Anthropic sues U.S. government over AI blacklist tied to military use dispute
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against multiple U.S. government agencies, accusing the federal government of unlawfully blacklisting its technology after the company refused to allow certain military uses of its AI systems. ...
Grantee Roundup: May 2021 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! GSN GSN (Gas Station Network) provides a decentralized infrastructure...
Vitalik Buterin outlines ‘DVT-lite’ plan to simplify distributed Ethereum staking
Vitalik Buterin has outlined a plan to simplify distributed staking infrastructure on Ethereum, arguing that running validator nodes should not require specialized technical expertise. Summary ...
London Testnets Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The long-anticipated London upgrade is now ready for deployement on the Ethereum testnets! The upgrade will first go live on Ropsten, at block 10499401, which is expected to happen around June 24, 2021. This upgrade follows Berlin, which was activated only a few months ago on the Ethereum mainnet. By starting the work on London while Berlin was being...
US banking lobby weighs lawsuit against OCC over crypto trust bank charters
A banking lobby group in the United States is considering legal action against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over the agency granting national trust bank charters to crypto firms. Summary ...
Allocation Update: Q1 2021 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Community & educationChina ecosystem developmentETHPlanetSupport for ETHPlanet's ecosystem building initiatives in China, including working with students and universities, events, community organization, and educational resources.Community & educationDE-FERENCEDecipherResearch and discussion-focused blockchain conference run by Decipher, a blockchain society at Seoul National University.Community & educationDevspace Virtual HackathonComputer Society of IndiaStudent-run hackathon organized by the Computer Society of India, targeting developers, researchers...
Ethereum price prediction $1.9k–$2.2k squeeze: capitulation or breakout?
Ethereum price prediction as derivatives are pinned between $1.9k–$2.2k as liquidation clusters, macro data and a looming capitulation record decide whether ETH breaks down or breaks out. Summary ...
London Mainnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Important Update On July 21, 2021, a consensus issue was identified on the Ropsten network, where the go-ethereum, Erigon and Nethermind implementations had different transaction validation logic than Besu and OpenEthereum. New versions of the affected clients have been released and are linked in the "Client Versions" table below. The block number for London is unchanged, and still is...
Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy World launch lifts pengu token
Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy World launch is turning PENGU into a high‑beta bet on NFT gaming as traders test whether the brand’s cultural hype can translate into lasting on-chain activity. Summary ...
Road to Devcon Meetup and Event Grants
Community organizers are the glue that holds the Ethereum ecosystem together, and whether they're leading large-scale events, local meetups, hackathons or seminars, we might all be wandering in the dark forest of the analog world without them. But where's the fun in relying on chance encounters with kindred spirits identified by a telltale laptop sticker, or that indefinable...
