Ethereum News

Ethereum (ETH) was launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin and a team of co-founders as the world's first programmable blockchain, enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) that extend far beyond simple peer-to-peer transactions. After transitioning from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus through "The Merge" in 2022, Ethereum now processes transactions more efficiently while maintaining its position as the foundation for decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 innovation.

The Ethereum ecosystem encompasses thousands of decentralized applications, from DeFi protocols like Uniswap and Aave to NFT marketplaces, gaming platforms, and layer-2 scaling solutions like Arbitrum and Polygon. Developers, validators, and users interact within this programmable economy where ETH serves as both a digital currency and the fuel powering smart contract execution through gas fees.

CoinDesk covers all aspects of Etherum, from protocol upgrades and scaling developments to DeFi innovation and regulatory implications. Our reporters track everything from Ethereum's roadmap milestones and staking developments to the broader implications of programmable money and decentralized autonomous organizations.

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Ethereum News

Tech

Contentious Uniswap Vote Highlights the Opaqueness of Decentralized Governance

A16z didn’t quash a proposal to launch Uniswap onto Binance’s BNB Chain, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have.

By Sam Kessler

(Sanja Baljkas/Getty Images)
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Shanghai Staking Surge

Host Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into whether Ethereum's upcoming "Shanghai" upgrade will be a boost for liquid staking. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Tech

Ethereum Testnet Processes First ETH Staking Withdrawals

The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for the much anticipated Shanghai hard fork.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Shanghai (Unsplash)

Finance

Ethereum Name Service DAO Passes Vote to Sell 10K Ether

The sale will be a single transaction on CoW Swap as opposed to multiple tranches.

By Oliver Knight

(Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash)
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Visa's Reported Crypto Push

Cointelegraph reports that payments giant Visa is looking into how to accept settlement payments from issuers in USDC starting on Ethereum. "The Hash" panel discusses Visa's latest crypto ambitions and the implications for mainstream adoption.

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StarkWare to Open Source Its Core Cryptographic Software Tool

Israel-based StarkWare, a creator of blockchain scaling systems that reached an $8 billion valuation last year, announced plans on Monday to open source its core cryptographic software tool. The technology tackles the scalability issues of Ethereum, which cause slow throughput and high gas or transaction fees. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Ethereum community.

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Finance

Digital Bank Revolut to Offer Crypto Staking

Revolut will support staking of the tokens of Polkadot (DOT), Tezos (XTZ), Cardano (ADA) and Ethereum (ETH), with yields ranging to as high as 11.65%

By Jamie Crawley

Revolut is adding a crypto spending feature to its app. (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bernstein: Ethereum Activity Has Picked Up, With Shanghai Upgrade the Next Big Catalyst

Daily fees on the blockchain have more than doubled in the past month, the report said.

By Will Canny

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Tech

Rocket Pool Community Voting Whether to Self-Limit Its Growth

If passed, the vote establishes a guiding set of principles to inform Rocket Pool’s decision-making process in limiting the percentage of staked ether in its ecosystem.

By Sage D. Young

The Ethereum Merge is ready to launch. (DARPA/Wikimedia)
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Ethereum's 'Zhejiang' Testnet Is A Step Closer to Removing One Big Barrier to Entry

Ethereum developers plan to launch the "Zhejiang" testnet for simulating ETH withdrawals that are included in the protocol's next big upgrade. Robert Ellison, Allnodes Chief Growth Officer, explains the optimism around how this upgrade could remove one of the biggest barriers to staking ETH.

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