Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Could Mean Near-Zero Fees for Layer-2 Blockchains: Fidelity Digital Assets
The upgrade is the first step toward enabling the network’s rollup-centric roadmap, the report said.
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The Protocol: Bitcoin Cry for Help Heard
It may seem perplexing to the corporate mindset that bitcoin’s price surged this week to a new all-time high above the old record around $69,000, even as the dominant Bitcoin Core software used to run the blockchain remains dependent on a group of volunteers. But there may be help on the way.
Bitcoiners, Solana Acolytes Crash Ethereum Conference in Denver – for a Reason
Last week’s ETHDenver conference drew a significant presence from developers and reps of blockchain ecosystems beyond Ethereum, taken as a sign of just how influential the second-largest distributed network has become.
What to Expect From Ethereum’s Cancun-Deneb Upgrade
The beginning of “The Surge” era in Ethereum’s roadmap sees a range of enhancements to scalability, efficiency and security. Here’s a breakdown.
Coinbase Moves to Improve Ethereum’s ‘Client Diversity’ by Adding Nethermind, Erigon
The publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange said it would add support for the additional Ethereum “clients” – computer programs used to access and run the distributed network – to help reduce dependence on the dominant Geth software.
S&P Global Just Made Ethereum’s Centralization Risk a TradFi Concern
Institutional interest in digital assets means that crypto terms such as ‘Nakamoto Coefficient’ are now mainstream issues.
Vitalik Buterin Floats Idea of AI-Based Code Audits, Ethereum Project Developers Back Him Up
In 2023, crypto users lost an estimated $2 billion to hacks and scams, with Ethereum experiencing the highest losses due to its extensive ecosystem and high-profile projects.
Polygon, StarkWare Tout New ‘Circle STARKs’ as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Circle STARKs are supposed to accelerate the proving process for zero-knowledge rollups, according to a white paper published by Polygon Labs and StarkWare.
The Protocol: Restaking Tokens Are Exploding, and Restaking Isn’t Even Live
In this week’s issue of our weekly blockchain tech newsletter, Sam Kessler explores how “liquid restaking tokens” or LRTs are remaking decentralized finance. PLUS: Starknet’s STRK airdrop, Stellar’s smart-contract facelift and bitcoin’s supply crunch.
Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Rollup Citrea Raises $2.7M in Seed Funding
Citrea says it plans to use zero-knowledge cryptography to help grow Bitcoin’s budding decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT ecosystems.