Optimism network launches testnet fault-proof system in pursuit of decentralization
OP Labs, the developer of the Optimism network, launched a testnet version of its fault-proof system, according to an Oct....
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VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF set for CBOE listing
Investment management firm VanEck is set to launch its Ethereum Strategy ETF on Oct. 2, with the product now listed on...
FTX exploiter moved over $17M in ETH in the last 24 hours
According to recent information from Spot On Chain, an address linked to the FTX exploit identified as 0x3e9, has conducted...
Pond0x DEX claims $100M in trading volume as critics allege it’s a scam
The Pond0X decentralized exchange (DEX) has reached more than $100 million in total trading volume, according to a September 28...
Bitcoin lender Ledn to roll out ETH, USDT interest accounts
Despite its roots embedded in Bitcoin (BTC) lending, lending platform Ledn has announced the launch of an Ether (ETH) yield...
Ethereum OFAC compliance dips to 45% post-Merge upgrade
The historic Merge upgrade from Sept. 2022 — which marked Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) — resulted...
Whale dumps Ethereum (ETH) for Maker (MKR), is this trending DeFi token next?
Whales often make moves that capture the attention of the entire crypto community. One such intriguing manoeuvre unfolded recently when...
Crypto sees outflows for 6th consecutive week, XRP and SOL gain investor confidence
Crypto investment products registered their sixth consecutive week of outflows for the week ending Sept. 24. According to data from...
The US dollar strengthened following the FOMC September meeting. The Fed sees the funds rate higher for longer.
The US dollar strengthened following the FOMC September meeting The Fed sees the funds rate higher for longer Ethereum should...
Farmville co-creator-led company raises $33M to create Web3 games
Proof of Play, a company led by Farmville co-creator Amitt Mahajan, raised $33 million to create Web3 games, according to...
Evmos, Swing, Tashi, Wormhole team up to solve Cosmos liquidity problems
A group of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have teamed up to solve liquidity problems in the Cosmos ecosystem. The teams...
Ethereum Gas Consumption Is Down 99.99% Since The Merge
Ethereum gas consumption has plummeted 99.99% since The Merge, transforming the network into a more environmentally friendly platform.One year after...
Idealistic Ethereum community-built zkEVM Scroll launching in weeks
After two years of development, a group of Ethereum idealists are close to launching their zero-knowledge EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)...
Ethereum Merge anniversary — 99% energy drop but centralization fears linger
One year after its historic transition to proof of stake, Ethereum has seen a massive reduction in energy use and...
SSV.network hits mainnet to increase decentralization of Ethereum staking pools
Criticisms aimed at the perceived centralization of Ether (ETH) staking pools may finally be quelled by an alternative staking infrastructure...
BNB Smart Chain Optimism-powered layer-2 opBNB hits mainnet
The BNB Chain blockchain ecosystem is set to tap into Optimism’s rollup technology, powering its newly launched opBNB layer-2 scaling...
Ethereum-based Milady NFT project exploited, $1M lost
The Milady project suffered loss of $1 million in fees as a result of the exploit. The exploit was reportedly...
Arbitrum’s fraud proofs haven’t been used in the two years since it launched
Not a single fraud proof has been submitted on Arbitrum since it first launched its mainnet with the built-in security...
Vitalik Buterin’s X account hacked, over $691K drained from victims’ wallets
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, allegedly had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised. According to prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT, the incident...
Ethereum’s proto-danksharding to make rollups 10x cheaper — Consensys zkEVM Linea head
Zero-knowledge (ZK) proof solutions have proved critical in helping scale the Ethereum ecosystem, but proto-danksharding is expected to drastically reduce the...
Casa Wallet rolls out new functionality for recently launched ETH vault
Casa added a multi-signature Ethereum self-custody vault to its initial BTC custody offering in June 2023. However, the Casa Relay...
Base’s ‘Onchain Summer’ saw over 700K NFTs minted from 268K users in August
The Base network’s “Onchain Summer” promotion in August resulted in over 700,000 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) minted by over 268,000 unique...
