Ethereum is very much a global community, but within that larger ecosystem lives a vast and vibrant web of local, grassroots communities. These local community nodes are a Schelling point for thousands of Ethereans, often organized around a shared geography, language, or on-the-ground meetup. They’re also a gateway for onboarding thousands of soon-to-be Ethereans, be
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As Ethereum lags with 70% gains in 2024, emerging L1 networks like Graphite are stepping up, offering faster speeds, lower costs, and a trust-driven blockchain ecosystem. With the end of 2024 quickly approaching, Ethereum
TL;DR Berlin is ready to be deployed! We’re moving fast: the first testnet to upgrade, Ropsten, is scheduled to upgrade on March 10th. Mainnet is scheduled for April 15th. If you are running an Ethereum node, you should upgrade it to a Berlin-compatible version ASAP for testnets and before April 7th for mainnet. See below
Arkham Intelligence has partnered with Sui Network to integrate Sui blockchain data into its analytics platform. The collaboration will provide Sui (SUI) users access to Arkham’s tools, including dashboards, entity and address pages, real-time alerts, and visual tracing features. The partnership also involves Walrus Protocol, a decentralized data storage solution being developed by Mysten Labs,
tl;dr Finalized: rebranding the blog Upgrade your nodes! Finalized, rebranding the blog If you’ve read my recent writings or listened to me speak about Ethereum and this grand upgrade that’s in the works, you’ve perhaps noticed that I’m not only shying away from discussing “phases” (instead, referring to a series of independent upgrades), but that
Plume, a modular layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset finance, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, backed by prominent blockchain and crypto-focused venture capital firms. The Plume Network team announced that the round was led by Brevan Howard Digital, Haun Ventures, and Galaxy Ventures. The funding will be used to expand Plume’s
Community & education ETHTerakoya Educational initiative by Couger organizing public meetings, workshops, and working groups producing prototypes and standards. Community & education EthereumCN Chinese language resources and community building, including eth2 resources and a program for university students. Community & education Truffle Sponsorship of the TruffleCon 2020 virtual developer conference. Community & education Creacion de
Ethena Labs aims to integrate its staked synthetic dollar, sUSDe, with World Liberty Financial, a DeFi protocol endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. The decentralized finance protocol has submitted a proposal to add sUSDe to World Liberty Financial’s upcoming Aave instance. If approved by the community, the staked stable token will become a core collateral asset
With the arrival of the beacon chain in 2020, Ethereum today supports two types of clients: those focusing on the execution-layer (often referred to as eth1) and those powering the proof-of-stake consensus layer (aka eth2). As those running validators are well aware (since they run both client types), each serves a specific purpose, and powers
Analyst Jacob King has labeled MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-focused business model a “giant scam,” claiming it is unsustainable and destined for collapse. King, a contributor to the Whalewire newsletter, issued this critique of MicroStrategy in a detailed post on X. King argued that MicroStrategy’s strategy of issuing bonds to buy Bitcoin (BTC) is a “giant Ponzi scheme.”
