Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation Board of Directors Update

We are pleased to announce that Hsiao-Wei Wang is joining the Ethereum Foundation’s Board of Directors. The current board members now include Aya Miyaguchi (President) , Vitalik Buterin (Founder), Patrick Storchenegger (Swiss council) and Hsiao-Wei Wan...

9 Mar 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain ‘Soneium’ Goes Live

The 78-year-old technology giant is the latest big name company to release a blockchain using Optimism's OP Stack.

14 Jan 2025

South Korea reconsiders crypto ETFs amid global market shift and demand

South Korea’s Exchange Chairman, Eun-Bo Jeong, has signaled interest in introducing crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this year, aligning with global demands for such products. At the Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony on Jan. 2, Jeong reportedly emphasized the need for innovative financial products to revitalize the country’s capital markets. Jeong highlighted the economic hurdles […]
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3 Jan 2025

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF tops $1B in net inflows

The ETF, which Grayscale spun off from its older Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, now holds around $4 billion in assets.

18 Dec 2024

Price analysis 12/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, BNB, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, LINK, SHIB

Bitcoin’s pullback after hitting a new all-time high above $108,000 has started a correction in select altcoins, signaling profit booking by the bulls.

18 Dec 2024

HashKey Group launches Ethereum layer-2 HashKey Chain mainnet

The launch follows a successful testnet period where 50 projects were deployed and more than 24.72 million transactions were completed.

18 Dec 2024

Deutsche Bank builds L2 blockchain on Ethereum: Bloomberg

Deutsche Bank is building a layer-2 blockchain on Ethereum using ZKsync to enhance compliance in regulated finance.

18 Dec 2024

Price analysis 12/13: BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, BNB, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, LINK, SHIB

Bitcoin is facing selling above $100,000, but the repeated retest of a resistance level increases the likelihood of a breakout.

13 Dec 2024

Solana emerges as fastest-growing ecosystem for developers globally

Solana has claimed the top spot as the preferred blockchain ecosystem for new developers, eclipsing Ethereum’s dominance for the first time in nearly a decade. A report by Electric Capital highlighted that 7,625 new developers joined the Solana network in the past year, marking the first time any blockchain ecosystem has surpassed Ethereum in developer […]
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13 Dec 2024

Eigen Foundation pledges 1% of EIGEN token equaling $8M to support Ethereum development

The Eigen Foundation has committed 1% of its EIGEN token supply to the Protocol Guild, a group dedicated to Ethereum Layer-1 research and development. According to CryptoSlate data, the EIGEN token has a total supply exceeding 1.6 billion. With this pledge, the Protocol Guild could receive up to 1.6 million EIGEN tokens, valued at approximately […]
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13 Dec 2024

Results from the Academic Grants Round 2022

We firmly believe that information is a public good that should be freely shared within the community. In line with this philosophy, in 2022 we initiated a series of grants to support academic research to foster knowledge and further enhance the Ethere...

10 Dec 2024

Digital Repatriation

The following is an update from Next Billion Fellow Mulenga Kapwepwe and her initiative "Summitshare". For more about the Next Billion Fellowship Program and to apply, please visit https://nxbn.ethereum.foundation/. Mulenga Kapwepwe, founder of the Wo...

9 Dec 2024

The latest chapter for Ethereum & highlights from Devcon SEA

Devcon has always been a living reflection of Ethereum’s growth, challenges, and community ambitions. It showcases the most pressing topics, the newest innovations, and the people building the future of decentralized technology. As Ethereum grows, so t...

4 Dec 2024

Allocation Update – Q3 2024

Curious about the projects and community initiatives that were funded last quarter? Explore the Q3 grantees and their impactful work below:...

3 Dec 2024

The ETH Rangers Program

The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the ETH Rangers program to help incentivize Public Goods Security Work for the Ethereum Ecosystem....

2 Dec 2024