Researchers are waiting on a final audit of a critical crypto library before releasing the deposit contract, Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan said.
Validators Drop Off Ethereum 2.0 Testnets as Mainnet Release Looms
Participation on both the Zinken and Medalla testnets has fallen as developers prepare for the deposit contract’s release.
DeFi Audit Firms Seeing ‘Overwhelming Demand’ Even Amid Token Price Slump
Overbooked audit firms are “rejecting” DeFi projects for code checks as the young sector wallows in its first bear market.
Validator Vote Transitions NEAR Protocol to Proof-of-Stake Mainnet
The Andreessen Horowitz-backed blockchain project successfully transitioned to Phase 2 of Mainnet after a suprise validator vote.
Ethereum’s Top Dapps Are Increasingly Turning to ‘Rollups’: Here’s Why
A majority of the top Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dapps) are switching to rollups, a layer 2 for increasing throughput.
What Yearn Finance’s ‘Blue Kirby’ Incident Means for Pseudonymity
DeFi investors are reeling from another case of pseudonymous treachery as Yearn.Finance community leader Blue Kirby allegedly absconded with ill-gotten gains.
What Yearn Finance’s ‘Blue Kirby’ Incident Means for Pseudonymity
DeFi investors are reeling from another case of pseudonymous treachery as Yearn.Finance community leader Blue Kirby allegedly absconded with ill-gotten gains.
Zcash’s Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote
Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity.
Lightning Vulnerability Discovered; Ind Node Operators Urged to Upgrade ASAP
An undisclosed vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below was revealed Thursday with developers urging node operators to update to the newest version.
New Ethereum Fee Model Has Some Miners Crying Foul: Survey
Eight of the nine mining projects answering a survey on EIP 1559 had a negative impression of the proposal, with seven saying they would not implement the change.
BlueWallet Adds Privacy Feature ‘PayJoin’ for Bitcoin Transactions
Mobile and desktop Bitcoin and Lightning wallet BlueWallet has added support for BIP 78 with its PayJoin feature.
What to Watch at ETHOnline, This Year’s Devcon
Ethereum’s annual developer conference, ETHOnline, kicks off Friday afternoon, standing in for the regular Devcon in-person event.
Should DEXs Be Worried After BitMEX? DeFi Founders Weigh In
The sudden takedown of crypto exchange BitMEX has cast a new light on Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) markets.
DeFi Has a Front-Running Problem. Sparkpool’s Potential Fix Is Launching This Month
Ethereum mining pool Sparkpool will launch its new mining network, Taichi Network, complete with a “private transaction” feature this month.
Ethereum 2.0 ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Gets a Second Shot With Zinken Testnet
Developers will take a second whack at a final Ethereum 2.0 testnet after the first, Spadina, failed due to “critical peering issues.”
Ethereum 2.0 Developers Launch Spadina, a Three-Day Practice Testnet
Ethereum testnet Spadina gives developers one more crack at practicing with Eth 2.0’s deposit contract before the real deal arrives.
Ocean Protocol Forks to Retrieve Tokens Stolen From KuCoin Exchange
On Sunday, Ocean Protocol conducted a hard fork from its old token address to prevent the Kucoin exchange hacker from continued unloading of stolen OCEAN tokens on decentralized exchange Uniswap.
ConsenSys-Incubated Startup Releases In-Browser Atomic Swap Wallet for DeFi
ConsenSys-incubated startup Liquality’s new wallet lets you atomically swap digital assets directly from your browser.
MakerDAO Users Hosed by March Flash Crash Won’t Get MKR Payouts, Say MKR Whales
After initially voting to do so, the Maker community will not compensate investors who lost big on the lending platform during “Black Thursday’s” price rout.
Parity Upgrades Polkadot’s Underlying Tech to Make Customizable Blockchain Building Easier
Polkadot developer Parity Technologies has released the second version of its blockchain building kit Substrate 2.0, including 70 composable modules.