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Vitalik Buterin has addressed calls for changes at the Ethereum Foundation, rejecting demands for Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi’s resignation and criticizing pressure campaigns targeting the organization. His comments were in response to tweets from traders and industry players, including CoinMamba, Tetranode, and Evan Van Ness, who argued that appointing Danny Ryan as EF leader would…
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The Ethereum Foundation, de-facto figurehead of the Ethereum ecosystem, has responded to community frustrations by proving that it does in fact use the chain… to dump ETH. The complaints have generally been focused on the foundation’s lack of leadership, which many feel is to blame for Ethereum’s limited price action compared to bitcoin (BTC), SOL,…
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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has disclosed that the Ethereum Foundation is making large leadership changes in its structure. However, Buterin clarified that this does not mean the foundation would change its general ideology or risk losing its position as a neutral platform. Ethereum Foundation Making Changes, but Not Ideological Ones Ethereum seems to be…
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the firm might explore becoming a spot market maker spot market for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) if the regulatory environment in the US undergoes significant changes.
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Toni Wahrstätter, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has called for patience in addressing Ethereum’s block gas limit expansion, citing technical challenges in a Dec. 9 post.
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Ethereum’s DeFi sector is experiencing a revival, fueled by renewed market enthusiasm following Donald Trump’s election victory.
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Starknet has launched its staking program for STRK tokens, becoming the first Ethereum layer-2 network to enable staking, according to a Nov. 26 statement shared with CryptoSlate.
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Ethereum is undergoing its most prolonged inflationary period, with over 350,000 ETH (worth around $1.1 billion) added to its supply since the March Dencun upgrade, according to Ultrasound.money data. Ethereum’s current inflation rate is 0.35%.
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Bitfinity Network, a Bitcoin Layer-2 solution compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), has officially launched its mainnet after raising nearly $12 million, according to a Nov. 19 statement shared with CryptoSlate.
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The Ethereum Foundation has introduced the Mekong Testnet, a short-term testing environment designed to allow developers to explore new features from the upcoming Pectra upgrade before its mainnet release.
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A recent report from the Checkmarx Security Research Team reveals a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the NPM ecosystem. The attack involves a malicious package, jest-fet-mock, which uses Ethereum smart contracts to manage its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. This malware targets Windows, Linux, and macOS, marking a new level of complexity in supply chain attacks, especially…
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Nov 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Blockchain
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age “jest-fet-mock,” which implements a different approach using Ethereum smart contracts for command-and-control operations. The package masquerades as a popular testing utility while distributing malware across Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. This discovery represents a notable difference in supply chain attack methodologies, combining blockchain technology with traditional attack vectors in a way not previously observed…
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UBS Asset Management, a subsidiary of Zurich-headquartered investment bank UBS, has launched its inaugural tokenized fund on the Ethereum blockchain, aiming to expand access for its clients.
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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has added more to the section of the Ethereum roadmap called “The Splurge,” aiming to advance the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) toward a stable, high-performance “endgame state.”
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Liquid staking protocol Lido launched its Community Staking Module (CSM) on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet on Oct. 25. The CSM allows any user staking ETH to become a solo validator.
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Crypto exchange Kraken announced the upcoming launch of Ink, an Ethereum layer-2 network based on the Optimism Superchain, in an Oct. 24 statement.
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Indian regulators are considering banning private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and prefer the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to offer safer and more inclusive financial systems, according to local media reports.
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Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley has explained why he believes recently launched spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen significantly lower trading volumes and inflows compared to their Bitcoin counterparts.