Bitcoin BIP-110 enters mandatory phase at 2.53% support
Bitcoin’s contentious BIP-110 test has moved from signaling into an actual chain split, and the first hours show miners overwhelmingly continuing to build on the existing Bitcoin chain. Summary ...
Getting to the Frontier | Ethereum Foundation Blog
So first some background. We’ve already covered a little about what to expect from Frontier in the Ethereum Launch Process blog post and Gav has given us a comprehensive overview of the state of the development effort. You can also read about some of the ongoing security work, including the bug bounty system. The bug bounty program has found my favorite...
Galaxy says Ethereum, Solana may rethink token inflation models
Galaxy Research Vice President Lucas Tcheyan said on Aug. 7 that Ethereum and Solana are confronting a similar policy question: how much token issuance is needed to pay for network security, and when does that security budget become more costly than useful? The debate is moving...
Mihai’s Ethereum Project Update. The First Year.
Into the ether Hello, fellow Ethereans. I am Mihai Alisie, one of the Ethereum founders, and for the past year I’ve served as the Vice President of the Ethereum Foundation and Director of Ethereum Switzerland. In the early days of the project I concentrated my attention on the community side and worked on the holons idea for a distributed physical...
Brazil sets 24-hour hold on $10,000 crypto transfers
Brazil’s central bank has ordered virtual asset service providers to hold certain crypto transfers for up to 24 hours from Jan. 1, 2027, adding a new anti-fraud layer to the country’s expanding digital asset rulebook. ...
Jutta’s update on bug bounty program and security audit
Hi, Jutta writing again – I initially introduced myself when we started the bounty program earlier this year and I’m happy to provide you with an update on what’s happening on the security side prior and throughout launch. We have had some high quality submissions by bounty hunters – kudos for the creative exploits sent along that the bugs...
Trezor user says life savings stolen via Google phishing ad
A crypto user claims he lost his life savings after a sponsored Google result impersonating Trezor directed him to a phishing website. Summary ...
Ethereum Builders: A Proposed Experiment
Hello, fellow Ethereans. I am Mihai Alisie, one of the Ethereum founders, and for the past year I’ve served as the vice president of the Ethereum Foundation and as director of Ethereum Switzerland. In the early days of the project I concentrated my attention on the community side and worked on the holons idea for a distributed physical infrastructure....
Circle brings native USDC and CCTP to OKX X Layer
Circle has launched native USDC and its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol on OKX’s X Layer, giving developers and businesses direct access to the regulated stablecoin across payments, DeFi and automated applications. Summary ...
Ethereum’s unexpected future direction | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Ethereum has been preparing what we consider to be the most exciting digital alliance since IBM and Microsoft partnered so successfully on the IBM PC. We know that you’ve been anticipating great things from Ethereum and we are delighted to present you with this exciting and unexpected news. As you know, mining in Ethereum is best done on graphics...
