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
BlackRock’s BUIDL tops $900M on Avalanche after adding $436M in one week, while total AUM reaches about $2.87B. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has passed $900 million in assets under management on the Avalanche network, according to Wu Blockchain. The figure was reported using data from RWA.xyz. The tokenized money market fund grew by about $436 million
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has estimated Ethereum’s annual electricity consumption at 7.87 gigawatt-hours. That equals a continuous power demand of about 0.90 megawatts. The study places Ethereum near the lower end of energy intensity among major proof-of-stake blockchains when researchers adjust electricity use for market value. Cambridge also estimated annual emissions of about
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
In crypto news today (July 10), Bitcoin has continued its rally from yesterday, holding above $63,000 and up 0.8% over the past 24 hours, trading at $63,800. Liquidations continue to drop, sitting at $191M today, down from $282M yesterday, with over $137M of that figure coming from short positions, a flip from yesterday and a
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal bin Saqib has called for continued discussion on digital assets under Islamic law. His statement followed a meeting with scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on July 11. Saqib said both sides shared one aim: protecting Pakistanis from fraud, exploitation, and financial harm. Summary Pakistan’s crypto chief seeks technical and
tl;dr Altair pre-release is out Over the past week, beacon chain Altair pre-release specs — Stargazer v1.1.0-alpha.1 and Half of ’em just look like dots v1.1.0-alpha.2 — were released. These represent the first feature complete releases of the upcoming Altair upgrade to the beacon chain, and give engineering teams something concrete to dig into. Altair
But the 2026 midterm election is coming up quite soon — Nov. 3, so less than four months from now — and lawmakers will have to face their own base and flanks after they break for the summer recess and go into the final campaign swing. That means that U.S. President Donald Trump and the
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has renewed speculation about the company’s next Bitcoin transaction. In a July 12 post, he shared Strategy’s familiar acquisition chart and wrote, “Orange dots tell only part of the story.” The chart marks past Bitcoin purchases, but the message did not say whether Strategy had bought, sold, or taken no
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! Baseline The Baseline project is defining a
