can SOL break out of the $80–$100 trap in 2026?
Solana price is grinding sideways just under $90 as traders bet on whether 2026’s upgrades and ETF hype can finally blow SOL out of its tight range and into triple‑digit territory. Summary ...
Altair Mainnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The Altair beacon chain upgrade is ready to be activated on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade will go live at epoch 74240 (Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC). Client Versions In order to be compatible with the Altair upgrade, beacon node operators must update the client version that they run. If you run a validator, you must upgrade to continue to...
Crypto market on edge as US NFP and retail sales fall, unemployment rises
The crypto market remained on edge today, March 6, as the war in Iran continued. It also wavered as the US non-farm payrolls and retail sales dropped and the unemployment rate jumped. Summary ...
Amphora: A Major Merge Milestone
Earlier this year, the Rayonism hackathon kicked off to protoype the architecture for Ethereum's transition to proof of stake. The transition, often refered to as The Merge, will keep the existing beacon chain (eth2) and execution layer (eth1) clients, and "merge" both chains by making the beacon chain drive the execution layer's consensus. This approach is the most...
XRP price holds $1.30 as exchange reserves plunge sharply
XRP price is holding near a critical support level as exchange reserves fall sharply, a development that could tighten available supply in the market. Summary ...
Finalized no. 30 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
tl;dr Altair is fast approaching. Upgrade your nodes! Now! 🚨Upgrade to Altair before Oct 27🚨 As mentioned in the previous Finalized post, Altair is scheduled to go live at epoch 74240 -- Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC. See the Altair Mainnet Announcement for details on who, how, and why. Suffice it to say here that the upgrade is in approximately one week, so...
Reasons behind the crypto crash with Trump as President and Paul Atkins at the SEC
The crypto crash has unfolded under Donald Trump as the president and Paul Atkins as the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Summary ...
Grantee Roundup: September 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! SSZ.dev: Technical Specs and Resources for SSZ -...
Strategy buys $200M Bitcoin, Kazakhstan crypto plan
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Strategy disclosed its third-largest Bitcoin purchase of the year, adding $200 million worth of the asset to reach approximately 720,750 total holdings. Summary ...
Finalized no. 31 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
This issue of Finalized is dedicated to the contextualization of a recently published paper describing three possible attacks on Ethereum's proof-of-stake algorithm. tl;dr These are serious attacks with a formally-analyzed, technically-simple mitigation. A fix will be rolled out prior to the Merge and will not delay Merge timelines. Forkchoice attacks, mitigations, and timelines There has recently been quite a bit of chatter...
