In late 2024, the Ethereum Foundation, together with Secureum, The Red Guild, and Security Alliance (SEAL), launched the ETH Rangers Program, an initiative to provide stipends for individuals doing public goods security work in the Ethereum ecosystem. The goal of the program was straightforward: to fund independent efforts that enhance the resilience of the Ethereum
The unit formalizes past operations, building on 1.5 million euros in seized crypto the exchange processed in 2025 for agencies including Interpol and Europol. Source link
Sweden’s tax authority has ordered six crypto companies operating in Boden to pay nearly 540 million Swedish kronor (approx. $56 million) in additional taxes after finding that the firms used business structures to obtain tax benefits they were not entitled to. Summary Sweden has ordered six crypto firms operating in Boden to pay nearly SEK
Application Infrastructure Developer tooling EthereumJS maintenance Maintenance for the EthereumJS TypeScript stack to ensure reliability and compatibility with execution-layer changes. This includes implementing protocol updates, improving tests, and supporting downstream developers. Link Application layer Research Protecting Ethereum User Anonymity via Tor Enhances Ethereum light client privacy by integrating Tor. This project designs and implements a
The “White hat” party that withdrew nearly 4,000 bitcoin from the Liquid Network federation wallet on Sunday returned 3,400 BTC to the wallet on Monday. About 598 BTC, or 15% of the consolidated pile, stayed at the same holder address as an implied bounty fee worth 48 million dollars. The return transaction (bc49a46d), confirmed at
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich acknowledged on Sept. 6 that the company had not adequately explained its Series 10 executive option plan or the structure connecting him to major shareholder MMXX Ventures. Summary Metaplanet fixed its Series 10 option pool at 319,464,000 potential shares after removing automatic adjustments. Simon Gerovich exercised 92,000 rights, receiving 64,032,000 shares
TL;DR: We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the seventh cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF7). EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol developers to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. In each cohort, a diverse group is assembled to work toward advancing Ethereum’s roadmap focused on the core properties that
LAPTOP will launch on Base with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. The project will airdrop tokens to selected TRUMP investors and eligible users. Up to 30% of LAPTOP tokens could be burned through preset events. Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, will launch the LAPTOP memecoin on Base on September
Bitcoin has fallen 0.8% to about $79,176 over the past 24 hours as analysts forecast continued trading between $78,000 and $82,000 before the Federal Reserve’s September policy decision. Summary Bitcoin traded between $78,707 and $80,494 over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. CoinEx expects the price to remain between $78,000 and $82,000 until the
This past week, just over 100 Ethereum core contributors gathered above the Arctic Circle — in Longyearbyen, Svalbard — for the Soldøgn Interop: a week of intense work on the Glamsterdam network upgrade. Soldøgn followed last year’s Berlinterop, but returned to the format used by Amphora 🏺, Edelweiss 🏔️, and Nyota ✨: a single-track week
