XRP price prediction ahead of December PCE Inflation report
XRP price is trading in a tight range as investors await the December Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation report, due Friday, Feb. 20. The token’s next move could hinge not just on crypto-specific catalysts, but on broader macroeconomic data that shapes Federal Reserve policy expectations. ...
Privacy Cluster Leadership Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Today we are proud to announce a new leadership structure for privacy-related efforts at the Ethereum Foundation: Igor Barinov joins as coordinator of Privacy @ EF, guiding strategy and alignment across privacy-focused efforts including PSE and more. Igor has over a decade of experience in the Ethereum ecosystem as founder of Blockscout, Gnosis Chain, and zkBob, and is a...
Activist shareholder demands Riot Platforms pivot from Bitcoin to AI powerhouse
In a letter sent on February 18 activist investor Starboard Value LP called on Riot Platforms to urgently execute its transition from bitcoin mining to a premier artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI/HPC) data center provider. ...
The Ethereum Foundation’s Commitment to Privacy
Privacy is the freedom to choose what you share, when you share it, and who you share it with. We all take this for granted in daily life: closing the door to a room, casting a secret ballot, or speaking privately with a friend. But online and onchain, these protections are often missing. Ethereum was created to be the...
MYX closes strategic funding round led by Consensys
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Supporting privacy with new funding mechanisms
The Funding Coordination team is excited to announce a joint initiative with Keyring Network that introduces a new approach to impact funding in the Ethereum ecosystem. Directly support privacy-focused developers Keyring’s zkVerified permissioned vaults on mainnet provide compliant and privacy-preserving access to DeFi lending markets. For the first two months, all protocol fees from Keyring’s zkVerified vaults will go to...
Bitcoin stays volatile while MUFG says stables work better as money
Bitcoin slips ~2% in 7d as MUFG touts stablecoins’ price-stable payments. Summary TC trades near $68k, with a 7d move...
Announcing the 2026 EF Internship
The Ethereum Foundation has opened applications for the 2026 Internship Program: a paid, full-time opportunity to work directly with teams advancing the Ethereum protocol and ecosystem. Interns will join EF teams for 12 weeks over the summer, contributing to active R&D and ecosystem-oriented projects across a wide range of focus areas. The internship is open to candidates worldwide and...
Pepe Coin price rare pattern points to a 150% jump as key metric rises
Pepe Coin price retreated this week, moving from the weekend high of $0.000005030 to the current $0.000004325. Summary Pepe Coin...
Fusaka Update – Information for Blob users
tl;dr: Over the last couple of days, some L2s noticed that their deployments on Sepolia didn't work properly anymore. This is due to EIP-7594 which changes the format for proofs. In anticipation of Fusaka, we urge all blob originators to update their software to create Cell Proofs instead of blob proofs. Background One underdiscussed aspect of EIP-7594 (PeerDAS) is that...
