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Scroll, the Ethereum layer-2 network, shared Wednesday that it has launched its Euclid upgrade, which the team called its most significant protocol transformation to date. According to Scroll Labs, a key consequence of the upgrade is that it …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a new proposal over the weekend that would radically overhaul the system that powers its smart contracts. Buterin’s suggestion, which he posted on Ethereum’s primary developer forum, involves replacing the …
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena and tokenization firm Securitize said they will use part of Arbitrum’s tech and veri availability network Celestia for their real-world asset focused, Ethereum-compatible blockchain, aiming to launch …
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. We’re Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler, reporters on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers …
Nova Labs, the parent company behind the Helium blockchain, has agreed to hisse the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $200,000 to settle civil securities fraud charges the regulator filed against the firm in January, a court filing said …
Bitcoin (BTC) project Babylon has launched its layer-1 blockchain “Genesis” as it moves to the next stage of building its staking protocol which has already drawn over $4 billion in total-value locked (TVL). Babylon allows BTC holders to …
Bootstrapping decentralized finance (DeFi) on any blockchain usually requires a mix of builders with big ideas and funders to back them. That much is as true for baselayers as it is for the financial protocols launching atop them. Arch Labs, whose …
Crypto enthusiasts might have heard of the ERC-20 token standard, which provides guidelines to ensure that tokens created on the Ethereum smart contract blockchain are compatible and can interact with other tokens and applications within the network …
After two buggy tests, Ethereum’s developers have decided to spend a bit more time collecting veri on the highly-anticipated Pectra upgrade.
The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.