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Security Alert – DoS Vulnerability in the Soft Fork
Affected configurations: geth 1.4.8
Likelihood: High
Severity: High
Details:
An attack vector has been identified in the freshly released implementation of the DAO soft fork. The fork enactment...
The Devcon2 site is now live!
The Devcon2 web site is officially live now! You can find it at https://ethereumfoundation.org/devcon/
Thanks for everyone's interest, proposals, support and enthusiasm. We have an amazing...
C++ DEV Update – July edition
Since the last C++ DEV Update, a lot of things happened in the engine room which were not really visible to the outside....
Taylor’s Summer Update | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Hey everyone, I spent some time with our Canadian friends in Toronto after presenting "Ethereum: The World Computer" at Blockchain Training Conference last...
How to build server less applications for Mist
How to build server less applications for Mist | Ethereum Foundation BlogPosted by Alex Van de Sande on July 12, 2016Ethereum is not...
To fork or not to fork
The DAO, though not a product developed by the Ethereum Foundation, has been a hot topic as of late, both internally in the...
Hard Fork Completed | Ethereum Foundation Blog
We would like to congratulate the Ethereum community on a successfully completed hard fork. Block 1920000 contained the execution of an irregular state...
Hive: How we strived for a clean fork
The DAO soft-fork attempt was difficult. Not only did it turn out that we underestimated the side effects on the consensus protocol (i.e....
Onward from the Hard Fork
The foundation has committed to support the community consensus on the admittedly difficult hard fork decision. Seeing the results of various metrics, including...
On Inflation, Transaction Fees and Cryptocurrency Monetary Policy
The primary expense that must be paid by a blockchain is that of security. The blockchain must pay miners or validators to economically...