Solving Bitcoin’s gas issue (without a fork)
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Introducing the new ethereum.org developer portal
Hey Ethereum community! We last spoke August 5 – how you been? We're here to talk about something fresh we've shipped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvRjBbsPpUY Maybe you've already noticed, but we've got a new Developers section. For a long time, this content was a wall of links to products you might find helpful when building a dapp. We provided very little context and...
Cointelegraph’s regional editions return to Google after the main site’s 76% collapse in crypto news visibility
Cointelegraph Brasil has reappeared in Google’s index after a period of disappearance, highlighting the fragile control crypto publishers have over search-driven visibility amid global algorithm updates. After spotting Cointelegraph Brasil content in Top Stories and reviewing the site’s technical setup, we found signs that the Brazilian edition...
eth2 quick update no. 19
Contract deployment Genesis deposits Bootstrap consensus tl;dr v1.0 specs released 🚀 v1.0 spec release Today, we released v1.0 of the eth2 specs, including the mainnet deposit contract address -- 0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa. eth2 will have a MIN_GENESIS_TIME of 1606824000 (or for those of you who don’t think in unix time -- December 1, 2020, 12pm UTC). To trigger genesis at this time, there must be at least...
U.S. sanctions network tied to DPRK IT jobs and crypto laundering operation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on a network accused of helping North Korea generate illicit revenue through overseas information technology workers and cryptocurrency transactions. Summary ...
Geth security release | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Summary Versions of geth built with Go or are most likely affected by a critical DoS-related security vulnerability. The golang team has registered this flaw as 'CVE-2020-28362'. We recommend all users to rebuild (ideally v1.9.24) with Go 1.15.5 or 1.14.12, to avoid node crashes. Alternatively, if you are running binaries distributed via one of our official channels, we're...
Bitcoin price prediction as BTC reaches weekly high despite US-Iran tensions
The price of Bitcoin climbed to a weekly high on March 13, defying geopolitical concerns tied to rising tensions between the United States and Iran. Summary ...
eth2 quick update no. 20
tl;dr This week the EF announced the Eth2 Staking Community Grants round in an effort to support a more delightful staking experience. This is an open call for proposals for grants that aim to enhance all things staking -- tools, documentation, educational resources, etc. Check it out for more details including a non-exhaustive wishlist. Proposals are due by December 22nd! v1.0 eth2 testnets...
Singapore man gets 2-year sentence for involvement in $6.9M crypto theft
A Singapore court has sentenced a man to two years in jail for his involvement in a crypto theft that resulted in the loss of assets valued at more than $6.9 million. Summary ...
Medalla data challenge results | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The EF is excited to announce the results of the Medalla data challenge, a data hackathon focused on the Medalla testnet ✨ The prompt was open-ended: we asked for data tools, visualizations, and analyses of testnet data; in short, anything that would help the community make sense of all the data. Over the course of six weeks we received 23...
