Pi Network, Polkadot, US inflation data
The crypto market will likely maintain its volatility this week as the war in Iran continues and the US releases its consumer inflation report on Wednesday. This article looks at some of the top crypto news to watch this week. Pi Network in the spotlight ahead of...
Finalized no. 32 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
tl;dr Kintsugi🍵 in progress At the start of November, the Kintsugi🍵 month-long Merge sprint began! Kintsugi specs and milestones/plans were released, and now client teams are deep into the sprint with an aim to launch a persistent testnet in the first week of December. Kintsugi specs incorporate all of the learnings and minor adjustments from the Amphora interop. The Kintsugi November...
Crypto prices dip as crude oil jumps to $115 ahead of US inflation report
Crypto prices continued the strong downward trend today, March 8, as the war in Iran continued, pushing crude oil prices to $115 ahead of the upcoming US consumer inflation report. Summary ...
Update on the partnership between EF and UNICEF
Since 2019, we have supported UNICEF’s CryptoFund with recurring contributions, and we are excited about our most recent donation too. Today, I would like to share the story of our journey together, to recognize some of the achievements of our partnership, and to speak a bit more about what’s next. Why and how we started In a previous blog post,...
Will Polkadot price rebound as 21Shares launches first DOT ETF?
Polkadot price retreated by 3% today, March 6, even as market participants waited for the first DOT ETF and tokenomics overhaul. Summary ...
How The Merge Impacts Ethereum’s Application Layer
Ethereum's transition to proof of stake -- The Merge -- is near: devnets are being stood up, specifications are being finalized and community outreach has begun in earnest. The Merge is designed to have minimal impact on how Ethereum operates for end users, smart contracts and dapps. That said, there are some minor changes worth highlighting. Before we...
Solana price eyes $90 resistance amid positive MACD histogram
Solana price is nearing the key $90 resistance level as the MACD histogram turns positive, hinting that short-term momentum may be shifting in favor of buyers. Summary ...
Verkle tree structure | Ethereum Foundation Blog
A Verkle tree is a commitment scheme that works similar to a Merkle tree, but has much smaller witnesses. It works by replacing the hashes in a Merkle tree with a vector commitment, which makes wider branching factors more efficient. Thanks to Kevaundray Wedderburn for feedback on the post. Overview For details on how verkle trees work, see: The aim of this...
How Ethereum buys are powering the next wave of utility protocols
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Spotlight on Kenya: Microinsurance for Every Farmer
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only 3% of 48 million smallholder farmers are insured. Owning 1 acre of land and earning approximately $1.40 per person per day characterize a smallholder farmer. Smallholder farmers often own a mixture of cash crops and subsistence or non-commercial farming; and, they lack the financial and technological resources of large-scale industrial farms. As extreme weather...
