Author: Michael Johnson
Stablecoins and the Base network sit at the core of its plans through 2026. The strategy places Coinbase closer to retail brokerages and derivatives platforms. Security and support concerns remain a constraint as the platform broadens. Coinbase is entering 2026 with a platform that looks increasingly different from a traditional crypto exchange. The company is placing greater emphasis on stablecoins, its Ethereum layer-2 network Base, and a wider range of trading products that stretch well beyond digital tokens. The shift reflects how crypto platforms are adapting as growth in spot trading cools and competition intensifies. Rather than positioning itself only…
tl;dr Kiln🧱🔥 is up, check it out#TestingTheMerge is in full swing. Do your part, get involved! Kiln🧱🔥 is up, check it out One week ago, the Kiln🧱🔥 testnet went through the Merge transition to evolve from a PoW testnet to a fully functional PoS testnet. If you run validators on Mainnet, now is the time to test your post-merge setups. Jump into the Kiln landing page and dig in. Seriously. It’s time. #TestingTheMerge is in full swing. Get involved! The transition from PoW to PoS on Kiln was not without issue. Due to an encoding error, Prysm was producing invalid…
Over the past year, the Ethereum Foundation has significantly grown its team of dedicated security researchers and engineers. Members have joined from a variety of backgrounds ranging from cryptography, security architecture, risk management, exploit development as well as having worked on red and blue teams. The members come from different fields and have worked on securing everything from the internet services we all depend on each day, to national healthcare systems and central banks. As The Merge approaches, a lot of effort from the team is spent analyzing, auditing and researching the Consensus Layer in various ways as well as…
Today, we’ve published the EF report, which we hope helps the community understand what the Ethereum Foundation is, our core principles, and our vision of Ethereum as an infinite garden. Click here to read the full report, and to learn more about the EF, our resource allocation processes, 2021 support, and the non-financial ways that EF teams contribute to helping Ethereum continue to grow into everything that we dream for it to become. Source link
The Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program is one of the earliest and longest running programs of its kind. It was launched in 2015 and targeted the Ethereum PoW mainnet and related software. In 2020, a second Bug Bounty Program for the new Proof-of-Stake Consensus Layer was launched, running alongside the original Bug Bounty Program. The split of these programs is historic due to the way the Proof-of-Stake Consensus Layer was architected separately and in parallel to the existing Execution Layer (inside the PoW chain). Since the launch of the Beacon Chain in December of 2020, the technical architecture between the…
tl;dr ETHStaker/clr.fund Ethereum Staking CLR ETHStaker and clr.fund are running a CLR funding round to help boost important projects for the Ethereum staking ecosystem. That is — projects that help make staking on Ethereum more accessible, safe, decentralized, and generally a pleasant experience. This funding round utilizes Constrained Liberal Radicalism, often referred to as Quadratic Funding (QF), to allocate a large pool of funds (more than $350k!) to relevant projects. QF ensures the amount of funds matched to a project is not just a function of dollars allocated, but also the number of unique individuals that allocate to a given…
A few weeks ago, we came together in Amsterdam for the first-ever Devconnect. Over eight days, members of the Ethereum community hosted events, intensive workshops, and enlightening talks. When we announced Devconnect, we envisioned the ecosystem coming together for depth-first and fruitful discussions, and to learn while making serious… Source link
Ropsten will be the first longstanding testnet to run through The MergeA new Ropsten Beacon Chain was launched on May 30, 2022 to provide consensus to the networkThe Ropsten Beacon Chain will upgrade to merge-compatible protocol rules (Bellatrix) at slot 24000, expected on June 2, 2022After this, a Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD) will be chosen to activate The Merge on the proof-of-work chain. Node Operators will need to manually set this value on their clients.June 3 update: the exact Terminal Total Difficulty for the Ropsten Merge is 50000000000000000. A subsequent announcement explains how node operators and stakers can ensure their…
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we check in on projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees!… Source link
A Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD) of 50000000000000000 has been selected for the Ropsten Merge.Stakers and node operators must manually override the TTD in both their execution and consensus layer clients before June 7, 2022.Proof-of-Work testnets can have volatile hash rates and the exact timing of The Merge on Ropsten is hard to predict accurately. Assuming no unexpected hash rate fluctuations, we expect The Merge to happen around June 8-9, 2022.Note that syncing an execution layer client on Ropsten may take several hours to days and is required to run through The Merge. Background Earlier this week, the Ropsten testnet’s transition…