An open-source Bitcoin seed generator has converted radioactive decay events into 12-word and 24-word BIP39 recovery phrases using an offline hardware device. Summary Entropy32 Plus converts radioactive decay timing into twelve or twenty-four word Bitcoin recovery phrases offline. Firmware collects 512 comparison bits before conditioning the pool with its SHA-256 implementation locally offline. The device
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 role and functions in the Ethereum
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared his Bitcoin price prediction. He said crypto spot trading may be nearing its next bull market during an August 20 appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box. The CNBC segment was framed around Bitcoin price trends, the state of crypto, the CLARITY Act, tokenization, and Armstrong’s meeting with President Trump. BREAKING: Coinbase
Chainflip has lost 736,442.17 USDT through six unauthorized payouts after an attacker exploited its handling of TRON transaction memos. Summary Chainflip reported 736,442.17 USDT lost through six unauthorized payouts tied to its TRON integration exploit. Attackers repeated the same deposit eight times within approximately ninety minutes using altered transaction memos. One pending swap worth 115,654.41
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
The crypto industry eagerly awaits a September 15 vote, though it might not happen. Or maybe it will. Or it might get delayed or reappear in some other form. Source link
Ripple has identified corporate treasury clients handling roughly $13 trillion annually as a potential distribution channel for its $2.4 billion RLUSD stablecoin. Summary $13 trillion represents annual transactions handled by Ripple Treasury customers, not projected RLUSD transaction volume. RLUSD circulating supply reached $2.4 billion after growing more than 50% during one month. Around $1.4 billion
Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this “Checkpoint” series aims for brief high-level updates with a target cadence of every 4-5 calls, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the initial update here. All subsequent updates will be hosted here on the Ethereum Foundation blog. The
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has challenged Robinhood’s claimed 1:1 stock token backing by asking whether shares supporting the products could be lent to short sellers. Summary AMC CEO Adam Aron has questioned whether Robinhood lends shares supporting stock tokens to short-sellers. Robinhood describes each stock token as debt backed one-for-one by the corresponding underlying
TL;DR: The EPF successfully concluded the fifth cohort, Study Group 2025 and is preparing for cohort six (EPF6). Applications will be announced soon, keep an eye on the EF blog! In the meantime, get ready by enhancing your Ethereum protocol knowledge at EPF.wiki and sign up for the newsletter to get notified about announcements. The
