Ethereum

Blockchain development platform Alchemy said it has acquired Solana developer DexterLab for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition will accelerate the development of Solana-based Web3 applications to meet growing enterprise demand, Alchemy said in an …

Crypto insurer Chainproof announced a new product Wednesday that lets Ethereum stakers protect against slashing and guarantees them a en az yearly yield. Slashing, while rare, is a big concern for stakers. It’s a feature that keeps the validators …

After the successful deployment last week of Pectra, Ethereum’s biggest upgrade in more than a year, the network’s core developers are already shifting focus to the next major chain upgrade: Fusaka. Pectra, the biggest code change to Ethereum since …

Ethereum activated its long-awaited “Pectra” upgrade on Wednesday, marking the blockchain’s most significant overhaul since the Merge in 2022. The update aims to streamline staking, enhance wallet functionality, and improve overall efficiency. It …

Ethereum developers are preparing for Wednesday’s much anticipated Pectra upgrade, set to bring the biggest code change to the blockchain since the Merge in 2022. Pectra – a blend of the names Prague + Electra – consists of two upgrades happening on …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is calling for a major simplification of the protocol, aiming to reduce its complexity to a level closer to Bitcoin’s while preserving its unique strengths in programmability and scalability. In a blog post …

Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist on Sunday filed the Ethereum Improvement Proposal 9698, a plan to let the blockchain’s gas limit grow on autopilot over the next four years. Feist is best known in crypto circles for his efforts in scaling …

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a new proposal over the weekend that would radically overhaul the system that powers its smart contracts. Buterin’s suggestion, which he posted on Ethereum’s primary developer forum, involves replacing the …

Almost one year to the day after Ethereum protocol EigenLayer launched its “restaking” network to unprecedented industry fanfare, the network is finally adding a core feature that was, until now, glaringly absent: “slashing.” Eigen Labs hopes …