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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Tech

Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana

Shared sequencers and data availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad components and functions.

By Bradley KeounJul 9, 2024

Rome co-founders Anil Kumar and Sattvik Kansal (Rome)

Podcasts

The Significance of User-Owned AI and NEAR Protocol's Emphasis on Practical Applications

By Margaux Nijkerk, Sam Kessler, Bradley KeounJul 8, 2024

Markets

Ethereum ICO-Era Stalwart Golem Sent $100M Ether to Exchanges in the Past Month

The protocol was one of the first ICOs on Ethereum, raising $8.6 million worth of ether in 29 minutes and setting the precedent for thousands of other ICOs in the years since.

By Shaurya MalwaJul 8, 2024

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Down 7%, Bitcoin Sinks by 5% as Asia Trading Week Begins

Nearly $175 million in long liquidations as broader market contracts

By Sam ReynoldsJul 8, 2024

Tech

Protocol Village: DWF Launches $20M Fund for Web3 Projects in Chinese-Speaking Regions

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 27-July 3.

By Bradley KeounJul 4, 2024

Tech

Obol Labs Forms Industry Group to Push for Decentralized Validator Technology

As blockchain projects push to further decentralize, the developer Obol Labs has formed a group of companies working in the Ethereum ecosystem to concentrate on the growing field of "distributed validator technology," or DVT.

By Sam KesslerJul 3, 2024

Distributed validator technology involves splitting up the job of running a validator on blockchains like Ethereum. (Onasill/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Finance

Pump.Fun Overtakes Ethereum With $2M in Daily Revenue to Take No. 1 Position

More than 11,500 tokens were created on Pump.fun on Monday.

By Oliver KnightJul 2, 2024

Pump.fun overtakes Ethereum in revenue (Fikri Rasyid/Unsplash)

Podcasts

Sui as a Global Coordination Layer for Intelligent Assets

By Margaux Nijkerk, Sam Kessler, Bradley KeounJun 28, 2024

Tech

Tezos, Smart-Contract Blockchain of ICO Fame, Reveals Roadmap to Rejuvenate

The decade-old blockchain's development plan, which goes out through 2026, calls for splitting off transaction execution into a separate "canonical rollup" that would support multiple programming languages.

By Bradley KeounJun 27, 2024