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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SpaceChain Launching a Bitcoin Node into Space

Blockchain infrastructure provider SpaceChain is launching a bitcoin node and an ethereum node into space this summer when SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rockets. Zee Zhang, CEO of SpaceChain, joined “First Mover” to explain why and the security benefits of doing so.

2021년 5월 26일 a.m. 11:35 GMT-4

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GameStop Is Hiring for New NFT Platform on Ethereum

The video-game retailer has already created a token for its NFTs on Ethereum.

작성자 Jamie Crawley2021년 5월 26일 a.m. 6:49 GMT-4

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Polkadot’s Wood Acknowledges Legacy EVM Design’s Role But Ties Future to Upgrades

Speaking at Consensus 2021, Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood discussed changes to Polkadot, using WebAssembly as a smart contract and how legacy blockchains are not fit for modern day use, though he acknowledged the Ethereum Virtual Machine’s (EVM) pole position in blockchain development today.

2021년 5월 25일 p.m. 5:13 GMT-4

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Mark Cuban Invests in Ethereum Layer 2 Polygon

"I was a Polygon user and find myself using it more and more," Cuban said in an email.

작성자 Zack Seward2021년 5월 25일 p.m. 3:09 GMT-4

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Sam Bankman-Fried Says Bitcoin Mining Council Opens an ‘Interesting Can of Worms’

Hopefully it will clean up the "stupid dialogue going on about ESG," he said. "Not in the sense that ESG was stupid, but that the dialogue was."

작성자 Bradley Keoun2021년 5월 25일 p.m. 2:28 GMT-4

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Consensus 2021: 8 Questions for Ethereum's Andrew Keys

"Ethereum is the only blockchain on Earth capable of being the substrate of the digital economy."

작성자 Daniel Kuhn2021년 5월 25일 a.m. 6:45 GMT-4

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Decentralized Prediction Market Augur Launches 'Turbo' Sports Betting Platform

Augur, a decentralized prediction market, is launching its "Turbo" platform Monday, which will run on the Ethereum layer 2 polygon and will be integrated with Chainlink. Tom Kysar of Augur joins "First Mover" to discuss the impact on sports betting.

2021년 5월 24일 p.m. 1:44 GMT-4