Today we have started the rebrand from our decentralized Eth2 staking platform Stkr to Ankr Staking! Why? Read on…
Stkr = Ankr
Currently Ankr’s most popular product, decentralized Eth2 staking is operated by Ankr under the name Stkr , which has caused some confusion in the markets . Some viewed Stkr as an independent company, or even as a separate token. However, this is not the case.
To be more clear on the connection between Ankr and the decentralized staking platform and protocol, we will operate it under the Ankr brand, as of today.
The Ankr decentralized staking platform (formerly known as Stkr) is now called Ankr Staking! Find it here: https://eth2.ankr.com/
Needless to say, Ankr Staking will continue to provide the best-in-class staking services with instant liquidity, Micropools and the highest level of safety.
ankrETH (aETH) becomes aETHB
The platform operates with two tokens:
- ANKR for governance
- aETHB (formerly known as aETH) for staking liquidity
As a part of some future developments within the Ankr DeFi product line, in which we will provide more DeFi related services and synthetic assets in the near future, we have renamed our reward bearing Eth2 bond asset ankrETH (ticker aETH) to aETHB, which stands for “Ankr Eth Bond”.
aETHB is the same token, with the same contract address (find it here). There will be no token swap, this is just a name change.
One asset, combined value
aETHB represents the staked ETH + staking rewards, which was initially issued at a ratio of 1:1 to the amount of ETH staked. Over time, aETHB is expected to grow in ETH value, as it contains the principal stake plus earned staking rewards.
At the end of the staking period, when staked Eth2 becomes transferrable, which is expected to be somewhere in 2022, aETHB holders can redeem their staked ETH plus staking rewards which are represented by the aETHB bond.
Next up: Ankr website redesign
This change comes as part of a larger rebranding strategy. The blockchain industry is growing by leaps and bounds, so the time has come to strengthen the Ankr online branding strategy.
In the coming weeks, we will present a major update for the ankr.com website to improve user experience, turning the front page into a portal for all of the services we provide: DeFi staking, API services and node infrastructure.
Once the website update is live, it will reflect all the important new features.
2021 is poised to be a particularly important year for all Ankr services, so make sure to stay tuned for further updates!
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