Analysis of Storage Corruption Bug
This blog post provides an update on our findings following the discovery of the storage corruption bug last week. In summary, the bug was much less severe than we initially thought. The small number of affected contracts we found is either only exploitable by the owner, or the exploit can only cause a disruption in the user interface and not in the actual...
Coinbase shares fall after $1.36-per-share Q2 loss
Coinbase shares fell in extended trading after the crypto exchange reported a second-quarter loss and lower revenue, overshadowing record market share and growth across stablecoins and derivatives. Summary ...
Whoa… Geth 1.5 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The Go Ethereum team is very proud to finally release Geth 1.5, which can almost be called a complete internal rewrite of the Go Ethereum (go-ethereum) codebase. We've packed a huge number of changes into this release, and simply listing them wouldn't do them justice. Instead, we've decided to write them up in a more informal way, explaining not only what's new,...
MoonPay launches PayBox for ChatGPT crypto payments
MoonPay has launched PayBox, a noncustodial payment vault that lets users prepare and execute crypto transactions or online purchases through ChatGPT and Claude. Summary ...
Hard Fork No. 4: Spurious Dragon
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a hard fork at block number 2,675,000, which will likely occur between 15:00 and 16:00 UTC on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. A countdown timer can be seen at https://fork.codetract.io/. The Morden test network will be undergoing a hard fork at block number 1,885,000. As a user, what do I need to do? Download the...
Canada crypto ownership jumps to 25% in 2026
Crypto ownership in Canada has more than doubled since 2023, even as regulators warn that many investors still misunderstand platform protections and industry rules. Summary ...
From Morden to Ropsten | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Testing a fork The Spurious Dragon hardfork is scheduled for the coming week; block 2675000 is likely to occur Tuesday evening (CET). The block number for the testnet "Morden" was scheduled at block 1885000. Performing the fork in the test network prior to performing it in the main network was an important measure taken in the testing process to...
Apple faces Aug. 21 Senate deadline over China chips
Apple faces bipartisan pressure to rule out memory chips from two Chinese suppliers as an AI-driven shortage tightens global supply and raises production costs. Summary ...
Security alert [11/24/2016]: Consensus bug in geth v1.4.19 and v1.5.2
Security Alert Affected configurations: Geth Severity: High Summary: An issue has been identified with Geth's journaling mechanism. This caused a network fork at block #2686351 (Nov-24-2016 14:12:07 UTC). The new Geth release 1.5.3 fixes the journaling issue and repairs the fork. Details: Geth was failing to revert empty account deletions when the transaction causing the deletions of empty accounts ended with an...
Evernorth updates SEC filing for $1B XRP treasury
Ripple-backed Evernorth Holdings has amended its SEC registration statement after finalizing employment terms for three senior executives as it works toward a Nasdaq listing and a planned $1 billion public XRP treasury. Summary ...
