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
Dogecoin and pepe led a sharp meme coin bounce on Friday, with traders leaning into “meme season” talk as 2026 gets underway. Dogecoin was up about 11% over 24 hours, while pepe rose roughly 17% on the day after a stronger intraday push. Crypto’s meme basket has also been heating up more broadly. CoinGecko’s GMCI
According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has skyrocketed by 37.41% to $88.29 million, up from last week’s $65.58 million. Summary NFT sales jumped 37% to $88.3M with buyers and sellers rising sharply. $X@AI BRC-20 NFTs led the market with a $17.1M record-breaking sale. Bitcoin overtook Ethereum as the top NFT chain by weekly sales
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
Fedi will release its full software stack as open source on Jan. 3, completing a pledge made at launch in 2024. The company said all Fedi software has now transitioned to the Affero General Public License (AGPL), following an interim period under a business source license. The change makes Fedi’s codebase publicly available under a
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. WPA Hash unveils a new 2026 Bitcoin mining architecture, aiming to solve cost, efficiency, and return challenges. Summary WPA Hash introduces a 2026 Bitcoin mining architecture focused on efficiency, sustainability, and intelligent revenue sharing.
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
Bitcoin Faces Liquidation Risk at $88,000 as AI Detects Rising Leverage Artificial intelligence systems monitoring crypto derivatives markets are now flagging rising Bitcoin liquidation risk as BTC continues to trade near the $88,000 level. According to blockchain data AI, traders have built up large leveraged positions that could amplify the next price move. This creates
Privacy coins are cryptocurrencies designed to conceal transaction details that are typically visible on public blockchains. Summary Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies use advanced cryptography to hide transaction details, offering stronger financial privacy than public blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Investors and builders are refocusing on privacy as a competitive advantage, with a16z crypto arguing it could become
tl;dr Rayonism☀️, hacking the Merge together This week, protolambda and others released plans for Rayonism, an ambitious month-long hack to create Merge devnets based on current specs with a stretch goal of adding sharding to these devnets along with L2 rollup integrations. The primary motivation is to unite development around a unified Merge spec to
