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Ethereum Activates ‘Account Abstraction’ Touted by Co-Founder Buterin as Key Advance
1.3.2023
The news of the upgrade, via the deployment of ERC-4337 as a smart contract, will be shared at an ETHDenver-related event, known as WalletCon
Ethereum testnet successfully forks in Shanghai upgrade rehearsal
28.2.2023
As Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade approaches next month, one of the network's testnets has successfully upgraded, simulating the slated hard fork
JPMorgan Estimates Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Might Bring More Investors to Stake in the Protocol
11.2.2023
JPMorgan, one of the biggest financial institutions in the world, estimates that the arrival of the next Ethereum upgrade, codenamed Shanghai, will bring more investors to stake their funds in the protocol. The firm believes that this number might reach 60% of the ether issued, a number already...
Ethereum Upgrade Could Make It Harder to Lose All Your Crypto
11.1.2023
Account abstraction – a concept recently embraced by Visa – could make Ethereum wallets significantly more user friendly. Valid Points is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter breaking down Ethereum’s evolution and its impact on crypto markets
The Next Major Ethereum Upgrade, Shanghai, Now Has a Testnet
17.10.2022
The Shandong testnet will allow developers to experiment with the next phases of Ethereum development, including properly implementing staked ether withdrawals
Monitoring the Merge: What a Successful Ethereum Upgrade Will Look Like
14.9.2022
How to track the status of Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake with a few easy-to-use tools
Amid Ethereum’s Merge, Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Says ADA’s Vasil Fork Is Coming Soon
28.8.2022
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson detailed on Friday that the Vasil hard fork is coming soon and noted that it may occur “sometime in September.” The crypto asset’s upgrade has been overshadowed by the upcoming Ethereum upgrade called The Merge. Vasil Hard Fork...
Coinbase Discloses It Will ‘Evaluate Any ETH Fork Tokens Following The Merge’
28.8.2022
The publicly listed firm Coinbase Global has revealed the company plans to evaluate any potential forks that arise from the upcoming Ethereum upgrade known as The Merge. In a recently updated blog post, Coinbase said if a new Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) token is created it “will be reviewed...
Coinbase Could Be a Material ‘Beneficiary’ of Ethereum’s Merge Transition, JPMorgan Analyst Says
18.8.2022
JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington says digital currency exchanges like Coinbase will end up being a meaningful “beneficiary” of Ethereum’s long-awaited transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW). Based on $2K ethereum prices and a 5% ethereum yield...
The Merge: Top 5 misconceptions about the anticipated Ethereum upgrade
13.8.2022
Clear the fog around the most significant upgrade in the history of Ethereum, The Merge. Here are five misconceptions that stand out among the rest
OpenEthereum support ends with the Merge fast approaching
25.5.2022
“The usefulness has run its course,” the OpenEthereum team wrote regarding its popular software, “we look forward to the next phase of clean, green and massively scalable blockchain infrastructure.”
Ethereum Merge a 'few months after' June: Dev clears up what’s going on
14.4.2022
“It won't be June, but likely in the few months after. No firm date yet, but we're definitely in the final chapter of PoW on Ethereum,” said developer Tim Beiko
Abra CEO Bullish on Ethereum, Predicts ETH Could Hit $40,000
14.3.2022
Abra’s CEO has predicted that the price of ether could reach $40,000. He’s more bullish on Ethereum than Bitcoin. “The use cases are through the roof,” said the executive. Abra’s CEO Predicts Ethereum Price The CEO of crypto trading platform Abra, Bill Barhydt...
Coinbase adds 'ETH2' despite tomorrow's Ethereum upgrade postponing difficulty bomb
7.12.2021
But ETH2 is not a new cryptocurrency and the exchange appears to be prepping for Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake
Ethereum is becoming ultrasound money, ConsenSys founder says
5.8.2021
“With $13 billion worth of Ether locked up in Ethereum 2.0 and $70 billion locked up in decentralized finance, we have enormous demand for the Ether token,” said ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin
Ethereum Community Gears up for the Long-Awaited London Fork Set to Go Live on August 5
4.8.2021
The Ethereum community has been gearing up for the highly anticipated London Network Upgrade which should take place on August 5 around 2:00 p.m. (EDT). Node operators have been asked to upgrade their nodes as soon as possible, as the upgrade is scheduled to take place at block height 12,965,000....
Ethereum’s London Hard Fork Scheduled to Commence on August 4
9.7.2021
The highly anticipated Ethereum hard fork is expected to launch on August 4 at block height 12,965,000 according to Ethereum core developers. The London hard fork will add five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) that aim to enhance the blockchain. However, the Berlin hard fork was postponed...
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Threshold Met: Proof-of-Stake ‘Beacon’ Chain Starts in 7 Days
24.11.2020
The Ethereum network’s ETH 2.0 contract has crossed the threshold needed to initiate the upcoming upgrade. Currently, there’s more 694,368 ether worth over $422 million resting in the contract, as developers hope the proof-of-stake launch will begin on December 1. At the end of...
How Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Take USDC
14.8.2019
Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum's latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test