tl;dr Upgrade for London, yes you! The hotly anticipated upgrade to Ethereum mainnet — London — has a fork block scheduled, and mainnet client releases are out. As mentioned before, to allow for validator deposits, the beacon chain validators come to consensus on the state of the proof-of-work chain and process deposits sequentially from there.
ChangeNOW is widening its speed lead in the non-custodial swap market, with new benchmark data showing median settlement times of under one minute—dramatically faster than the industry median of roughly 45 minutes. Seven months ago, ChangeNOW was already pulling ahead of the pack. Swapzone’s mid-2025 speed benchmark clocked the exchange at a median of roughly
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! InterRep For a user
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist and former Facebook executive, recently argued that bitcoin has a “structural failing” that could limit its long term adoption by governments and central banks. Speaking on People by WTF podcast during the World Government Summit, Palihapitiya said that for a digital asset to become widely accepted at the
The launch of X Money has moved into a high-profile limited external beta, sparked by recent social media activity from Elon Musk and William Shatner. Summary X Money has entered a high-profile external beta, highlighted by posts from Elon Musk and William Shatner promoting early access. The initial version focuses on peer-to-peer fiat payments, a
Welcome to London! This is an exciting time for the Ethereum ecosystem, and the pace will only pick up further as we approach Altair [1] [2] and the Merge in the months ahead. The Beacon Chain now has 6.5+ million Ether staked, and 200K+ active validators online across five clients, and the network is now
Built on Bitcoin’s ethos and technology, Satlantis is an event organizing platform designed for “real-world maxxing”, a Gen Z term for enjoying the real world with real people. As AI fills social media, confusing and distorting whatever signal it once had, an exodus to real-world experiences has begun to take place. Some statistics show that
Cybersecurity researchers are warning that a powerful iPhone exploit kit is increasingly being used in cybercrime campaigns targeting cryptocurrency users. Summary Google researchers identified a powerful iOS exploit kit called Coruna containing 23 vulnerabilities across five exploit chains. The malware can scan devices for crypto wallet recovery phrases and financial data, potentially enabling attackers to
Ethereum rally above $2,100 follows a sharp spike in open interest. A break above the resistance at $2,175 could open the path toward $2,500. Large ETH withdrawals from exchanges point to tightening supply. Ethereum has climbed above the $2,100 after a strong daily rally that pushed the asset higher amid renewed interest in derivatives markets.
The crypto market is moving fast again, and volatility is back with a bang. As U.S.–Iran tensions escalate and oil briefly surged toward $85, Bitcoin dipped to nearly $66,000 before rebounding and holding the $68,000 range. Spot investors aggressively bought the dip, while Bitcoin ETFs recorded $458 million in inflows, signalling steady accumulation despite geopolitical
