March 13, 2025
Ethereum

Bitcoin drops to $76k after Trump fails to rule out a recession

Ether dropped 9%, XRP fell 2%, and Dogecoin lost over 8% in 24 hours Investors react to Trump’s comments about a possible recession The US stock market lost more than $1.7 trillion in value Crypto prices have fallen across the board, with Bitcoin dropping below $77,000 as investors continued to react to US President Donald

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BBVA gets nod to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading services in Spain

BBVA customers in Spain will soon be able to trade Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The bank will roll out the crypto trading services in phases. First, the bank will allow a select group of customers to test the services before expanding it to retail customers. Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), the country’s second-largest

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Ethereum Foundation Board of Directors Update

We are pleased to announce that Hsiao-Wei Wang is joining the Ethereum Foundation’s Board of Directors. The current board members now include Aya Miyaguchi (President) , Vitalik Buterin (Founder), Patrick Storchenegger (Swiss council) and Hsiao-Wei Wang (Co-ED). As this transition unfolds, the board will share further updates on its role and functions in the Ethereum

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Sepolia Pectra Incident Update | Ethereum Foundation Blog

At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch 222464, the Pectra network upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet. Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia’s permissioned deposit contract prevented many execution layer clients from including transactions in blocks. The root cause was identified within minutes, and client teams immediately began working on a fix. This issue is due

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Mekong Deprecation Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

The Mekong devnet was meant to be a playground for wallet developers to experiment with UX changes and for stakers to gain confidence in the upcoming Pectra changes. The Pectra network upgrade has been activated on the Ethereum Sepolia and Holesky testnets. These networks can now be used to test the Pectra upgrade features. In

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Devconnect 2025 – An “Ethereum World’s Fair” in Buenos Aires

We’re excited to announce that the next Devconnect will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 17th to the 22nd, 2025! This year, we are aiming for something bigger than just Devconnect: We want to support an effort that the local community has already started — bringing Argentina onchain. In Buenos Aires and Argentina,

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Bybit CEO confirms that $280M of the stolen $1.4B is no longer traceable

Bybit CEO has said that 20% of the $1.4B stolen from the exchange is now untraceable. Hackers converted $1B in ETH to BTC via THORChain and spread it. So far, 11 bounty hunters have assisted in freezing $42M of the stolen funds. In a stunning update, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has revealed that $280 million

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Bitcoin Pepe emerges as a possible go to altcoin as crypto market bleeds

The crypto market has crashed, losing $1.01 billion in liquidations. Bitcoin (BTC) has plunged below $84k while altcoins like ETH and SOL have slumped 15-20% Bitcoin Pepe’s presale offers a compelling alternative with the price set to rise from $0.0255 to $0.0268 in next presale stage. The crypto market is reeling from a brutal wave

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Welcoming a new EF leadership structure

The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce a new leadership structure, welcoming Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak as co-Executive Directors effective March 17th. This marks an exciting new chapter in the Foundation’s evolution as we continue to support a growing Ethereum ecosystem…. Source link

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Audit Results for the Pectra System Contracts

The security of the Ethereum protocol is continually being improved, and one recent effort is the external security review of the Pectra System Contracts. The results of this review can be found in the audits repository, and the TL;DR is that all discovered issues deemed relevant or important from these reviews have been addressed. Audit

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