% YoY, ~4 per business day. US lost share, down to 50% from 61% last year. FBI still leads. % of invalid requests up by 4% while productions are down 4%. Some invalid can become valid but these cases are especially taxing.

*NEW* KRAKEN INTRODUCES STATISTICAL MODEL FOR #BITCOIN HASHRATE

Our findings suggest commonly reported $BTC #mining metrics may be false positives, not reflecting real changes in hashrate.

Check out the details in our latest Intelligence report 👇🧵

blog.kraken.com/post/5719/krak… 2/ Due to an element of luck in finding blocks, the #Bitcoin hashrate as commonly calculated is only an estimate and can depend on the time frames chosen.

Indeed, we found different data providers often report different hashrates for the same day.

*NEW* HOW A GENERATIONAL SHIFT COULD GIVE #BITCOIN A $1 TRILLION BOOST

In the US alone, $70 trillion will transfer from Boomers to Bitcoin-friendly generations in the coming decades.

In new research, we break down the impact this shift could bring 🧵👇

blog.kraken.com/post/4313/how-… 2/ Assuming a 5% investment allocation and a 2% inheritance tax, by 2044 Gen X and Millennials could invest an estimated $971 billion into #Bitcoin as they inherit wealth.

World investment could make this figure much higher.

🚨It took Kraken Security Labs just 15 minutes to hack both of @trezor’s crypto hardware wallets.

Here’s how we did it and what it means if you’re a user:

blog.kraken.com/post/3662/krak… @Trezor 2/ This attack relies on voltage glitching to extract an encrypted seed. This initial research required some know-how and several hundred dollars of equipment, but we estimate that we (or criminals) could mass produce a glitching device that could be sold for about $75.