As previously announced, the Ropsten network has been deprecated and will be shut down in the coming weeks. Over the past few months, infrastructure providers have gradually stopped supporting the network and validator participation rates have been steadily declining. The vast majority of remaining validator nodes will be shut down during the December 15-31, 2022
The mystery is finally solved. ZachXBT just exposed insider trading activities at Axiom Exchange, that Y Combinator-backed Solana platform. Turns out employees were allegedly using internal admin tools to spy on profitable traders and front-run their own users with that data. Some people are pretty disappointed that this is what all the hype led to.
Solana price dipped about 1.9% in 24h to around $86 on Feb 27 as intraday volatility clashed with a still‑bearish weekly structure highlighting deeper support near $50. Summary Solana price traded near $86–$87 on Feb 27, with intraday swings between roughly $84 and $88 and a daily move of about -1.9%. Despite short‑term recovery attempts
The Ethereum Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the Merge Data Challenge 🐼. The challenge ran for ~9 weeks surrounding the Merge, allowing for data analysts to gather and review information both before and after the big event. Participants submitted a treasure trove of data and analysis in 45(!) different blog posts. Enjoy
Bitcoin neared $63,000 in Saturday trading after the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, pushing the largest cryptocurrency down roughly 3% in a matter of hours and extending what had already been a difficult weekend for risk assets.The move brings bitcoin to its lowest level since the Feb. 5 crash, when the token
Hyperliquid price trades near $28 as traders watch a potential $30 breakout driven by the HIP-6 token launch proposal. Summary Hyperliquid price is consolidating between $26.3 and $30 after a multi-week pullback. HIP-6 could increase on-chain token launches and expand fee-driven buybacks. A confirmed move above $30 may shift short-term momentum in favor of buyers.
Community & education Crowdsourcing Technical Ethereum Content in Taipei Nic Lin Open call for technical papers from Taipei’s Ethereum community. Community & education Crypto Economics Security Conference Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence The Crypto Economics Security Conference (CESC) bringing together researchers and practitioners to discuss the most recent developments in web3. Community & education
DCTRL, a Bitcoin hub and hacker space out of Vancouver, the fair-weather Canadian city, has announced the sunset of its downtown basement location, iconic among early adopters for its tinkerer mindset and hardware hacker culture. The community will be migrating to a new location in the coming weeks, and updates to the vision of the
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The Protocol Support team is organizing a grant round to support the upcoming Ethereum KZG Ceremony. The KZG Ceremony is a coordinated public ritual that will provide a cryptographic foundation for Ethereum scaling initiatives like EIP-4844. Learn more about the Ceremony and participate in the test version at ceremony.ethereum.org. If you’d like funding support to
