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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...
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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...
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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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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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Telegram malware scams spike 2,000% as crypto investors face new threat

Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer warned that crypto investors are facing a surge in malware scams on social media platform Telegram compared to the traditional phishing methods. While phishing still causes substantial losses—estimated at nearly half a billion dollars in 2024—its growth has plateaued. In contrast, Scam Sniffers reported that Telegram malware scams represent a […]
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