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Five DeFi projects and Kraken tip in $250K each to support Eth2 client teams
25.8.2021
The Ethereum Foundation will pass the donations on to open-source developer teams including Besu, Erigon, Geth, Nimbus and Nethermind
Kraken Donates to Ethereum Foundation, PAX Becomes USDP + More News
24.8.2021
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Crypto exchange Kraken has announced they will donate USD 250,000 to the Ethereum Foundation to support developer teams working...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Arrested for Signing Into His Coinbase Account: Report
21.7.2021
According to reports stemming from investigative journalist Matthew Russell Lee, from Inner City Press, former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has violated the terms of his bail and has been taken into custody. According to the reports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office revoked Griffith’s...
‘Ethereum: The Infinite Garden’ Documentary Project Raises 1,036 Ether
21.7.2021
A documentary project called “Ethereum: The Infinite Garden” has raised 1,036 ether to complete its fundraising proposal. The project will use these funds to finance the first feature-length Ethereum documentary, that will cast members from the community and key individuals from...
Three Ethereum Testnets Are Transitioning to the Highly Anticipated London Upgrade
22.6.2021
According to a blog post on the Ethereum Foundation’s website, three Ethereum testnets leveraging the London hard fork will go live during the next few weeks. Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko explained last Friday that the “upgrade will first go live on Ropsten, at block 10499401...
Ethereum’s ‘London’ hardfork set to go live on testnets starting June 24th
18.6.2021
Three Ethereum testnets now have a set date for the London hardfork, a key step towards a full mainnet implementation
Patched vulnerability could’ve crippled ETH over the past 2 years: Ethereum Foundation
19.5.2021
The Ethereum Foundation has come clean about a security vulnerability first spotted in 2019 that could have brought the mainnet to a halt until the Berlin upgrade last month
Belgium Energy Minister’s Twitter Account Hacked- Fake Ethereum Giveaway Advertised
12.2.2021
The official Twitter account of Belgium’s Minister of Energy was the recent victim of a high-profile hacking incident. Tinne Van der Straeten’s profile was hacked to promote a bogus giveaway of ethereum tokens. Hacked Twitter Accounts Whoever was behind the incident changed...
Eth 2.0 Development: Next Steps to Upgrade and Diversify
11.2.2021
Christine Kim and Will Foxley discuss with Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan the roll-out of the Ethereum 2.0 development roadmap, starting with the launch of phase 0 and the Beacon Chain
Federal Court Rejects Motion Filed by Crypto Developer Virgil Griffith to Dismiss Charges on Aiding North Korea
30.1.2021
A U.S. federal judge has rejected a motion filed by a former Ethereum Foundation developer over allegations of assisting North Korea to bypass sanctions. Prosecutors claim, Virgil Griffith, aided the regime by providing critical information on cryptocurrencies. Prosecutors Say Griffith’s...
ETH Prices Barely Budge Despite Ethereum Foundation’s Reddit Deal
28.1.2021
Ethereum (ETH) prices have continued to bump along without any real momentum in either direction, with the market seemingly unmoved by news of social media giant Reddit’s latest deal with the Ethereum Foundation.
At the time of writing (09:21 UTC), ETH trades at USD 1,270 and is up by 1% in a...
Reddit partners with Ethereum Foundation to boost scaling and resources
28.1.2021
The social media network says the aim of the partnership is to bring Ethereum to "Reddit-scale" production
Reddit Joins With Ethereum Foundation to Build Scaling Tools
27.1.2021
The social media firm will dedicate developer resources to support scaling efforts for Ethereum
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...
Ethereum Suffers from Unintended ‘Chain Split,’ Few Third-Party Services ‘Got Stuck on Minority Chain’
11.11.2020
According to a number of third party infrastructure providers, the Ethereum blockchain suffered an unintended hard fork or chain split on Wednesday. The service providers Infura, Binance, and Blockchair all reported issues with consensus at block height 11,234,873. The cryptocurrency community...
ETH 2.0 Scheduled for December, Vitalik Deposits $1.4M Worth of Ether Into Phase 0 Contract
7.11.2020
This December the cryptocurrency community may see the first introductory phase of the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 consensus change. On Wednesday, the Ethereum Foundation published ETH 2.0 specifications explaining how the genesis phase will be invoked. Moreover, on November 5, Ethereum’s...
Ethereum Foundation announces $3.8M in new grants
9.9.2020
The funds will go to 28 companies working on the Ethereum blockchain
The Ethereum Foundation Is Building a Dedicated Eth 2.0 Security Team
3.8.2020
The Ethereum Foundation is looking to hire a dedicated security team to dissect all aspects of Ethereum 2.0
Five Years of Ethereum: From a Teenage Dream to a $38B Blockchain
31.7.2020
How far has the Ethereum blockchain come in the five years since its inception? We explore key developments, changes and challenges
Ethereum Foundation Makes Second Crypto Donation to UNICEF
18.6.2020
Thanks to a second donation from the Ethereum Foundation, UNICEF will give cryptocurrency to several more startups in emerging markets