Linera winds down despite $12M in prior funding
Linera has begun winding down its operations after a token sale attracted nearly $900,000 in commitments but failed to meet the minimum funding threshold. Summary ...
Introducing the EPF Study Group
The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) is a program designed to reduce the barrier to entry for developers interested in working on the core protocol. As core developer (and EPF creator) Piper Merriam likes to say, the door is comically wide open. EPF helps you walk through it. Over the past two cohorts, one of the most frequent request we've...
BaFin official warns centralized MiCA oversight may add burdens
A BaFin official has warned that centralized EU crypto supervision could place extra burdens on firms while reducing flexibility in applying MiCA rules. Summary ...
Allocation Update – Q4 2023
Community & educationAAvolution House IstanbulCommunity-run event organized in Istanbul, Türkiye to push forward account abstraction (AA) standards, ideas, and projects to mainstream adoption.Community & educationBuildETH PatternsEthereum developer event that explored the top web3 development patterns hosted in San Francisco, California.Community & educationEthereum Costa Rica DayEvent in San José, Costa Rica that focused on onboarding users and developers while...
SEC tokenized stock plan puts investor rights ahead of trading speed
The SEC has opened a five-year pathway for tokenized U.S. stocks that requires each approved token to carry the economic, voting, dividend, and liquidation rights attached to the underlying share. Summary ...
ZK Grants Round | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce a collaborative grant round with Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, and zkSync to develop Zero Knowledge public goods projects. Each co-funder of the grant round has contributed 150K USD in funds, bringing the total grant pool to 900K USD. The breadth and complexity of the Layer 2 ecosystem has reached a point where...
Fake AI trading bot tutorials steal 274.6 ETH from 224 victims
Fake YouTube tutorials promoting AI-powered crypto arbitrage bots have tricked 224 victims into deploying malicious smart contracts that stole 274.6 ETH worth about $517,000. Summary ...
Dencun Mainnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
March 12, 2024 update: Since the initial publication of this post, several client teams have made Dencun-compatible releases containing significant performance and stability improvements. While previously announced versions are still considered sufficient for the upgrade, a column has been added to the Client Releases tables highlighting the latest recommended versions for all clients. Mainnet blobs are coming .oO: Two...
Binance launches 24/7 FX perpetuals with 100x leverage
Binance has expanded its derivatives platform into the $9.6 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market with a 24/7 US dollar-Brazilian real perpetual contract offering up to 100x leverage. Summary ...
Devconnect Scholars Program – Ethereum Stories from Istanbul and Beyond
Ethereum is growing, and diversity of human participation creates resilience throughout the ecosystem. The Devconnect Scholars Program is one small effort that aims to create resilience through community diversity. Better representation across human geography and demographics leads to diverse experiences and new perspectives that help the Ethereum protocol serve the coordination needs of all humans, not just a...
