Ethereum upgrades, layer-2 rollups, staking, and the wider EVM ecosystem. 165 stories curated by CryptoCatalyst.
GhostHash, a prominent Ethereum infrastructure provider, has shared data showing that EIP-4844 has reduced rollup costs by 10x. This upgrade is part of Ethereum's ongoing efforts to improve scalability and reduce fees for users.
Vitalik Buterin believes AI could help developers mathematically verify entire software systems, turning the same technology powering new attacks into a tool for defense.
Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade has successfully passed its test phase, raising the gas limit to 200 million. This paves the way for a significant increase in network capacity, scheduled for a public test on October 6. The upgrade aims to enhance transaction efficiency and reduce congestion on the Ethereum network.
An MEV bot called 'Yoink' intercepted $7.7M in stolen rsETH from an attempted Ethereum wallet exploit. Kelp temporarily froze the receiving address, preventing further damage.
NetNet Capital's token supply surged by 18.1% this week, reaching 80,000 from 67,800. Over 90.2% of the supply is currently staked, reflecting strong investor confidence.
Vitalik Buterin is pushing for EIP-8288 in Ethereum's I-star upgrade to make quantum-safe privacy more affordable. The proposal would make RISC-V the canonical instruction set for Ethereum. Separately, researchers have halved the estimated quantum resources needed to attack Bitcoin and Ethereum, though the two approaches use different accounting methods.
Consensys is dividing into two separate entities. MetaMask will operate independently, while a new company will handle Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain services. Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin will lead the new MetaMask firm.
The Ethereum Foundation has set a 2029 deadline to make the network quantum-resistant, aiming to protect against potential threats from future quantum computers. Upcoming upgrades, including the Hegotá upgrade, will be evaluated against this timeline.
Harmony has proposed sunsetting its layer-1 blockchain and migrating its native token, ONE, to Ethereum. This follows a recent exploit and plans to discard 109,000 transactions. Users are urged to exit smart contracts before September 10.
Ethereum has finalized the Frame Transactions feature in the Hegotá upgrade, allowing users to pay gas fees without holding ETH. This move, supported by Vitalik Buterin, aims to enhance flexibility and security, including protection against quantum computing threats.
Standard Chartered is now offering Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to institutions in Dubai, integrating crypto with its existing foreign exchange platform. This marks the first time a major global bank has provided spot crypto trading in the UAE.
Solana's transaction fees have reached an all-time high while validators are cutting the supply of new SOL tokens twice as fast. This means less SOL will be available in the market, potentially increasing scarcity and value.
Robinhood Chain, launched just two months ago, generated $2.66 million in daily revenue on August 30, surpassing Ethereum. The network processed 5.52 million transactions as users created 22,600 new tokens, driven by memecoin trading tools.
Crypto.com's Cronos blockchain was halted after a $75 million exploit. $6 million was moved to Ethereum before validators froze the chain, leaving the rest stranded. The network is currently not producing blocks.
Ethereum ETFs saw a massive inflow of $226 million in a single day, marking their strongest performance in 10 months. This brings the total inflows over nine sessions to $1.4 billion, nearly matching Bitcoin's ETF inflows.
A draft Ethereum proposal would let validators deposit with quantum-resistant keys, then permanently stop accepting the key format the network runs on today.
Tom Lee's firm, Bitmine, purchased $81 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) in the largest weekly haul since early July. This comes as ETH's price surged 30% in a week, with Lee suggesting this could signal a larger upward trend.
Ethereum's Layer 2 network, Base, has seen a massive surge in Total Value Locked (TVL), reaching $1.5 billion in just one week. This growth highlights the increasing adoption of Layer 2 solutions for scalable and cost-effective transactions on Ethereum.
The Ethereum Foundation, in collaboration with Yukon and zkSecurity, has launched better.codes, an open research challenge to improve the security of hash-based SNARKs. The challenge formalizes a Proximity Prize problem in Lean and puts its soundness bound on a public leaderboard for anyone to improve.
A trader who made $49 million shorting crypto lost $24 million in 12 seconds when a 50,000 ETH short was liquidated. The forced unwind contributed to a surge in ether's price.
A team funded by Optimism has redirected $49 million worth of OP tokens from planned user airdrops to a fund controlled by the Optimism Foundation. This decision was made through a single deciding vote, sparking debate about decentralization in the ecosystem.
Ethereum's upcoming upgrade will make sending ETH to new addresses more expensive than existing ones, breaking software that relies on a flat 21,000 gas fee. Wallets and apps will need updates to avoid incorrect fee calculations.
Digital asset treasury firm SharpLink has allocated $200 million worth of Ether to liquid staking protocol Lido to boost treasury productivity. In a joint interview, leaders from SharpLink and Lido also pushed back against EIP-8363, arguing that reducing Ethereum issuance would undermine native yield and institutional adoption.
Bitmine, chaired by Tom Lee, has purchased an additional $19 million worth of Ethereum, bringing its holdings to 96% of the way to owning 5% of Ethereum's total supply.