Ethereum


Tech

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Design to Make Running Nodes Easier

A new proposal from Ethereum’s co-founder would let users run lightweight nodes without storing the entire blockchain, trimming costs for node operators.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk Archives)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Ethereum Meant To Be Alternative, Not Rival to Bitcoin: ETH Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio

At Consensus 2025, Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio reflects on the blockchain’s early days.

Consensus 2025: Anthony Di lorio

Tech

Ethereum’s Next Upgrade ‘Fusaka’ Could Cut Layer-2 and Validator Costs

Developers have thus far agreed to include one technical change, "PeerDAS," designed to improve data availability.

The forthcoming Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, is partly named after Osaka, a city in Japan (Wikipedia)

Tech

Hacking Attempt on Lido Results in 1.4 Ether Lost From Oracle Provider

A private key belonging to Chorus One was compromised, and a governance vote is underway to switch oracle keys.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

Tech

Lido Proposes a Bold Governance Model to Give stETH Holders a Say in Protocol Decisions

Proposal comes as ETH surges 30% on Pectra upgrade, boosting attention on Ethereum-native protocols.

Cash

Markets

ETH Surges 20%, Biggest Gain Since 2021 as Pectra Upgrade Helps Restore 'Confidence'

ETH outperforms CoinDesk 20 Index, as bulls comes back while BTC surges above $100k.

(Vitaly Mazur/Unsplash)

Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Finally Goes Live

Also: Bitcoin Devs Debate OP_RETURN, World Network Launches in U.S., and Aztec Testnet Launches

Pectra Upgrade Goes LIVE

Policy

Coinbase's SEC Documents Reveal NY Attorney General Wanted ETH Declared Security

On the U.S. exchange's online site for the documents obtained by Freedom of Information Act requests, it's illuminating some internal SEC discussions.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House