Ethereum News
From 'Ethereum’s sidekick' to standalone stars: How Vitalik Buterin’s latest pivot is forcing Layer 2s to grow up
Leaders across the layer-2 space don't see this moment as an existential threat, but rather that Ethereum’s progress is forcing them to clarify their purpose.
The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin’s stark warning on layer-2 roadmap
Also: Open-source alternative for bitcoin miners, EF’s quantum-computing team and a new lending protocol for XRP
'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks
The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.
MetaMask integrates Ondo to offer 200+ tokenized U.S. stocks inside crypto wallet
The launch marks one of the first times tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs have been made natively available through a major self-custodial wallet.
Ethereum builders shrug off ETH decline as network activity holds steady
By several measures, activity on the network remains near peak levels, which has industry leaders plussed about the plunge in ether's price.
Germans can now buy bitcoin, ether, solana products directly from their ING accounts
These crypto products receive the same German tax treatment as directly held bitcoin.
Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion added 41,000 ether as paper losses rise to $6 billion
Ether's plunging price stands in stark contrast to surging blockchain activity, marking a contrast to prior bear markets, company Chairman Tom Lee said.
Quantum threat gets real: Ethereum Foundation prioritizes security with leanVM and PQ signatures
Earlier in January, the Ethereum Foundation formally elevated post-quantum security to a strategic priority, creating a dedicated Post-Quantum team.
Why the next Fed chair Kevin Warsh could be bearish for bitcoin
President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to be the new chair of the Federal Reserve. Despite Warsh's past praise for crypto, markets view him as a hawk due to his emphasis on monetary discipline. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Lido’s new stVaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking
stVaults let other teams plug into Lido’s staking system instead of building their own from scratch.
