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MetaMask security scare pushes Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high
About 523,000 ETH is leaving MetaMask-operated validators while Ethereum’s total exit queue has surged above 773,000 ETH.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 3 min read
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