tl;dr I am stepping down from my co-ED role at the EF at the end of February 2026. Bastian Aue is taking over the co-ED role alongside Hsiao-Wei. The future is bright for builders, for Ethereum, for the EF, and for me. Future of Ethereum As competing ideas emerge and fail and the markets jump
Bitcoin’s early March rally lost momentum with a brief break to $74,047, before reversing and sending price back toward the monthly open near $67,000. The move underscores how firmly the $62,500–$72,000 range continues to define market structure following February’s capitulation. On-chain and order-flow data suggest the market is stabilising rather than deteriorating. Realised losses have
Circle has added upfront fee payments to CCTP Fast Transfer, allowing developers to quote and collect cross-chain USDC fees on the source network while preserving the amount delivered to recipients. Summary CCTP developers can collect Fast Transfer and Forwarding Service fees before a USDC transfer. Fees can be paid in USDC or the source blockchain’s
Platform is a new team inside the EF with one goal: Deliver the strongest possible Ethereum platform, where L1 and L2s are best positioned to support users, apps, and all organizations building on Ethereum. This requires improving the L1 L2 relationship, so that we grow as a mutually reinforcing system across each layer. Since the
In Bitcoin news today, an unidentified group behind Sunday’s Liquid Network breach has returned 3,400 of the 4,000 BTC withdrawn from the network’s federation wallet, according to information shared by Samson Mow. Mow is a former Blockstream chief strategy officer who has posted regular updates on the incident. About 598 BTC, worth roughly $47M, remains
The Clarity Act has faced a new threat ahead of its Sept. 15 procedural vote, with Republican senators warning that the measure may lack the 60 votes needed to advance. Summary The Senate has scheduled a procedural vote on the Clarity Act for Sept. 15. Republicans need at least seven Democratic or independent votes if
tl;dr: Ethereum Protocol Studies returns for 2026 with new content tracks in cryptography, lean consensus and zkEVM, plus a new self-paced learning platform. The program kicks off February 23rd. Visit epf.wiki to get started. Ethereum Protocol Studies (EPS) is back. Since launching as a 10-week study group ahead of EPF5, EPS has grown into the
Castle has opened its automated financial platform to individual users, allowing customers to convert any portion of the 12% annual dividend paid by Strategy’s STRC preferred stock into Bitcoin. Summary Castle users can receive STRC dividends in cash, Bitcoin, or a combination of both. STRC carries a 12% variable annual dividend rate for September record
Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper since 2024, has left the company, according to two people familiar with the matter. Source link
We introduced Protocol last June which organized our work around three strategic initiatives: Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX. A lot has happened since then! In this post, we want to share what we accomplished last year, how our thinking has evolved, and where Protocol is headed in 2026. TL;DR Great progress with tracks
