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Mekong Deprecation Announcement

The Mekong devnet was meant to be a playground for wallet developers to experiment with UX changes and for stakers to gain confidence in the upcoming Pectra changes. The Pectra network upgrade has been activated on the Ethereum Sepolia and Holesky tes...

6 Mar 2025

Sepolia Pectra Incident Update

At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch 222464, the Pectra network upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet. Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia's permissioned deposit contract prevented many execution layer clients from including transactions in blocks. The roo...

5 Mar 2025

Devconnect 2025 – An “Ethereum World’s Fair” in Buenos Aires

We’re excited to announce that the next Devconnect will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 17th to the 22nd, 2025 at the iconic venue La Rural! This year, we are aiming for something bigger than just Devconnect: We want to support an ef...

5 Mar 2025

Welcoming a new EF leadership structure

The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce a new leadership structure, welcoming Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak as co-Executive Directors effective March 17th. This marks an exciting new chapter in the Foundation's evolution as we continue to ...

1 Mar 2025

Audit Results for the Pectra System Contracts

The security of the Ethereum protocol is continually being improved, and one recent effort is the external security review of the Pectra System Contracts. The results of this review can be found in the audits repository, and the TL;DR is that all disc...

28 Feb 2025

A new chapter in the infinite garden

My dear Ethereum community, Today, I’m excited to turn the page and share that I will be closing this chapter as Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation soon and stepping into a new role as its President. This new opportunity will allow me to co...

25 Feb 2025

Pectra Audit Competition Launches on Cantina

Today, we're excited to announce the Pectra Audit Competition, kicking off on Cantina! This month-long event will run from February 21 to March 24, and we're excited to see what issues the security community can find....

21 Feb 2025

Stories from Bangkok: Devcon SEA Scholars Program

Across different disciplines and geographies, builders are exploring how Ethereum fits into their work and communities. The Devcon SEA Scholars Program brought together 93 of these individuals in Bangkok who are bridging Ethereum with other worlds and ...

18 Feb 2025

Pectra Testnet Announcement

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14 Feb 2025

Jobless claims stay low in latest week

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13 Feb 2025

Consumer credit growth soars in December

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7 Feb 2025

U.S. productivity slows down in fourth quarter while unit labor costs accelerate

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6 Feb 2025

Allocation Update – Q4 2024

The new year may be here, but we're still inspired by the incredible projects funded in Q4 2024. Check out the table below for an overview of the grantees shaping the future with their work!...

6 Feb 2025

Ethereum Protocol Studies 2025

tl;dr: Ethereum Protocol Studies is returning for 2025. Visit epf.wiki to fill out the survey and join the town hall on Wednesday, Feb 12. The Ethereum Protocol Studies program (EPS) is back for 2025! Designed to lower the barrier to understanding Eth...

5 Feb 2025

Beyond to buy rights to Buy Buy Baby brand and reunite it with Bed Bath & Beyond

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3 Feb 2025

From quarters to cycles: accelerating ethereum.org

We're evolving how we build ethereum.org. Starting January 20th, we've adopted Shape Up cycles - focused 6-week build periods followed by 2-week cooldowns. For Cycle 1, each project below will ship by the end of February - no automatic rollovers to nex...

23 Jan 2025

ethereum.org Year in Review

2024 was a great year for ethereum.org, and as we already have our hands full with projects and initiatives for 2025, it's important to take a moment to celebrate the achievements made possible by the community this past year. With that in mind, we've...

22 Jan 2025

Introducing the 2025 Academic Grants Round

The EF's Ecosystem Funding Initiative team is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 Academic Grants Round, a pioneering initiative aimed at empowering and expanding the frontiers of Ethereum-related academic research. With a dedicated fund of $2 mil...

21 Jan 2025

Announcing the 2024 Academic Grants Round Recipients

The Ecosystem Funding Initiative team is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Academic Grants Round! This round, we are proud to support 41 projects from researchers and institutions worldwide. These projects address fundamental challenges a...

17 Jan 2025

Wyoming Senator Demands Answers on US Marshals’ Bitcoin Sale Plans

This week, Senator Cynthia Lummis raised concerns about the U.S. Marshals Service’s management of seized bitcoin, calling for transparency and questioning the decision to liquidate nearly 70,000 BTC, worth billions. Government Bitcoin Sale Quest...

16 Jan 2025

Analysts believe spot Litecoin ETF likely to be the first altcoin approval as Nasdaq files listing application

Nasdaq filed a 19b-4 Form on Jan.16 to list and trade the spot Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) registered by Canary Capital. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sees this as the first altcoin-related ETF approval in 2025. Following an update in the S-1 Form filed by Canary, Balchunas stated that its Litecoin ETF “has […]
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16 Jan 2025

American Express to Pay $230 Million in Fines for Aggressive Sales Practices

The Wall Street Journal had reported on a series of deceptive and strong-arm tactics the card company used to increase small business sign-ups.

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16 Jan 2025

Your Money in the New Trump Administration: Four Things to Watch

Taxes, crypto, student loans and mortgages might be in for big changes over the next four years.

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16 Jan 2025

Tether partners with LayerZero to launch cross-chain stablecoin USDT0

Tether and LayerZero announced on Jan. 16 a joint effort to launch USDT0, a multichain version of the Tether USD (USDT) stablecoin. The Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard, developed by LayerZero, will power the cross-chain transfers. According to USDT0 documentation, OFT unifies liquidity across connected chains and validates transactions through a decentralized network of oracles […]
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16 Jan 2025

‘Next Stop, $1 Trillion’: Uniswap Celebrates $500B in L2 Volume

On Thursday, the decentralized exchange (dex) and automated market maker (AMM) Uniswap revealed that transaction volumes on the platform’s layer two (L2) solutions have surpassed the $500 billion threshold. Half a Trillion and Counting: Uniswap’s Layer...

16 Jan 2025

Comex Gold, Silver Settle Higher

Gold settled 1.2% higher and silver rose nearly 0.7%, with both metals up for three consecutive sessions.

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16 Jan 2025

Dow Slips; Investors Dig Into More Bank Earnings

The Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow industrials were pulled lower by declines in large tech shares. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley said profit more than doubled last quarter.

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16 Jan 2025

What Happens When Your House Burns Down and You Still Have a Mortgage?

Borrowers are still on the hook but might be able to pause payments.

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16 Jan 2025

Fixed-Income Investors Wrestle With Higher Yields Ahead of Inauguration

Bond investors are in for a bumpier ride than usual, as Treasury yields are expected to move sharply in the coming weeks on the heels of an unpredictable Trump administration and closely watched economic data on growth, jobs and inflation.

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16 Jan 2025

Kraken’s Top Lawyer Marco Santori Steps Down, Calls Regulators ‘Lovely People’

Santori made the announcement on Wednesday and said he would remain at the company in a senior advisory role, amid rumors that he will soon seek a position in the Trump administration. Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer Calls It Quits After Five Years Marco ...

16 Jan 2025