March 13, 2025
Ethereum

Weekly price analysis: prices range on uncertain economic outlook

Crypto prices traded within a range last week as crypto takes is relegated to the back burner in the wake of economic uncertainties Exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows were negative as Bitcoin ETFs logged net outflows of $62.9 million while Ethereum ETFs logged $8.9 million in outflows Bitcoin Bitcoin’s price action continued trading rangebound, with weekly

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A new chapter in the infinite garden

My dear Ethereum community, Today, I’m excited to turn the page and share that I will be closing this chapter as Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation soon and stepping into a new role as its President. This new opportunity will allow me to continue supporting EF’s institutional relationships, and to expand the reach of

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What we know about the $49.5 million Infini exploit so far

Infini neobank hacked for $49.5M USDC, swapped for 17,696 ETH. The attacker exploited retained admin privileges in Infini’s smart contract. Infini’s founder has promised full compensation, citing negligence in authority transfer. On February 24, 2025, Infini, a Hong Kong-based stablecoin neobank blending cryptocurrency and traditional finance, experienced a devastating security breach, resulting in the loss

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Bitcoin Pepe set to reap big from its virality, fundamentals, and timing

The crypto market is subject to a neutral market sentiment even as the bulls remain in control. Subsequently, majors like Ripple and Ethereum are range-bound while their steady fundamentals support the prices.  On the other hand, more savvy investors are shifting their focus to meme crypto projects with the potential to revolutionize the industry. One

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Pectra Audit Competition Launches on Cantina

Today, we’re excited to announce the Pectra Audit Competition, kicking off on Cantina! This month-long event will run from February 21 to March 24, and we’re excited to see what issues the security community can find. Why Pectra Matters Some of the key EIPs for Pectra are listed below From EOAs to Smart Accounts (EIP-7702)

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Franklin Templeton launches a Bitcoin and Ethereum index ETF

Franklin Templeton has launched EZPZ ETF tracking Bitcoin and Ether. The EZPZ ETF is the second US crypto index ETF. The other crypto index is Hashdex’s Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (NCIQ). Franklin Templeton, a prominent global asset manager, has introduced a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that provides investors with exposure to both Bitcoin (BTC)

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Stories from Bangkok: Devcon SEA Scholars Program

Ryuta Aoki Ryuta is an artist, artistic director, conceptual designer, system architect, software engineer, entrepreneur, and social sculptor based in Tokyo. Ryuta describes his Learning Artifact, SOTOROJI, as part of a series of spatial devices that lead from the ordinary to the extraordinary, utilizing the modern social affordance of “seeing a QR code and scanning

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Weekly price analysis: crypto prices reel from risk off sentiments

The crypto market trended lower last week as US tariffs rocked the market, causing investors to flee to safe-haven assets like Gold Crypto prices, which recovered slightly on Monday and Tuesday, continued trending downward as uncertainty looms Meanwhile, spot ETF inflows remained positive despite some days of outflows Bitcoin Bitcoin’s price trended lower over the

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Hyperliquid launches its general-purpose EVM and unveils bug bounty program

Hyperliquid has launched its general-purpose EVM dubbed HyperEVM. The HyperEVM integrates with Hyperliquid’s L1 consensus mechanism for security. The Hyperliquid Bug bounty offers up to $1M for identified bugs. Hyperliquid, the layer-1 blockchain platform, has launched HyperEVM, its general-purpose Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The HyperEVM is live. This is a major step toward the vision

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Pectra Testnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

The Pectra network upgrade is scheduled to activate on Ethereum testnets! It will go live on Holesky at epoch 115968 (Feb. 24, 21:55 UTC) and then on Sepolia at epoch 222464 (Mar. 5, 7:29 UTC). The Pectra testnet client releases are listed below. Once both testnets have successfully upgraded, a mainnet activation epoch will be

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