Cryptocurrency

PKT Cash – Development Update July 2021

The July 2021 development update coincides with numerous milestones, including the PKT blockchain crossing the 1 millionth block, the completion of the 7th decimation, and milestone achievements for the PKT...
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12 Jul 2021

Cjdns Version 22 with Wireguard Based Encryption, Pt 1

On June 27th, 2021, the first permanent cjdns session was established using protocol version 22. Version 22 uses a new encryption handshake protocol based on a modified version of Wireguard,...
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9 Jul 2021

Allocation Update: Q1 2021

Happy July! Read on for the list of projects funded in Q1 of this year. But first: office hours are in session! Signups are open now through this Sunday (July 4) for teams or individuals to request a one-on-one call with the ESP team during the week o...

1 Jul 2021

How Does The PKT Blockchain Work?

An inside look at the blockchain that pays based on internet bandwidth.
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24 Jun 2021

PKT Network Incentivizes Everyone To Monetize Their Internet

An introduction to PKT Network as a high speed, end-to-end encrypted internet built by the people for the people.
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18 Jun 2021

London Testnets Announcement

The long-anticipated London upgrade is now ready for deployement on the Ethereum testnets! The upgrade will first go live on Ropsten, at block 10499401, which is expected to happen around June 24, 2021. This upgrade follows Berlin, which was activated...

18 Jun 2021

Grantee Roundup: May 2021

It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent mile...

2 Jun 2021

Finalized no. 26

Steady progress tl;dr Altair progress Rayonism wrapped up; The Merge progresses...

25 May 2021

Quests along the Road to Devcon

Friends, As the Ethereum ecosystem continues to grow and mature at break-neck speeds, we continue to work hard on delivering an amazing Devcon 6. Though the timing is still unclear as to when we’ll all be able to reunite in Bogota, we want to keep our...

19 May 2021

Ethereum’s energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%

TL;DR: Ethereum will use at least ~99.95% less energy post merge. Ethereum will be completing the transition to Proof-of-Stake in the upcoming months, which brings a myriad of improvements that have been theorized for years. But now that the Beacon ch...

18 May 2021

Dodging a bullet: Ethereum State Problems

With this blog post, the intention is to officially disclose a severe threat against the Ethereum platform, which was a clear and present danger up until the Berlin hardfork....

18 May 2021

Core Developer Apprenticeship Program

Have you have ever been interested in getting involved in the development of the core Ethereum protocols? If so, there is a new program to discuss that's targeted at you. As part of an EF procotol-support initiative, I'm very excited to announce the "C...

13 May 2021

Ethereum for the Next Billion: Announcing the EF Fellowship Program

The progress being made in the Ethereum ecosystem lately is really inspiring. Whether you’re excited by the adoption of proof of stake (and a faster, more secure, greener Ethereum), the coming Merge and other big upgrades, or by some of the many applic...

7 May 2021

Grantee Roundup: April 2021

It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent mile...

3 May 2021

EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update

Friends, The year ahead will be filled with upgrades and big ideas from across the Ethereum ecosystem. Since our last Supported Teams post (which followed the launch of the beacon chain), the network has seen 3.8+ million Ether staked, and 120K+ activ...

26 Apr 2021

Finalized no. 25

tl;dr Rayonism☀️, hacking the Merge together blst security advisory Reminder! Beacon Chain security+testing RfP...

2 Apr 2021

Grantee Roundup: March 2021

It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and a...

1 Apr 2021

Finalized no. 24

tl;dr Altair prereleases: Stargazer and Half of 'em just look like dots Security RfP Merge progress...

24 Mar 2021

Supporting Ethereum’s Client Ecosystem

With the arrival of the beacon chain in 2020, Ethereum today supports two types of clients: those focusing on the execution-layer (often referred to as eth1) and those powering the proof-of-stake consensus layer (aka eth2). As those running validators ...

23 Mar 2021

Allocation Update: Q4 2020

2021 is just getting started, but it's already been quite an eventful year! We've got the list of Q4 funded projects below, but we also want to share some updates from the ESP team. We're always looking for more ways to support the ecosystem as it grow...

22 Mar 2021

Finalized no. 23

tl;dr Finalized: rebranding the blog Upgrade your nodes!...

11 Mar 2021

Ethereum Berlin Upgrade Announcement

TL;DR Berlin is ready to be deployed! We're moving fast: the first testnet to upgrade, Ropsten, is scheduled to upgrade on March 10th. Mainnet is scheduled for April 15th. If you are running an Ethereum node, you should upgrade it to a Berlin-compatib...

8 Mar 2021

Local Grants Honduras & Colombia Roundup

Ethereum is very much a global community, but within that larger ecosystem lives a vast and vibrant web of local, grassroots communities. These local community nodes are a Schelling point>) for thousands of Ethereans, often organized around a shared g...

4 Mar 2021

Geth v1.10.0

Oh wow, it's been a while... over 1.5 years since we've released Geth v1.9.0. We did do 26 point releases in that time frame (about one per three weeks), but pushing out a major release is always a bit more special. The adrenaline rush of shipping new ...

3 Mar 2021

Grantee Roundup: February 2021

This month, we've got the latest on from two groups doing great work to grow the Ethereum ecosystem!...

1 Mar 2021

eth2 quick update no. 22

tl;dr Successful R&D workshop on future beacon chain upgrades Staking community grants announced Quick plug for my State of Eth2, Jan 2021 post...

11 Feb 2021

Staking community grantee announcement

We're excited to announce the grantees selected for the recent staking community grants round. This grants round invited proposals that make the Ethereum staking experience easier, safer, and more secure. We were thrilled to see all of the great work ...

9 Feb 2021

Grantee Roundup: January 2021

Our intrepid grantees have been keeping busy as always - read on for some recent accomplishments 🏆...

29 Jan 2021

The Long(er) road to Devcon

Friends, In the time since the last Devcon announcement, the state of the Ethereum ecosystem has been electric. We’ve realized critical milestones on the Eth2 roadmap, as well as countless breakthroughs and major progress by teams across the ecosystem...

26 Jan 2021

The State of Eth2, Jan 2021

At the start of December, the Ethereum community bootstrapped the new beacon chain proof-of-stake consensus mechanism -- the foundation of Ethereum's long-term and sustainable home. The launch was a resounding success, and the operation of the beacon c...

20 Jan 2021