Ethereum

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has officially assumed the role of CEO of the Polygon Foundation, marking a pivot in the organization’s leadership makeup and a sweeping overhaul of the network’s longterm roadmap. Nailwal, who launched the project …

Long-time Ethereum advocate William Mougayar is to be the curator and editor of the Ethereum Market Research Center (EMRC), a community-led initiative aimed at raising the profile of the blockchain’s ecosystem among institutional and professional …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred around $2.6 million worth of tokens through the privacy-focused protocol Railgun on Wednesday, in what appears to be both a routine financial transaction and a quiet endorsement of blockchain-based …

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: Berachain Taps Ethereum’s Pectra Playbook …

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 …