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The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation's high-profile departures spark fresh debate
Also: Citi on quantum computing and bitcoin, Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, and Vitalik Buterin on AI verification
‘What's happening at the EF?’ Ethereum community looking for answers after high-profile departures
A wave of recent high-profile departures at the Ethereum Foundation has reignited longstanding questions from community members about what is going on inside the organization.
The Ethereum Foundation is facing a wave of high-profile departures as its internal shakeup deepens
The turnover comes as the foundation undergoes an internal transition tied to a new organizational mandate aimed at redefining its role within Ethereum.
Vitalik Buterin says AI 'formal verification' could actually make crypto much more secure
The Ethereum co-founder argued that AI-assisted "formal verification" could become one of the most important tools for cybersecurity in a new blog post.
Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout
In an interview with CoinDesk, the lead engineer at Firedancer gives an update on how the new client, also known as a software, is fairing in the Solana ecosystem.
The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up
For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s battling complexity.
The Protocol: Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is live for testing
Also: LayerZero apology, Ronin layer-2 transition and ‘Clear Signing’
The Ethereum Foundation unveils new 'Clear Signing' standard to stop users from approving malicious crypto transactions
The move comes after billions in losses from phishing attacks and wallet drains, with Ethereum pushing to make transaction approvals safer and easier to understand.
The biggest consensus overhaul in Solana history is officially live for testing
The upgrade, known as Alpenglow, is live on a community test cluster, said Solana core developer Anza.
AI agents fueled a frenzy of startup building at the Consensus Miami EasyA hackathon
Nearly 1,000 developers competed at the venue, from ecosystems like Base, Solana, and others arriving from companies like Microsoft and Google, most racing to build products around the theme of AI agents.
