Announcing Devcon Improvement Proposals (DIPs)
Today, we (the Devcon organizing team) are excited to make public a new way to get involved in next year’s event, and one that should make Devcon an experience that better represents Ethereum as a whole. Devcon Improvement Proposals (DIPs) are a new tool to involve collaborative community input from across the ecosystem. They are […]
ESP: Beyond Grants | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Since transitioning into the Ecosystem Support Program from EF Grants, we’ve talked about defining “support” more comprehensively, thinking beyond simple grant funding. But what does a more comprehensive definition of support actually mean? In practice, it means something different for every project, and it starts with a conversation. ESP was conceived to make a wide […]
Is Bitcoin Price Facing A Correction To $46,000? Here’s What This Analyst Thinks
Over the past week, the Bitcoin price put in one of its finest performances since the start of 2024, breaking above $50,000 for the first time since 2021. While the premier cryptocurrency has been moving mostly sideways in the past few days, it continues to hold its own above the $51,000 mark. However, a popular […]
ECB exec allays privacy concerns surrounding digital euro
In a recent meeting with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Piero Cipollone, a member of the ECB Executive Board, discussed the forthcoming digital euro, specifically its privacy features, infrastructure procurement, and operational standards. Cipollone’s presentation emphasized the ECB’s proactive approach to collaborating with EU-based entities for the digital currency’s infrastructure. He […]
Validated, staking on eth2: #5 – Why client diversity matters
*Disclaimer: None of this is meant as a slight against any client in particular. There is a high likelihood that each client and possibly even the specification has its own oversights and bugs. Eth2 is a complicated protocol, and the people implementing it are only human. The point of this article is to highlight how […]
Aptos Market Cap Skyrockets, $574 Million Worth Of APT Tokens Set To Shake The Market In Q1 2024
Aptos (APT), a Layer-1 blockchain network, has shown significant growth in key metrics during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, following the overall recovery of the crypto market. Furthermore, according to a recent report by Messari, Aptos experienced notable advancements in various aspects of its ecosystem. Inflation And Genesis Supply Unlocking The circulating market cap […]
How the US threatens crypto’s core values
As investors lick their moistened chops for the coming Bitcoin ETF, just to have their Bitcoin ironically held by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s war on self-custody rages on, the US Bitcoin industry is looking down the barrel of a radically new paradigm. A new paradigm which might not be all that […]