tl;dr Merge progress — minor spec updates, engineering full steam ahead 🚂 No progress in client diversity. Be selfish, run a minority client! Merge update First of all — fantastic work to all of the engineering teams on the Kintsugi sprint, which culminated in the launch of the Kintsugi Merge testnet. It is incredible to
Within minutes of the first U.S.-Israeli missiles striking Tehran on Saturday morning, a different kind of exodus was already underway. Crypto outflows from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, surged 700%, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The spike was capital flight, executed in real time, by Iranians racing to move money out of a country
The crypto app Pump.fun is taking a significant step beyond its meme-coin roots, announcing broad new trading support that allows users to buy and sell a wider array of tokens directly within the platform. Summary Pump.fun now lets users trade a range of assets including WBTC, USDC, Ethereum (via Wormhole), and other launchpad tokens inside
In our last post, we outlined Devconnect as a week-long gathering that will feature independent Ethereum events, which aim to bring the Ethereum community together in smaller groups to talk, learn about, or make serious progress on specific subjects. Learn more at Devconnect.org Announcing Devconnect Dates Save the date: Devconnect is scheduled to take place
There was a time when placing a bet required planning. You went to a physical shop. You checked the odds board. You filled out a slip. You waited in line. Now it takes less than a minute and sometimes less than a few seconds. The difference isn’t just convenience. It’s connectivity. The Smartphone Changed the
Bitcoin price holds near $68,000 as short-term holders show restraint despite US-Iran war tensions. Summary Bitcoin price is trading near the top of its weekly range between $62,900 and $69,300. Short-term holder exchange inflows remain muted despite geopolitical escalation. A daily close above $70,000 could shift short-term momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $68,308 at press
Community & education Web3 Lagos Conference in Lagos, Nigeria covering a variety of topics including making the switch from Web2 to Web3. Community & education Blockchain Fellowship ESatya Three month online course aiming to familiarize Nepalese developers with the key elements of blockchain technology through instruction and project-based learning. Community & education Ethereum Eje Cafetero
The crypto market is going up today, March 2, even as the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East escalated. Summary The crypto market remained stable on Monday even as the war in Iran started. This rally happened as the economic impact of the crisis remained limited. The crypto recovery could be a dead-cat bounce, a
ProCap Financial increases Bitcoin holdings to 5,457 BTC after buying 450 coins as companies accelerate corporate Bitcoin treasury strategies. Corporate interest in Bitcoin continues rising as companies increase digital asset reserves. ProCap Financial recently expanded its Bitcoin treasury during a market dip. The firm added to its holdings 450 BTC of nearly $30 million. As
Queridos Amigos, A few years ago, we outlined what Devcon was all about in the original version of this post, and spoke to our renewed focus on growing the Ethereum ecosystem. In this updated version, we’re excited to re-announce Devcon 6, and to share details on our site-selection, timing and more. 🥁 Devcon 6: 11-14
