Contract deployment Genesis deposits Bootstrap consensus tl;dr v1.0 specs released 🚀 v1.0 spec release Today, we released v1.0 of the eth2 specs, including the mainnet deposit contract address — 0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa. eth2 will have a MIN_GENESIS_TIME of 1606824000 (or for those of you who don’t think in unix time — December 1, 2020, 12pm UTC). To
Founded by the team behind the Ethereum Foundation’s Institutional Privacy Task Force, EthSystems is building privacy and compliance technology for Ethereum Key backers include Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin NEW YORK, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EthSystems, an engineering and research company (the “Company”), today announced its public launch with anchor funding from Bitmine Immersion
The United States Senate returned from its holiday recess on July 13 with one piece of paper waiting on its desk that matters more to crypto markets than any price chart. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the market structure bill the industry has chased for the better part of two years, sits on the
Summary Versions of geth built with Go or are most likely affected by a critical DoS-related security vulnerability. The golang team has registered this flaw as ‘CVE-2020-28362’. We recommend all users to rebuild (ideally v1.9.24) with Go 1.15.5 or 1.14.12, to avoid node crashes. Alternatively, if you are running binaries distributed via one of our
Confirmo introduces recurring stablecoin billing across wallets, exchanges, and enterprise platforms. Subscribe supports USDC and USDG payments across Solana and Polygon networks. FTMO partnership helped develop Confirmo’s automated subscription payment infrastructure. Confirmo has launched a stablecoin-based subscription payment service, enabling businesses to automate recurring billing through wallets and exchange accounts. Confirmo Introduces Stablecoin Subscription Infrastructure
Ethereum has remained below $1,800 as traders await U.S. inflation data despite growing expectations of a breakout above $1,850. Summary Ethereum remains below $1,800 as traders await U.S. CPI data and Fed signals. A breakout above $1,850 could trigger short liquidations and open a path toward $2,200. Analysts continue to back the bullish setup while
tl;dr This week the EF announced the Eth2 Staking Community Grants round in an effort to support a more delightful staking experience. This is an open call for proposals for grants that aim to enhance all things staking — tools, documentation, educational resources, etc. Check it out for more details including a non-exhaustive wishlist. Proposals
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting he lied to federal investigators about threats made by a cryptocurrency businessman during a 2021 extortion incident. Summary A former Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to federal investigators
Bitcoin has rebounded from its late June lows, climbing back above $64,000 even as the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, began monetising part of its Bitcoin holdings. At the same time, ETF inflows have slowly returned after June’s record outflows, helping the market absorb the additional supply surprisingly well. With Bitcoin now trading below the $64,500-$65,000
The EF is excited to announce the results of the Medalla data challenge, a data hackathon focused on the Medalla testnet ✨ The prompt was open-ended: we asked for data tools, visualizations, and analyses of testnet data; in short, anything that would help the community make sense of all the data. Over the course of
