Ethereum News

Ethereum News

Opinion

Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't as Green as Advertised

Former Ethereum core developer Lane Rettig breaks done why the network's major proof-of-stake upgrade last year isn't inherently less wasteful, cheaper or more secure than blockchain mining.

seagull sitting on a stake in. a. body of water (Jan Huber/Unsplash)

Tech

Overheard at EthCC — Is Crypto Back, Boosted by Artificial Intelligence?

The intersection of AI and crypto has everyone riled up, but there is little agreement on what is its best iteration.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Buterin Expresses Concerns Over Sam Altman’s Worldcoin

Worldcoin’s identity system, “Proof-of-Personhood,” faces issues with privacy, accessibility, centralization, and security, according to Buterin.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours

After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day.

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Tech

Celo Proposes to Ditch Own Standalone Blockchain for Layer-2 Network on Ethereum

The development team behind the independent Celo blockchain says benefits could accrue from transitioning to the Ethereum ecosystem, in terms of greater liquidity, improved security and more compatibility.

Celo’s “salon,” a community space mainly focused on DAO discussions, NFTs and ReFi. (Lyllah Ledesma)

Tech

Chainlink's Interoperability Protocol, Connecting Blockchains to ‘Bank Chains,’ Goes Live

This is the launch of the standard that could connect all of the blockchains and all of the bank chains, Sergey Nazarov said in an interview with CoinDesk.

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

Tech

A New Uniswap Feature Aims to Eliminate DeFi Pain Points

UniswapX claims to offer better prices by aggregating liquidity sources, with gas-free swaps and protection against "maximal extractable value" or MEV.

Floatie in the form of a unicorn, the emblematic mythical creature featured in Uniswap's logo and marketing materials. (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Nil Foundation and Semiconductor Startup Partner to Collaborate on ZK Proofs Software, Hardware

The effort will accelerate the deployment of zero-knowledge proofs, one of the hottest trends in blockchain technology, they said.

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Web3

Unstoppable Adds Support for ENS Domains

The domain provider will also offer auto renewal for the .eth domains as well as the ability to use fiat payment methods like credit cards.

Unstoppable adds support for ENS Domains (Unstoppable Domains)

Markets

Ether Pushes Past $2K as Ripple's Partial Win Against SEC Invigorates Market

Several layer-1 tokens soared after the Ripple ruling ignited hopes of a favorable ruling in other SEC cases against crypto firms.

Ether Prices (CoinDesk)