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Welcome to the third installment of eth2 quick update. tldr; Harden fork choice defences in response to auditsIntroducing challenges.ethereum.orgHerumi grant for a super-fast BLS implementation Fork choice defenses This week, we hardened the defenses of the Phase 0 fork choice rule. Much of our time is spent analyzing eth2 to ensure that the system can remain stable even under adverse conditions (e.g. a large attacker, a major network outage or partition, etc). With any large engineering project, the aim is to find as many potential issues and harden against these scenarios prior to release. This is why we’ve engaged with…

NBA Top Shot creator, Dapper Labs, reported a $4 million legal settlement which has raised eyebrows amongst fans of blockchain projects. This is one of the legal novelties of the company and has attracted attention to the company’s activities while strengthening the organization’s respect for the law and clarity of its actions in the field of NFT and blockchain. On this website, NFT Droppers, we delve deeper into this settlement and its ramifications to other NFTs. The Background The company that has been championing this movement is Dapper Labs, which is associated with a number of NFT projects which enable…

Aave, a leading decentralized finance protocol, witnessed a remarkable year amid a host of key milestones. But the Aave (AAVE) protocol, which offers a non-custodial platform that allows users to earn interest on their deposits as well as borrow assets, is eyeing an even “bigger” year in 2025.  The DeFi giant shared the outlook in its end of year review on X, noting key milestones such as introduction of Aave 2030 and V4. The proposal for V4 looks at the strategic evolution of Aave across DeFi with improved modularity, reduced governance overhead, capital efficiency and innovative liquidity rollouts. Aave is…

A popular crypto analyst says that meme asset Dogecoin (DOGE) could surge by quadruple digits percentage-wise for one key reason. Crypto trader Ali Martinez tells his 106,500 followers on the social media platform X that if DOGE follows a historic price pattern, the memecoin could surge to $17.76. “Dogecoin could rally by another 6,770% if it continues to follow the ascending parallel channel pattern!” Source: Ali Martinez/X An ascending parallel channel pattern is a bullish structure indicating that an asset is in an uptrend, printing higher highs and higher lows. DOGE is trading for $0.31 at time of writing, up…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Lightchain AI, priced at $0.004 in presale, is gaining momentum as a rival to Solana, with projections of a surge to $2 within 10 weeks. The cryptocurrency market thrives on disruptive innovation, and Lightchain AI is emerging as a strong rival to established platforms like Solana (SOL). Priced at just $0.004 during its presale, Lightchain AI has raised over $7 million, drawing attention from investors eager to capitalize on its potential for rapid growth. With its advanced technology and…

⭐ Introducing Ethereum Studio Today we’re excited to release v 1.0 of Ethereum Studio: a simple web-based IDE, which lives right on ethereum.org One of the most consistent suggestions we’ve received for Ethereum.org is to improve the developer experience. While the site pointed users to extensive third-party resources, it lacked a compelling path that would pull a developer towards immediately trying out Ethereum. Ethereum Studio’s purpose is to let developers get started building on Ethereum within minutes, with as little friction as possible. Studio lets users: Write and test smart contracts in the browserConnect smart contracts to a front-end web…

Kekius Maximus token continued its strong surge on Jan. 1, becoming the best cryptocurrency in the market as the accumulation continued. The Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) price surged by over 200%, reaching a high of $0.4010, pushing its market cap to over $332 milion.  The surge happened after Elon Musk changed his X profile name and picture to that name, triggering more purchases by traders.  There are signs that some crypto investors anticipate that the token will continue soaring in the next few weeks. One whale exchanged his 62 billion worth of Pepe (PEPE) tokens worth $1.2 million into the Kekius…

At press time, traders were over-leveraged at $0.339 on the lower side and $0.361 on the upper side. XLM’s Open Interest (OI) had surged by 18% in the past 24 hours. Stellar [XLM] seemed to be gaining attention from traders and investors due to its impressive performance over the past 24 hours. The potential reason for XLM’s strong performance today could be its price action and support from traders. At press time, XLM was trading near $0.355 after a price rally of over 8.5% in the past 24 hours. The asset’s trading volume highlighted increased interest from investors and traders,…

On New Year’s Eve, Elon Musk struck again. The billionaire entrepreneur and frequent social media provocateur once again shook up the cryptocurrency market, changing his X (formerly Twitter) profile name to “Kekius Maximus” and swapping his avatar to an armored depiction of Pepe the Frog. His shout-out to Pepe, a beloved figure in meme culture, sent shockwaves through the memecoin market. Overnight, Musk’s tweet achieved: The birth of a new memecoin, Kekius Maximus A 20% price surge for $PEPE Revived interest in frog-themed memecoins like Wall Street Pepe With a simple profile picture, Musk demonstrated that he remains the lord…

The Taipei Ethereum Meetup recently hosted Crosslink Taiwan 2019. It was a wonderful event and a perfect opportunity for the Ethereum Foundation’s Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) to provide a Taiwan-specific wave of grants! The recipients are as follows. 🍍 Group 1: Ethereum-based Technical Projects: USD$5,000 awarded to each project Eauth (License: MIT): An OAuth-compatible service based on Ethereum credentials to authenticate users on a website.Ethereum Wallet SDK (License: LGPL-3.0): An SDK enabling Dapps to connect with different wallets.SOLL (License: Apache-2.0): A new compiler for generating Ewasm code from Solidity code. The ceremony at Crosslink Taiwan. The pineapple is a pun…