Author: Michael Johnson
Cryptocurrencies have seen a sudden dip as Trump proposes a 50% tariff on EU goods. Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped by 4% while Ethereum (ETH) has dropped by over 3%. As the market braces for tariffs’ impact, the recently held TRUMP memecoin gala dinner has stirred controversy and market volatility. The cryptocurrency market, known for its volatility, is now facing fresh uncertainty as US President Donald Trump intensifies global tariff negotiations, sending shockwaves through both traditional and digital financial systems. Bitcoin (BTC), which recently hit an all-time high of $111,814, has become increasingly sensitive to geopolitical developments, with its price movements…
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, live since May 7, marks a major leap in staking, scalability, and smart wallet functionality. Pectra slashed blob fees and doubled blob capacity, significantly enhancing Ethereum’s scalability and rollup efficiency. ETH market cap soared 42% post-upgrade, fueled by investor confidence and rising futures market interest. Ethereum’s long-awaited Pectra upgrade has already made its mark on the Proof-of-Stake network. Pectra – a portmanteau of Prague (execution layer) and Electra (consensus layer) upgrades intended to deliver a raft of significant improvements – has occupied an oversized presence in the Ethereum mindshare since going live on May 7. And it’s…
Ethereum is the most secure blockchain ecosystem. This is the result of 10 years of progress and iteration across every level of Ethereum’s technology stack, from wallet UX to developer tooling to consensus protocol security. But being the most secure platform in the crypto ecosystem isn’t enough. Ethereum’s ambition is far greater: to be civilization-scale infrastructure that securely underpins the internet and global economy, surpassing the safety and trustworthiness of the world’s legacy systems. Today we are announcing the Trillion Dollar Security initiative, an ecosystem-wide effort to upgrade Ethereum’s security to help bring the world onchain. Reaching “Trillion Dollar security”…
Bitwise CIO makes a case for diversified crypto investment in different assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. He compares it to 2004, when Google was the leading internet company, though Netflix made the most money for investors in a 21-year period. He equates Blockchain to the internet, saying the technology can be used for different purposes, like the internet. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan makes the case for diversified crypto investment, even as he hails Bitcoin as an important asset. Hougan said that while “Bitcoin is the king of crypto assets”, citing that it is the largest cryptocurrency, while…
Bitwise CIO makes a case for diversified crypto investment in different assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. He compares it to 2004, when Google was the leading internet company, though Netflix made the most money for investors in a 21-year period. He equates Blockchain to the internet, saying the technology can be used for different purposes, like the internet. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan makes the case for diversified crypto investment, even as he hails Bitcoin as an important asset. Hougan said that while “Bitcoin is the king of crypto assets”, citing that it is the largest cryptocurrency, while…
Bitwise CIO makes a case for diversified crypto investment in different assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. He compares it to 2004, when Google was the leading internet company, though Netflix made the most money for investors in a 21-year period. He equates Blockchain to the internet, saying the technology can be used for different purposes, like the internet. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan makes the case for diversified crypto investment, even as he hails Bitcoin as an important asset. Hougan said that while “Bitcoin is the king of crypto assets”, citing that it is the largest cryptocurrency, while…
Bitwise CIO makes a case for diversified crypto investment in different assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. He compares it to 2004, when Google was the leading internet company, though Netflix made the most money for investors in a 21-year period. He equates Blockchain to the internet, saying the technology can be used for different purposes, like the internet. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan makes the case for diversified crypto investment, even as he hails Bitcoin as an important asset. Hougan said that while “Bitcoin is the king of crypto assets”, citing that it is the largest cryptocurrency, while…
Community & educationAccount Abstraction Afterhours – Season 2Mirko Garozzo & Francesco AndreoliProducing educational videos with thought leaders in the account abstraction ecosystem, with Season 2 focusing on the application layer and how dapps are using account abstraction.Community & educationACM Conference on Economics and Computation (EC)Scientific conference on advances in theory, empirics, and applications at the interface of economics and computation.Community & educationA General Forum on Ethereum Localism (GFEL): Boulder 2025OpenCivicsEvent in Boulder, USA that explored Ethereum’s real-world use cases in the realm of social impact and public goods through talks, unconference sessions, and a quadratic funding allocation to local community…
The Ethereum stake limit has been raised to 2,048 ETH per validator as the Pectra upgrade goes live. ETH price has jumped 7.3% to $1,966. Historical May strength and undervaluation signal potential rebound. Ethereum (ETH) has rallied sharply in the hours following the launch of its Pectra upgrade, marking the cryptocurrency’s strongest single-day gain in months. Ethereum validator transformation with Pectra upgrade The Pectra upgrade, activated on May 7, introduces a maximum stake limit increase to 2,048 ETH per validator, streamlining operations by reducing the need for multiple node setups. By allowing validators to stake larger sums in a single…
Thanks to Marius Van Der Wijden for creating the test case and statetest, and for helping the Besu team confirm the issue. Also, kudos to the Besu team, the EF security team, and Kevaundray Wedderburn. Additionally, thanks to Justin Traglia, Marius Van Der Wijden, Benedict Wagner, and Kevaundray Wedderburn for proofreading. If you have any other questions/comments, find me on twitter at https://twitter.com/asanso tl;dr: Besu Ethereum execution client version 25.2.2 suffered from a consensus issue related to the EIP-196/EIP-197 precompiled contract handling for the elliptic curve alt_bn128 (a.k.a. bn254). The issue was fixed in release 25.3.0. Here is the full…