We are thrilled to announce the 39 grantees selected for the recent Academic Grants Round. This grants round invited researchers, think-tanks, Ph.D. students, and all those interested in advancing knowledge around the Ethereum ecosystem to submit academic proposals. Thank you to all those who submitted proposals, and congratulations to all the grantees. We are pleased
Arthur Hayes’s family office is looking to raise at least $250 million for a new fund that will invest in or acquire medium-sized cryptocurrency firms. Summary Arthur Hayes’ family office eyes a new fund to buy crypto companies. Maelstrom Equity Fund I has an initial target of $250 million and $1 billion by September 2026.
The Sepolia testnet will undergo a post-merge execution layer (EL) upgrade at block 1735371, expected on August 17, 2022 The upgrade will cause EL clients on the network to disconnect from peers which have not transitioned to proof-of-stake. It does not add additional functionality beyond this. Sepolia node operators must upgrade their execution layer client
Summary BTC price could rally back above $112k-$115k if macro sentiment levels out. Credit stress easing off, for example, could see BTC testing levels above $120k. If ETF inflows or industrial whale accumulation increase, this would also significantly inmprove the bull case for BTC. Bitcoin price is feeling the pressure as gold overtakes the euro
tl;dr Merge sequence engaged 🚀 Mainnet Merge incoming Yesterday on the Consensus Layer call, client engineers agreed on Mainnet parameters for the Merge — a Bellatrix epoch of 144896 and a Paris TTD of 58750000000000000000000 (tentative). The TTD is based on Proof-of-Work difficulty and is thus a bit hard to estimate precisely. The target date
After a volatile week of failed recoveries and fading momentum, Ethereum price is showing renewed signs of strain as it slips deeper into correction territory. Summary Ethereum price has fallen nearly 7% in 24 hours and 12% over the past week, erasing recent gains. The token is now trading near $3,773, about 15% lower than
Ethereum is moving to proof-of-stake! The transition, known as The Merge, must first be activated on the Beacon Chain with the Bellatrix upgrade. After this, the proof-of-work chain will migrate to proof-of-stake upon hitting a specific Total Difficulty value. The Bellatrix upgrade is scheduled for epoch 144896 on the Beacon Chain — 11:34:47am UTC on
Zcash price dropped to the $190 support level. Macro headwinds also had Bitcoin falling to below $105,000 to trigger further bleeding across crypto. Analysts remain bullish despite the dip. Zcash (ZEC) tumbled to lows of $190, with its double-digit declines reflecting widespread market unease. Triggered by macroeconomic pressures, most coins plummeted to key levels, including
Japan’s largest financial institutions have joined forces to launch a stablecoin pegged to the yen and US dollar, aiming to revolutionize cross-border payments and streamline financial processes. Summary Major banks in Japan have teamed up to issue a stablecoin pegged to the Yen and the US dollar. The stablecoin will be integrated with existing financial
~20 days until the Merge 🚀 tl;dr Merge Data Challenge 🧪📊 In preparation for the imminent Merge, the Merge Data Challenge is live! The Merge is the most complex upgrade to Ethereum to date and potentially to any public blockchain network ever. And with that comes tons of data to collect, data to visualize, tools
