September 20, 2026
Ethereum

Launching a Quadratic Funding round for SEA communities

Dear Ethereum explorers, Announcements are coming one after another as we get closer to Devcon. Today we’re thrilled to announce the launch of a quadratic funding round for SEA communities by clr.fund! We see the excitement and grassroots energy in Southeast Asia growing and have witnessed the passion from local builders firsthand during our SEA

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Bitcoin

Solana Network Upgrade Makes it Faster and Cheaper: But Will it Move SOL Price?

In Solana news Today, the new Transaction V1 format went live on mainnet at approximately 01:00 UTC on September 15, 2026, raising the maximum size of a single transaction from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, according to the Solana Foundation. That is roughly 3.3 times more room for instructions, signatures, and account data packed into

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Crypto

Singapore jails six over S$4.9M crypto poker heist

Six Malaysian men have been sentenced to prison over an armed robbery at a Singapore high-stakes poker game where the group stole roughly S$4.9 million in cryptocurrency, cash and luxury goods. Summary Six Malaysian men received prison terms for the S$4.9 million armed Singapore poker robbery case. Wong and Goh each received 12 years 11

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Ethereum

Meet Cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellows!

As a global public resource, technology must remain open, accessible, and dedicated to promoting the greater good. The Next Billion Fellowship Program is a testament to this vision, seeking to capture stories of communities whose lives are changing for the better. Today, we are proud to introduce seven individuals with remarkable stories to share. Their

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Bitcoin

The Fed rate decision is shaping up to be a nightmare for Warsh. Bitcoin might still shine

According to Brooks, the primary narrative is not today’s anticipated rate hike, but rather the additional policy tightening expected later this year. Warsh may therefore struggle to deliver a message that aligns with the aggressive pricing currently seen in the markets. “Tomorrow’s Fed meeting is a nightmare for Warsh. There’s no way he can live

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Crypto

Polymarket brings blockchain indexing in-house with rindexer for faster data

Polymarket has moved its primary blockchain indexing infrastructure in-house, cutting the time needed to surface some onchain events by as much as 14 blocks, or roughly 28 seconds. Summary Polymarket has moved its primary blockchain indexing in-house using the Rust-based rindexer tool. The new system can surface onchain events up to 14 blocks, or roughly

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Ethereum

ZK Grants Round Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Amit Kumar New York University Proof Carrying Data from folding GKR with protostar Current Interactive Verifiable Computation (IVC) schemes face challenges with the Witness-Multi-Scalar Multiplication (Witness-MSM) barrier, limiting efficiency. We propose leveraging the Goldwasser-Kalai-Rothblum (GKR) accumulation scheme to significantly reduce the witness size, overcoming these limitations. Utilizing the Protostar compiler, we will fold the GKR

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin, BTC-Related Stocks Tumble After Senate Blocks Clarity Act

Bitcoin’s price tumbled — along with crypto-related stocks — following the blockage of the long-awaited Clarity Act.  The price of the leading cryptocurrency recently stood at $75,939, down 4% over the past day, after dropping as low as $75,038 at one point on Tuesday.  Lawmakers blocked the landmark digital asset market structure bill in a

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Crypto

Crypto market sinks as Fed hike odds climb above 92%

The crypto market has lost more than 2% of its value, pushing Bitcoin below $76,000 as traders prepare for a likely Federal Reserve rate hike and a key Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. Summary The global crypto market capitalization fell more than 2% to about $2.6 trillion. Bitcoin dropped over 3% and traded below

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Ethereum

blog.ethereum.org mailing list incident | Ethereum Foundation Blog

On 2024-06-23, 00:19 AM UTC, a phishing email was sent out to 35,794 email addresses by [email protected] with the following content Users who clicked the link in the email were sent to a malicious website: This website had a crypto drainer running in the background, and if a user initiated their wallet and signed the transaction

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