Category: Ethereum

Protocol Village: Babylon Unveils Bitcoin Staking Protocol for Cosmos Ecosystem

October 2, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 2-8, with live updates throughout.

Ether (ETH) Price Under Pressure as Ethereum Blockchain Revenue Plunges, Crypto Turns Inflationary

September 22, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

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Google Cloud Pushes Deeper Into Blockchain Data, Adding 11 Networks Including Polygon

September 22, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

“Over the past 18 months we’ve been investing in this space, we’ve continued to hire, we’ve continued to grow not only our business development and our go-to-market teams but also our product and engineering capabilities,” James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud, told CoinDesk TV in an interview last week. “We’re really beginning to […]

Ethereum Layer 2 Economics and the Path to Scalable Growth

September 20, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Of course, this process is still very nascent. And there are additional layers of the tech stack to monitor as well – such as the application layer, Eigen Layer (restaking and “security as a service”), data availability (Celestia), data oracles, etc.

Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Fails to Launch, in Rare Tech Misstep for the Blockchain

September 17, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Developers of the Ethereum blockchain say there was a misconfiguration in the genesis files of the test network, and now they plan to try again in about two weeks.

The Protocol: The CFTC Is Cracking Down on Crypto

September 13, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token swaps – contrasted with the regulator’s more lenient image.

Ether (ETH) ETF Push Narrows Discount on Grayscale’s ETHE to Slimmest in a Year

September 8, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

“The market is weighing higher odds that Grayscale will be able to convert its ETHE product into an ETF following the push from traditional finance giants into the space,” Lucas Outumuro, head of research at crypto analytics firm IntoTheBlock, noted in a report.

Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags

August 12, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools.

Coinbase Launches Own Blockchain as Sleuths Scour PayPal’s Stablecoin Software

August 9, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Decentralized finance or DeFi ecosystems are still suffering through crypto winter, according to the analysis firm Messari. As a whole, the industry’s total value locked, or TVL – a key metric that represents collateral and deposits put into blockchain protocols – has been declining. On Ethereum, by far the biggest DeFi ecosystem, TVL dropped by […]

Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't Better for the Environment

July 28, 2023CryptoLeave a Comment

Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't Better for the Environment