Does development of the core protocols that power the Ethereum blockchain excite you? Are you interested in getting involved at the most fundemental and technical levels of the Ethereum protocol? I am excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the second cohort of the Core Developer Apprenticeship Program (CDAP)! What is CDAP
A new dispute has emerged between U.S. banks and crypto firms after comments about stablecoin interest products sparked public criticism from Kraken’s chief executive. Summary Kraken CEO David Ripley criticized the ABA for opposing stablecoin interest payments. The debate highlights growing competition between banks and crypto platforms The GENIUS Act passage provided a framework for
At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch 222464, the Pectra network upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet. Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia’s permissioned deposit contract prevented many execution layer clients from including transactions in blocks. The root cause was identified within minutes, and client teams immediately began working on a fix. This issue is due
Gold saw its worst day in years, falling more than 5%, which fueled Bitcoin’s rally and pushed the crypto market higher. Summary The crypto market is rallying as Bitcoin almost reaches $114,000 Gold plunged over 5% intraday, likely due to overextension Crypto market sentiment may be shifting to neutral territory Gold is crashing, and Bitcoin
The Mekong devnet was meant to be a playground for wallet developers to experiment with UX changes and for stakers to gain confidence in the upcoming Pectra changes. The Pectra network upgrade has been activated on the Ethereum Sepolia and Holesky testnets. These networks can now be used to test the Pectra upgrade features. In
Pi Network price stalls within its accumulation zone between $0.20 and $0.28, suggesting price may continue to range longer as the market seeks equilibrium after volatility. Summary $0.20 acts as strong accumulation support with daily closes holding firm. $0.28 serves as the upper range resistance capping upside momentum. Low volume suggests consolidation may persist before
We are pleased to announce that Hsiao-Wei Wang is joining the Ethereum Foundation’s Board of Directors. The current board members now include Aya Miyaguchi (President) , Vitalik Buterin (Founder), Patrick Storchenegger (Swiss council) and Hsiao-Wei Wang (Co-ED). As this transition unfolds, the board will share further updates on its… Source link
Circle is releasing a new developer toolkit designed to reduce the complexity of integrating cross-chain USDC transfers. The Bridge Kit packages existing protocol functions into a streamlined SDK, potentially cutting significant time from development cycles. Summary Circle unveiled Bridge Kit, a new SDK that simplifies cross-chain USDC transfers using its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP). The
The Pectra testnet activation revealed issues in clients with deposit contract configurations changes on Ethereum testnets. While Sepolia’s recovery was straightforward and the network has since fully recovered, Holesky experienced extensive inactivity leaks as part of its recovery mechanism. The Holesky network has since then finalized, but the exited validators would take approximately one year
Tokenized gold tokens XAUt and PAXG prices fell more than 6% each over the past 24 hours as the price of gold slumped to its biggest intraday dip. Summary Tether Gold and PAX Gold fell 6% each as tokenized gold tokens slumped alongside Gold. Spot gold fell to $4,122 an ounce, with the precious metal
