Pectra, one of Ethereum’s largest upgrades since transitioning to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism in 2022, is now set to hit the Ethereum mainnet on May 7. Originally scheduled for a March 2025 release, Pectra was delayed due to finality issues on the Holesky testnet, but has been running without major incident on the Hoodi testnet […]
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Ethereum core developers have confirmed that the highly anticipated Pectra upgrade will be deployed on May 7. Nixo Rokish, a member of the Ethereum Foundation’s protocol support team, shared the news in an April 3 post on social media, saying: “Pectra mainnet date confirmed May 7. Let’s gooooo.” Ethereum core contributor Terence further clarified that
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That cheap smartphone may look like a steal—and it could well be, but not in the way you were hoping. Cheap counterfeit phones are now being sold preloaded with malware that targets unsuspecting Android users—stealing cryptocurrency, replacing phone numbers during calls, and hijacking their social media accounts. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported the novel technique for
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EY has rebuilt its enterprise-focused Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Nightfall as a zero-knowledge rollup, eliminating waiting periods for transaction finality and simplifying the platform’s architecture. The update, released Wednesday, replaces Nightfall’s previous optimistic rollup design with a cryptographic approach that verifies transactions before submission to Ethereum. This removes the need for challenge periods that could delay
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Ye Zhang, the co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 network Scroll, has pushed back against calls for Ethereum to impose fees on layer-2 networks. Zhang argued in a detailed social media post on April 2, that the proposal was harmful to Ethereum’s long-term vision. He called it a “toxic” approach that prioritizes short-term revenue over lasting ecosystem
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North Korean cyber operatives have expanded their reach beyond U.S. firms to target blockchain startups in the EU and UK, posing as remote developers and leaving a trail of compromised data and extortion attempts. In a report released on Tuesday, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed that IT workers linked to the Democratic People’s Republic
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The Cosmos ecosystem is set to transform blockchain interoperability with IBC Eureka, the upgrade to its Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol. The first transaction between Cosmos Hub (ATOM) and Ethereum was successfully made on Friday, March 28, with potential implications for the user and developer experience in web3. Magnas Mareneck, co-CEO at the newly-formed Interchain Labs,
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The Sei Foundation is exploring the acquisition of 23andMe, a bankrupt genetic testing company, with plans to bring its data infrastructure onto the Sei blockchain. In a statement released on March 27, the Foundation revealed that the acquisition would mark a significant step toward protecting genetic data through on-chain solutions. According to the Foundation: “We
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The solo miner of Bitcoin block 888,737—won last week with a $266,000 BTC reward—shared their story with Bitcoin mining hardware creator FutureBit, whose Apollo miners helped lead to the sizable score. The anonymous miner, who took home more than 3.15 BTC or around $266,000 last week between the fixed reward and transaction fees, did so
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Ethereum’s highly anticipated Pectra upgrade is tentatively scheduled to go live on the mainnet on April 30. The date was discussed during the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #208 on March 27, with Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation confirming on X that the team is aiming for mainnet activation at slot 11,599,872, around
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