December 8, 2025
Ethereum

Development Update #1 – Ethereum.org

⭐ Introducing Ethereum Studio Today we’re excited to release v 1.0 of Ethereum Studio: a simple web-based IDE, which lives right on ethereum.org One of the most consistent suggestions we’ve received for Ethereum.org is to improve the developer experience. While the site pointed users to extensive third-party resources, it lacked a compelling path that would

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Crypto

Fed’s rate cut leaves stock, crypto markets unsteady

Markets got the rate cut they wanted, but along with it, a sobering message from the Fed they didn’t see coming. Jerome Powell’s warning that more easing may not be in the cards this year rattled investors, sending the Dow into a reversal and triggering a bloodbath in the crypto market led by Bitcoin. Summary

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Ethereum

Announcing a Taiwan-specific Wave of Grants

The Taipei Ethereum Meetup recently hosted Crosslink Taiwan 2019. It was a wonderful event and a perfect opportunity for the Ethereum Foundation’s Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) to provide a Taiwan-specific wave of grants! The recipients are as follows. 🍍 Group 1: Ethereum-based Technical Projects: USD$5,000 awarded to each project Eauth (License: MIT): An OAuth-compatible service

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Crypto

Europe is falling behind on crypto regulation: BTCS

Overregulation threatens to remove Europe’s edge in digital assets, says Wojciech Kaszycki, CSO of BTCS. Summary Regulatory divergence between the U.S. and the EU is accelerating Tether, the largest stablecoin on the market, is actively banned in the EU Each EU country must pass its own law to interpret MiCA, creating inconsistency A few years

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Ethereum

Ecosystem Support Program call for applications

Introducing the Ecosystem Support Program In the beginning, most Ethereum-related development and research occurred within the Ethereum Foundation. Today, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown from a small garden to a vast, vibrant rainforest. Along the way, the Ethereum Foundation’s role within the ecosystem has changed almost as much. However, supporting Ethereum to the best of

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Crypto

XRP price prediction as Fed cuts interest rate

Summary XRP price trades near $2.63 after the Fed’s 25 bps rate cut, consolidating below key resistance. A breakout above $2.80–$3.00 could extend gains toward $3.20 if risk sentiment improves. Failure to hold $2.50 may trigger downside toward $2.30–$2.40 as markets digest the Fed’s cautious tone. The Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut has set off

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Ethereum

Ethereum Istanbul Upgrade Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 9,069,000, which is predicted to occur on Saturday, December 7, 2019. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Sunday, December 1, 2019 to account for the variable block times Ethernodes.org has

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Crypto

Ripple, BNB suffer pullback, Digitap’s cross-border coin could lead industry watchlists as next big altcoin

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. XRP and BNB dip as market cools; investors eye Digitap’s $1m presale for potential 38% near-term gain. Summary Ripple and BNB dip 3% as investors shift focus to DigiTap, the $1m presale fintech disruptor.

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 4

Welcome to the fourth installment of eth2 quick update. There are a lot of moving pieces to talk about this week. Other than the heroic eth2 client development going on, these are the highlights: tldr; Differential fuzzing grant Sigma Prime has been awarded a grant to lead the differential fuzzing effort for eth2 clients. This

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Altcoins

Bitcoin, altcoins slip as the Fed lowers interest rates by 25 basis points

The US Fed has cut rates by 25 bps, signaling a softer monetary stance. Bitcoin price is down 3% to $111,400 as traders digest the policy move. Fed to end the quantitative tightening on December 1. The cryptocurrency market has seen renewed volatility after the US Federal Reserve announced a widely expected 25-basis-point interest rate

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