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Ethereum Devs Poised to Split Blockchain’s Next Big Upgrade, ‘Pectra,’ in Two

On Thursday, Ethereum developers will decide if Pectra will be split into two forks. If developers agree on the split, the first package could come in 2025, as early...

Ripple Will Soon Add Ethereum Compatible Smart Contracts to XRP Ledger

The contracts will exist on a sidechain built on XRPL, developers said in a Tuesday post.

Record Drop in Ethereum Gas Fees Marks Historically Bullish Signal For ETH, Analyst Says

The fees represent a more than 95% drop from the 83.1 gwei levels in March, when the network saw a spike in activity.

As Restaking Takes Shape on Solana, Ethereum-Focused Renzo Jumps in With ‘ezSOL’

Liquid restaking protocol Renzo, known for its work on Ethereum-based projects like EigenLayer and Symbiotic, disclosed Wednesday that it's preparing a new liquid staking token focused on the Solana-focused...

Ethereum Set for Overhaul of Crucial Programming Standard With ‘EVM Object Format’

The EOF proposal is a series of planned changes aiming to update the ubiquitous Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) – the programming environment that executes smart contracts on the blockchain,...

Ethereum-Based Protocol Alkimiya Creates Market for Hedging Bitcoin Fees

One question is whether the protocol can pull in loyal bitcoin users – or if it will eventually end up on an Ethereum-compatible layer-2 network atop Bitcoin.

Vitalik Buterin Reflects On Strengths, Weaknesses of Ethereum, ‘Hardening’ the Blockchain

The co-founder and intellectual leader of the largest smart-contracts blockchain ecosystem addressed a packed room at the EthCC conference in Brussels.

Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana

Shared sequencers and veri availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad components and functions.

Obol Labs Forms Industry Group to Push for Decentralized Validator Technology

As blockchain projects push to further decentralize, the developer Obol Labs has formed a group of companies working in the Ethereum ecosystem to concentrate on the growing field of...

MegaLabs, Behind the ‘Real-Time’ Blockchain, Raises $20M, Led By Dragonfly

The fresh round of capital will go towards building out the MegaETH protocol, with the aim of having a testnet go live in the next few months.