Ethereum’s Python-inspired smart contract language recently celebrated a birthday, despite funding challenges and waning adoption
Martin Köppelmann outlines a proposal for Ethereum-native rollups, emphasizing security, scalability, and a stronger connection to the Ethereum ecosystem
Ethereum Foundation researcher Mike Neuder argued that ETH can serve as a secure, global currency
Some of Ethereum’s top minds shared a kumbaya moment at Devcon around uniting Ethereum’s fragmented ecosystem
Researcher Justin Drake’s Beam Chain proposal aims to transform Ethereum’s consensus layer with zk proofs and post-quantum cryptography
Ethereum’s 200th ACD call brought updates on the Pectra upgrade and the new Mekong testnet — just in time for Devcon in Thailand
New research points to a proof-of-concept that could accelerate future consensus on Bitcoin upgrades
Blue Sheets Simple-Earn offers a new route to fixed-rate lending on EVM chains
A pilot project from Swift, UBS and Chainlink demonstrates how tokenized funds can bridge traditional and crypto rails
Platforms like Polymarket and Drift’s BET show higher probabilities for a Trump victory, reflecting current market sentiments
Optimistic rollups like Optimism, Arbitrum and Base are seeing rapid adoption relative to zk rollups
While inclusion lists could strengthen Ethereum’s censorship resistance, they also raise legal questions that might push participants out of regulated markets
The upgrade strengthens Stacks’ alignment with Bitcoin’s security, paving the way for sBTC and new bitcoin DeFi possibilities
G2 is delivering real-world performance breakthroughs at 50-100 Mgas/s, Conduit says
Plus, correlations between ETF flows and BTC’s price, and Ethena expands USDe backing
Kain Warwick, Stani Kulechov and Sam Kazemian explored DeFi’s maturation and the shift from experimentation to consolidation
