Ethereum developers have locked in May 7, 2025, as the launch date for the network’s next major upgrade, Pectra. The decision was made during a core developer call on Apr. 3, following a successful test on the Hoodi testnet, Pectra upgrade’s third and final dry run. The Hoodi testnet is now ready to go live…
While some policymakers have described Bitcoin as a store of value, its recent price action seems to suggest it’s being treated more like a high-beta tech stock. Despite numerous opinion leaders, including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, describing Bitcoin (BTC) as a safe haven asset and a potential alternative to gold, its recent price behavior…
Whales are using the dip to aggressively buy Ethereum, even as the top altcoin’s dominance falls to historical lows of 8%. Like many other altcoins, Ethereum (ETH) remains largely weak as sell-off pressure for risk assets continues. Tariffs are a major factor in this environment, which has Bitcoin (BTC) choppy and equities wobbly. Ethereum’s price…
Ethereum reclaimed the top spot in decentralized exchange trading volume in March for the first time since September 2024. Ethereum-based DEXs handled $64 billion in spot trading volume, compared to Solana’s $52 billion and BSC’s $44 billion, as per DefiLlama data. Overall market activity has slowed despite this milestone. DEX trading volume has fallen from…
Scroll co-founder Ye Zhang criticized proposals to impose fees on Ethereum rollups, arguing they would harm long-term growth for short-term revenue. Ye Zhang, co-founder of the layer-2 smart contract platform Scroll, slammed the idea of charging fees on Ethereum rollups, calling it “one of the most toxic ideas for Ethereum’s future.” In a series of…
Privacy-focused infrastructure provider 0xbow has launched Privacy Pools, a new blockchain tool that lets users protect their transaction history while attempting to follow the law. On a Mar. 31 post on X, 0xbow announced the mainnet launch, stating that Ethereum (ETH) users can now achieve on-chain privacy while avoiding illicit funds. Privacy Pools use zero-knowledge…
Several cryptocurrency-related news stories from Russia dominated the first weeks of March. Some indicate the sector’s ongoing development, while others point to weak spots that require more action. Let’s examine them to see if the Kremlin will embrace crypto. Crypto investment testing The current status of crypto in Russia is far from loose—residents are allowed…
The crypto market witnessed over 60 crypto hacks in Q1 resulted in $1.63 billion in losses, more than doubling from $706 million a year earlier. Crypto hacks in the first quarter of 2025 resulted in more than $1.6 billion in losses, making it the worst quarter for crypto security breaches to date, per data from…
To promote Ethereum’s ERC-3643 standard for permissioned securities tokens, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the main U.S. clearinghouse for securities transactions, has joined the ERC-3643 Association. The announcement, made on Mar. 20 in a press release, indicates DTCC’s growing engagement with blockchain-based financial solutions. ERC-3643, also known as the T-REX protocol, is an open-source…
Ethereum’s supply on exchanges has dropped to its lowest level since November 2015, with just 8.97 million ETH available According to a Mar. 21 analysis by Santiment, this decline is largely due to the growing popularity of decentralized finance and staking. Sell pressure has decreased as more holders lock up their assets rather than keeping…
