GM fellow staker,The Global Staking Market Cap is edging towards $250B (currently at $245.1B). While that number sinks in, let's look at what's hot in staking this week...🧵 What's included:<ul><li>🐡 In Conversation with Puffer Finance</li><li>📰 Weekly Briefing</li><li>🚀 NEW Asset Integration: $PSP</li><li>🌎 VSP Ecosystem Map &nbsp;</li></ul>Read time: 2 minutes&nbsp;<h2>🐡 In Conversation with Puffer Finance</h2> From working as a Data Scientist at NASA to co-publishing research on anti-slashing alongside the Ethereum Foundation, Amir Forouzani (CEO of Puffer Finance), is no stranger to innovation.Puffer Finance is a Liquid Restaking Protocol that surpassed $1B in TVL this week. If that's not impressive enough, they did in only 3 weeks, ahead of their mainnet launch 🤯Mirko (CEO, Staking Rewards) caught up with Amir, to explore Puffer's journey, their native liquid restaking protocol, anti-slasher technology and plans for the future.<a href="https://youtu.be/gCM5fE_10SU?feature=shared">Watch the Full Discussion</a>&nbsp;<h2>📰 Weekly Briefing</h2>Top news this week from the world of staking…<ul><li>Ethereum Researchers Propose Controversial <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfy8RL28sVAen0EGvcMcz6Q/AmDUb5Qzf66D">New Issuance Curve</a> for ETH Staking Eigen Labs (Eigenlayer, EigenDA) Announces <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng01QrXRr4P6pMY55yrPj2w/I_Oj6iIqNlE_">$100M raise</a> From a16z</li><li>Uniswap Announce Governance <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng1uQO2kpddYrirtGLMCSzS/GyGx0X3AIlJ6">Proposal to Reward Users </a>That Have Delegated and Staked Their UNI Tokens</li><li>Layer-1 Network Flare <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng3nPuY3oCs0u5BhQhqzCvy/PZ5Veqr5h3Az">Raises $35M</a> From Kenetic, Aves Lair</li><li>Following The Launch of Their Mainnet, Ethena Issue a sUSDe <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng5gPR3Mmm6SwRVVb4LlwsU/e5nH1V1YZ3fE">Distribution &amp; Insurance Fund Update</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<h2>🚀 NEW Asset Integration: $PSP</h2>Unlock the Power of ParaBoosts&nbsp; PSP is the native token of Paraswap, a leading DeFi aggregator. PSP governs the ParaSwap Protocol and ParaSwap DAO, with Its main purpose being to assist with the decentralization and efficiency of the protocol. <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng9SOU3yjuZN1A97vnLLQlW/EBEs-AV7EhsV">Watch our full PSP staking tutorial</a> to get a clearer view of staking on ParaSwap, then explore how to boost your <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ6vLwteCdQwB6FwTyrQJvZgI/1sGhFTR-K9yx">$PSP</a> staking APR via the PSP staking calculator.<a href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/asset/paraswap">Explore PSP staking</a>&nbsp;<h2>🌎 VSP Ecosystem Map</h2>World map showing the legal jurisdiction each VSP operates inCovering $70.65B in AuM with 2.91M stakers worldwide. The Verified Staking Provider (VSP) program makes staking safer for everyone!An important aspect to consider when choosing a staking provider is the legal jurisdiction in which they operate. See a full breakdown for all 60 of our VSPs via the map above.Aside from the country in which they operate, you can also track other key metrics to help you make a more informed decision when choosing a staking provider. Let's look at an example...In the chart above you can see that <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7QWD2VG3mqsBEZeY0ymwO8o/B4eqbHqpe5VX">DAIC</a> (our only VSP operating out of Austria), has seen an increase in 4831 stakers and $262M in total AuM over the past 90 days.<a href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/providers/all">Explore all VSPs</a>&nbsp;<h2> 🐤 Super Early Bird Summit Tickets...</h2>Super Early Bird tickets left for the <a href="https://40ghv.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7g6L6vmlxoDiitEpal1RnN4/zKW1x6R8L-nV">Staking Summit</a> won't last long. Don't miss your chance to join us on 8-9 Nov, in Bangkok, alongside 1000+ staking industry experts for less than €100.<a href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/summit">Get your tickets</a> &nbsp;

Staking Insider #27: Anti-slashing Liquid Restaking