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Roaring Kitty fraud suit dropped, Ethereum Foundation hacked, and more: Hodler’s Digest, June 30 – July 6
6.7.2024
Roaring Kitty fraud lawsuit voluntarily dropped, Ethereum Foundation email server hacked, and Circle becomes first MiCA-compliant stablecoin issuer
Roaring Kitty fraud suit dropped, Ethereum Foundation hacked, and more: Hodler’s Digest, June 30 – July 6
6.7.2024
Roaring Kitty fraud lawsuit voluntarily dropped, Ethereum Foundation email server hacked, and Circle becomes first MiCA-compliant stablecoin issuer
Ethereum Foundation email hacked to promote Lido staking phishing scam
2.7.2024
A hacker broke into the Ethereum Foundation’s email server and sent scam emails to 35,794 people, recording 81 subscriber email addresses in the process
Ethereum Foundation mailing list leaked due to SendPulse vulnerability
26.6.2024
A mailing list breach has occurred at the Ethereum Foundation due to vulnerabilities in its email automation solution, SendPlus. This feature is essential and implemented by the organization. A hacker exploited this advantage and sent fraudulent emails from updates@ethereum.org, specifically...
Ethereum Foundation Warns of Compromised Mailing List Leading to Phishing Emails
25.6.2024
The mailing list provider used by the Ethereum Foundation for updates was compromised, resulting in a phishing email. Hackers are now using addresses from the breach to send fake emails. These fraudulent emails claim a collaboration between Ethereum and LIDO, promising a high annual percentage...
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade: Key risks identified in Report
16.6.2024
According to a new report by Liquid Collective and Obol, Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade in 2025 poses significant risks, including concerns over client, operator, and cloud diversity
Who governs Ethereum? Galaxy report reveals all
4.6.2024
A Galaxy Digital report reveals Ethereum’s decentralized governance avoids direct on-chain voting, detailing key stakeholder roles and transparency challenges
ERC-6900 Website Launches, Co-Authored by Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle and Quantstamp
4.6.2024
The official resource for ERC-6900, www.erc6900.io, has been launched, co-authored by the Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle, and Quantstamp. The website is a comprehensive guide to ERC-6900, a groundbreaking proposal that standardizes interfaces for composable smart accounts. The core idea...
Ethereum Foundation to have conflict of interest policy after EigenLayer crossovers
24.5.2024
Executive director Aya Miyaguchi said the foundation’s neutrality can’t depend on culture and individual judgment after researchers take multimillion-dollar roles at EigenLayer
Second Ethereum Foundation Researcher Acknowledges Advisory Deal Paid in EIGEN
21.5.2024
The news set off a debate on the social-media platform X about whether advising the EigenFoundation might constitute a conflict of interest – given the flagged risks to Ethereum from restaking protocol EigenLayer
Ethereum Foundation Researcher Faces Criticism Over Paid Advisory Role with Eigen Foundation
20.5.2024
Justin Drake, a prominent researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has disclosed his acceptance of an advisory role at EigenFoundation, the organization behind the EigenLayer protocol.
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Ethereum dev’s paid EigenLayer role sparks debate on ‘conflicted incentives’
20.5.2024
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said his EigenLayer role is worth “millions of dollars” and some think it could shake up incentives for those working on the blockchain
Ethereum Developers Target Ease of Crypto Wallets With 'EIP-3074'
6.5.2024
EIP-3074 has drawn both support and concern from the Ethereum community, a code change that is supposed to improve the user experience with wallets on the blockchain
What the Ethereum Community's Staking Argument Is Really About
5.4.2024
The Ethereum community is debating the power and responsibilities of the Ethereum Foundation, which some think is playing central banker by suggesting changes to the ether issuance formula
Ethereum Foundation Researchers' Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback
5.4.2024
The proposal, initially introduced in February, could harden Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ether, as as a form of money – by reducing the inflation of new supply. But some members of the community say if it's not broke, don't fix it
Ethereum Foundation faces inquiry amid major tech overhaul and ETF hopes
21.3.2024
The Ethereum Foundation is facing an inquiry from a ghost source when there are transformations on the anvil for Ethereum’s Technology. Added to that is its measuring point regarding its conventional asset, ETH, which multiple American investment businesses want to provide in the form of...
SEC Probing Crypto Firms to Classify Ethereum as a Security: Fortune Reports
20.3.2024
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly served a number of key businesses in the crypto industry with subpoenas in relation to obtaining records about the Ethereum Foundation, a new report reveals. According to Fortune, SEC Chair Gary Gensler is leading the agency...
Why the SEC Shouldn’t Classify ETH as a Security
20.3.2024
Reports suggest the SEC may be about to categorize ETH as a security, with huge implications for the blockchain’s future. Here’s why the SEC would be wrong
Ethereum Foundation Receives Confidential State Inquiry, Removes Warrant Canary Icon From Github Repo
20.3.2024
The Ethereum Foundation has reportedly received a “voluntary enquiry from a state authority,” according to a note added to the group’s Github page. State Actors Have Contacted the Ethereum Foundation; SEC Reportedly Investigating On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the crypto...
Breaking: Ethereum Foundation Faces Investigation by Unnamed ‘State Authority’ – Will ETH Get Banned?
20.3.2024
The Ethereum Foundation, the Switzerland-based non-profit organization that created and continues to develop the Ethereum blockchain, faces investigation by an unnamed “state authority”, the group’s GitHub repository says.
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