In a strategic move, Gitcoin, known for project funding, is changing its approach from a broad focus on public goods to enhancing Ethereum's grant infrastructure.
According to a new report report by data analytics platform Flipside, in 2023 Ethereum and Polygon were the leading chains in terms of monthly acquired users. Each of the chains gained over 15 M with Ethereum coming the first by a little difference.
The Dencun upgrade (Cancun-Deneb) has successfully been deployed on the Ethereum Goerli test network, overcoming a minor hiccup. A glitch that caused a four-hour delay was swiftly rectified with a patch.
Circle, the company behind the euro-backed stablecoin EURC, has expanded its availability. In addition to networks like Ethereum, Avalanche, and Stellar, EURC is now accessible on the Solana blockchain.
The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has entered into a partnership with GoDaddy, the global leader in domain registration. This initiative paves the way for users to seamlessly link their conventional Web2 domains to Ethereum names, all at zero extra cost.
Telegram trading bot Unibot is set to introduce a new token, UNISOL, specifically for its project's iteration on Solana. This token will operate independently from Unibot's original Ethereum-based UNIBOT token. The initial announcement met with some dismay among the community, but the developers were quick to address concerns: revenues generated by Unibot on Solana will be equally shared between holders of both tokens.
The recent bug in the Nethermind client software, which resulted in 8% of Ethereum validators being knocked offline, has raised alarms about the network's susceptibility to such flaws. The crux of the problem lies in the fact that most validators rely on the same software.
The prospect of a spot Bitcoin ETF gained momentum in June with BlackRock, an investment titan managing about $10 trillion in assets, submitting its application for registration.
The Ethereum development team is poised to initiate a test network for the forthcoming Dencun upgrade on January 17, 2024. Anticipated to bring a host of innovations, this upgrade is set to lower transaction fees for second-layer Rollups and enhance scalability.
Analysts from JPMorgan Chase, a major U.S. banking conglomerate, predict that Ethereum could potentially surpass Bitcoin by 2024. They attribute this potential shift to the anticipated EIP-4844 update, which is poised to significantly boost Ethereum's network efficiency and reduce transaction fees.
