Buterin believes the enshrined zkEVM method, which returnes functions to L1, is the next course of action as “light clients” get stronger. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made a case for taking some functions away from Layer-2 networks or rollups, back to the main Ethereum chain. This “enshrined zkEVM” (zero-knowledge …
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Due to its large developer community, broad use, and essential role in decentralized finance (defi) and other blockchain applications, Ethereum continues to hold a unique place in the market. Thanks to Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent jump above $44,000, the global crypto markets have been experiencing bullish momentum, which has positively impacted …
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In this exploration, we tackle the critical question: Will Ethereum recover? We’ll look at Ethereums future and analyze ETH’s present market status, potential for resurgence, the anticipated impact of the progress on Ethereum 2.0, and share expert price predictions. Will Ethereum Recover? Analysis The question “Will Ethereum recover?” depends on …
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The inventor of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, published an article discussing implementing a new scalability solution. According to a document posted on his blog, several benefits could come from introducing “Plasma,” a scalability solution invented 6 years ago, in the early years of ETH. Exploring Plasma’s Potential In The Ethereum Ecosystem …
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Empower Oversight, a watchdog group, has released a new batch of documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request yesterday, sparking outrage in the XRP community. The documents reveal a deeper involvement of Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin and his company, Consensys, in the controversial June 14, 2018, cryptocurrency …
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Ethereum has been the dominant smart contract and decentralized application (Dapp) network since its inception. An analysis based on Ether’s price (ETH), and its market capitalization, shows indisputable evidence that the blockchain has been gaining market share over time. Ether market capitalization dominance (%). Source: TradingView As shown above, Ether’s …
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A topic as old as time, if time was a few years old – will Ethereum flip Bitcoin in terms of total market cap? Will ETH overtake BTC? This has been the “to be or not to be” in the cryptocurrency industry, and it pins communities against each other like …
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As the world of cryptocurrencies evolves, Ethereum (ETH) investors are beginning to take notice of the power of yields and their potential impact on the crypto space. Yields, in essence, are the payments investors receive for holding cryptocurrencies, and they can come in many shapes and forms. How ETH Yields …
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The past few weeks have seen a wave of zero-knowledge proof project launches, including Polygon’s zkEVM and Matter Lab’s zkSync Era on mainnet, and the Linea zkEVM from ConsenSys on testnet. They join StarkWare’s long-running StarkEx solution and its decentralized cousin StarkNet along with a variety of other projects in …
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Top Stories This Week Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork executed on mainnet The Ethereum blockchain’s mainnet, also referred to as the Beacon Chain, implemented the Shapella hard fork on April 12. The upgrade made fund withdrawals possible for those who have staked the network’s Ether (ETH) asset. Within the first hour …
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In 2021, Ether Capital, a publicly traded company in Canada, became the first to stake $50 million in Ethereum’s Beacon Chain, the proof-of-stake blockchain that supports Ethereum. Since that time, the company has doubled down on its ETH bet. With the upcoming Shapella upgrade, we sat down with Ether Capital’s …
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The Ethereum Foundation has announced April 12 as the date of deployment of the much-anticipated Shanghai and Capella upgrade, together dubbed as Shapella. The upgrades will enable withdrawals from Ethereum 2.0 staking contracts. The staking contract was first launched in December 2020. It only accepted one-way deposits of ETH, which …
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