March 16, 2026
Ethereum

Devcon5 On-Chain Ticket Sale | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Over the last few months, we’ve been coordinating with the talented team over at ether.cards to bring an NFT-based on-chain ticketing solution to the Ethereum community in time for Devcon5. This experiment will take place in two parts, with a raffle and an auction with proceeds donated to the Devcon Scholars Program taking place in

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Bitcoin

Vitalik Buterin Calls on Ethereum to Lead on AI Privacy at ETHMumbai

At the ETH Mumbai conference on 12 March, Vitalik Buterin didn’t talk about scaling upgrades or gas fees. Instead, he talked about AI and why it could become the next major security risk for crypto users. The Ethereum co-founder used his keynote to introduce a concept he calls CROPS AI, Censorship-Resistant, Open-Source, Private, and Secure

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Crypto

BlackRock brings Ethereum staking yield to ETFs as Mutuum Finance expands on-chain yield opportunities

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. BlackRock launches Ethereum ETF with staking rewards as DeFi platforms like Mutuum Finance expand crypto yield opportunities. Summary DeFi yield models expand as Mutuum Finance builds Ethereum-based non-custodial lending pools. Mutuum Finance lets users

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Ethereum

Announcing Ethereum Foundation and Co-Funded Grants

We are today unveiling over $2M USD in Foundation-led and co-funded grant funding aimed at furthering Serenity (Eth2.0) development as we move nearer to the launch of the Beacon Chain. Eth2.0 Client Grants In recent months, the Ethereum Foundation granted substantial awards to leading client development teams currently tasked with delivering long-standing multi-client testnets as

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Crypto

Synthetix price forms compression as buyback plan emerges

Synthetix price moved slightly higher as the project published its roadmap for 2026, which includes token buybacks and new trading products. Summary Synthetix price rose slightly after the protocol published its roadmap for 2026. The plan includes SNX buybacks, multi-collateral trading, and new markets on Ethereum. On the chart, Synthetix price is forming a compression

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Ethereum

The Promise of Ethereum: Introducing the EF Mandate

Dearest Friends, Today we are publishing the EF Mandate, a document that serves as part constitution, part manifesto, and part guide for the Ethereum Foundation. It is written primarily for the EF itself: to be clear about what we are here to do, the principles by which we make decisions, and what we must both

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Bitcoin

BTC nears one-month high of $74,000

Bitcoin BTC$72,835.62 is adding to overnight gains in early U.S. trading on Friday, continuing to show strong relative price action after many months of underperformance to assets like stocks and precious metals. Trading at $73,800, bitcoin is higher by nearly 5% over the past 24 hours, with most of those gains coming after U.S. Treasury

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Crypto

Solving Bitcoin’s gas issue (without a fork)

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Every smart contract platform has a fee asset baked in. For example, Ethereum (ETH) has ETH, Solana (SOL) has SOL, but with Bitcoin (BTC), however, things get messy. If you want expressive

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Ethereum

Live: Devcon5 Final Ticket Appeals

This is it: Final appeals are the last way to book your ticket to Osaka for Devcon 5 Note: All participants in the on-chain Devcon Ticket Raffle and Auction will receive an NFT-ticket to Devcon5! In the next days, your ERC-721 and will be issued to the addresses used in the on-chain sales and we’ll

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Bitcoin

David Bailey Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

David Bailey has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026, returning to the conference he helped build to share his perspective on Bitcoin’s expanding role across media, capital markets, and corporate strategy. As the Chairman and CEO of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA), Bailey has executed one of the most ambitious consolidation plays in

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