March 17, 2026
Ethereum

Olympic: Frontier Pre-Release | Ethereum Foundation Blog

What began all the way back on midnight of February 1st 2014, is coming to a close: we are happy to announce the release of the ninth and last in the Ethereum Proof-of-Concept series. We invite the community to participate in the ongoing Proof-of-Concept IX testnet in our present release, Olympic, made available now. The

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Crypto

Is Ethereum price gearing up for a $4,000 breakout as BitMine chases a 5% supply stake?

Ethereum price is trading around $3,00 per ETH right now. A reasonable base case is a choppy range between roughly $2,400 and $3,600 over the next 6–12 months, with upside capped unless macro and ETF flows turn decisively risk‑on again. Summary BitMine added 171,264 ETH to staking, lifting its staked stack to about 1.94m ETH worth roughly

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Blockchain

Binance launches USD1 rewards programme with WLFI token airdrops

Binance launched a USD1 rewards campaign, distributing $40m in WLFI tokens through weekly airdrops. WLFI payouts are based on users’ net USD1 balances, with higher rewards for USD1 used as collateral. USD1’s market cap has surpassed $3 billion, while WLFI activity has increased across DeFi and payroll uses. Binance has rolled out a new rewards

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Bitcoin

Coinbase Forms Quantum Computing Advisory Board

Earlier this week, Coinbase announced the creation of an Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain, aiming to safeguard the crypto ecosystem against emerging quantum threats.  The board will bring together leading experts in quantum computing, cryptography, and blockchain to assess risks and provide guidance to the broader industry. Quantum computers, if scaled successfully,

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Ethereum

Announcing eπ: Ethereum on Raspberry Pi Programme

As part of our drive to introduce Ethereum to the far corners of the world, not to mention demonstrate the potential for embedded blockchain technology (even without light-nodes) I’m happy to announce the roll-out of our “eπ” Ethereum-on-Raspberry Pi programme. As part of our programme, we’re offering a full-kit for placing a full Ethereum node

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Crypto

Crypto faces $2.3b options expiry stress test as Bitcoin, Ethereum hug key strikes

Bitcoin and Ethereum face a $2.3b options expiry that will reveal whether the new options-heavy market structure can absorb hedging flows without reigniting casino-style volatility. Summary Around $2.3b in BTC and ETH options expire today, marking 2026’s first major derivatives settlement and a key liquidity inflection point. BTC trades near $89.7k versus $92k max pain;

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Ethereum

The Business Imperative Behind the Ethereum Vision

Special thanks to Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood and Jeffrey Wilcke for countless revisions feedback, picks at their brains, and helping me read their tea leaves. Introduction In the world of cryptography-based computer science, the Ethereum technology vision has captivated the imagination of a large number of software developers and technologists who saw its obvious promise. But

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Bitcoin

Ozak AI Shows Potential to Outperform ETH and SOL ROI by 300×–1,000× Over the 2026–2029 Growth Window

Ozak AI ($OZ) is emerging as one of the most closely watched early-stage AI crypto projects as analysts model long-term ROI curves stretching into the 2026–2029 window. Built at the intersection of artificial intelligence and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), Ozak AI blends autonomous intelligence tools with scalable infrastructure in a way neither ETH nor SOL

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Crypto

Is XRP price set for a rebound as funding rates flip negative?

XRP price is drifting toward the $1.90 support zone as fading volume and negative funding rates suggest traders may be leaning too heavily to the short side. Summary XRP trades near $1.91, with weekly losses deepening and volume dropping nearly 50%. Funding rates have stayed negative since December, showing short-heavy positioning. Price is testing the

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Ethereum

The Problem of Censorship | Ethereum Foundation Blog

One of the interesting problems in designing effective blockchain technologies is, how can we ensure that the systems remain censorship-proof? Although lots of work has been done in cryptoeconomics in order to ensure that blockchains continue pumping out new blocks, and particularly to prevent blocks from being reverted, substantially less attention has been put on

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