December 8, 2025
Ethereum

Development Update #2 – Ethereum.org

Hey Ethereum! Here’s the latest update from the ethereum.org team: Style guide & Design upgrade Ethereum.org is getting an upgrade! In January we released a style guide (figma doc) for public comment and feedback, and we’re currently in the process of rolling it out live on the site. We also published a set of design

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Crypto

What to expect from Fed interest rate decision

The Federal Open Market Committee is once again set to decide on interest rates, with far-reaching consequences for crypto markets. Summary The FOMC meeting is scheduled for October 28 to 29, with the decision coming after Markets widely expect that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates Rate cuts could boost Bitcoin further Investors

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Ethereum

Validated, staking on eth2: #3 – Sharding Consensus

Special thanks to Sacha Yves Saint-Leger & Joseph Schweitzer for review. Sharding is one of the many improvements that eth2 has over eth1. The term was borrowed from database research where a shard means a piece of a larger whole. In the context of databases and eth2, sharding means breaking up the storage and computation

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Crypto

Hedera price rises after major Canary HBAR ETF news

Hedera price rose for four consecutive days after Canary filed Form 8-A of its spot HBAR ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as the crypto market rally continued. Summary HBAR price rose after Canary filed its 8-A for its ETFs. There is speculation that the HBAR ETF will be approved this week. Technicals

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Ethereum

Introducing the Devcon Archive (and an event update)

Friends, Out of respect for those within our own community and around us currently facing the ongoing global health crisis, our team has decided to temporarily hold scheduled Devcon announcements, first teased in our last post. In the meantime we wanted to share something else that we’ve been working on, which was intended for release

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Crypto

Yellow Network taps XRPL EVM Sidechain to power RWA trading

Yellow Network, a blockchain network backed by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, has integrated with XRPL EVM Sidechain to advance its real-world assets trading system. Summary Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen-backed project Yellow Network has announced integration with XRP Ledger. The collaboration involves Yellow Network’s proprietary layer-3 clearing network dubbed Yellow Clearnet. Integration with the XRPL EVM

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 10

Have some fun announcements for y’all this week 🙂 Other than the items below, client teams continue to move toward production. More on that next week! tl;dr Least Authority Phase 0 audit complete As discussed many months ago, we engaged with Least Authority to conduct a full audit of the Phase 0 specifications. The audit

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Crypto

Up 440%, can the Robinhood stock price keep surging?

Robinhood stock price continued its strong bull run and is slowly nearing its all-time high.  Summary Robinhood share price has jumped by 440% in the last 12 months. The company’s business is doing well, with its revenue and profits rising.  Technical analysis points to a potential reversal. Robinhood has jumped by 440% in the last

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Ethereum

Ecosystem Support Program: Allocation Update

As we embark on a new decade(!), the Ecosystem Support Program team wanted to speak to some of the recent growth, transition and learning around the program, and share details of our 2019 financial allocations. What is ESP? The Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) is the arm of the Ethereum Foundation focused on providing support to

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Crypto

Solana ETF launch prospects rise as Bitwise gets NYSE OK

Solana ETF preparations are now entering final stages after the NYSE certified Bitwise’s staking product for listing. The formal listing notice signals that all exchange-level requirements are now met, pending a final operational launch. Summary NYSE approved Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, clearing a key listing step. The fund could launch as soon as October 28

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