Ropsten Merge Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
Ropsten will be the first longstanding testnet to run through The Merge A new Ropsten Beacon Chain was launched on May 30, 2022 to provide consensus to the network The…
Wrapping up Devconnect, looking ahead!
A few weeks ago, we came together in Amsterdam for the first-ever Devconnect. Over eight days, members of the Ethereum community hosted events, intensive workshops, and enlightening talks. When we…
Grantee Roundup: May 2022 | Ethereum Foundation Blog
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we check in on projects that are well underway –…
Ropsten TTD Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
A Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD) of 50000000000000000 has been selected for the Ropsten Merge. Stakers and node operators must manually override the TTD in both their execution and consensus layer…
DEVCON VI: Applications Online, Participation Details Inside
Queridos amigos, It’s happening. Devcon is back! When we first announced that Devcon would take place in Bogotá, we spoke about all the city had to offer, and what we…
Spotlight on LatAm: Identity solutions for Govtech
The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Chuy Cepeda. Our identities hold immense power. In a time when people take great pride in using multiple pseudonyms or personas,…
Gray Glacier Upgrade Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled network upgrade at block 15,050,000, which is expected to occur on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The exact date is subject to change…
BlackRock Ethereum ETF sparks surge in ETH/BTC ratio
BlackRock’s move to register an iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware signaled a potential game-changer for Ethereum as an institutional-grade investment. Ethereum (ETH) surged on the news, breaking above $2,000 for…
Ropsten, Rinkeby & Kiln Deprecation Announcement
Reminder: the Gray Glacier upgrade is scheduled for block 15,050,000, expected June 29, 2022 The Kiln Merge testnet, launched earlier this year, will be shut down shortly after the Ethereum…
Japanese banking giant Nomura launches ETH fund via crypto unit Laser Digital
Japan’s largest investment bank, Nomura Holdings, is launching an Ethereum-based fund for institutional investors through its digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital Asset Management, according to a Nov. 9 press release.…