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Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades
Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7.
Axiom, Protocol for Historical Ethereum Data, Raises $20M, Led by Paradigm, Standard Crypto
The funding will go towards further developing the protocol and adding new hires. Axiom allows smart contract developers to access historical data from Ethereum and then perform intensive computations off-chain.
Uma’s Latest Innovation Oval Promises Fairer Profit Distribution in Defi
UMA has officially introduced Oval, a novel product designed to optimize the use of oracle data by defi protocols. This tool changes how protocols manage oracle-based MEV, enhancing efficiency and fairness in Ethereum’s blockchain…
Polymer Labs Secures $23 Million to Build Ethereum’s ‘Interoperability Hub’
Polymer Labs, the inter-blockchain communication (IBC)-based networking layer two (L2), recently disclosed that it had raised $23 million via a Series A funding round. Polymer said only Ethereum and all chains under the IBC control will…
The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Warn on ‘Diversity Problem’
In this week's issue, a focus on Ethereum's "diversity problem," the week's biggest blockchain project upgrades and highlights from Electric Capital's annual report on developer activity. PLUS: We've got an exclusive interview with a top…
Ethereum Interoperability Hub Polymer Raises $23M Series A Funding From Marquee Investors
The funding round was co-led by Blockchain Capital, Maven 11 and Distributed Global and included contributions from Coinbase Ventures, Placeholder and Digital Currency Group.
Study: Potential Approval of Spot ETF Is Ethereum’s ‘Strongest Narrative Right Now’
The approval of a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be the crypto asset’s “strongest narrative,” according to a Kaiko Research analysis. The Kaiko…
Metamask Launches Ethereum Validator Staking Services
Metamask, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) wallet, has announced the launch of its validator staking services for Ethereum. The feature will allow users who want to stake their ether to do it simply from the Metamask portfolio interface,…
Protocol Village: Zeeve Integrates ‘One-Click’ Validator Nodes for Provenance Blockchain
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 18-24.
Manta Network Hit by ‘DDoS’ Attack Amid Token Issuance
The network’s MANTA token went live on Thursday and has reached a $550 million capitalization.