Ethereum

The OpenZeppelin Defender smart contract security platform has now integrated with Coinbase’s Base network, allowing Web3 app developers on Base to automate security tasks. According to an April 19 announcement from blockchain cybersecurity firm OpenZeppelin, app developers on Base can now use the Defender software to create multi-signature admin contracts and timelocks, employ Relayers to

Cryptocurrency wallet provider MetaMask has denied claims that an exploit of its wallet is the cause of a “massive wallet draining operation” that has claimed over 5,000 Ether (ETH). On April 18, MetaMask tweeted in response to a series of tweets posted on April 17 by Taylor Monahan, the founder of Ethereum wallet manager MyCrypto,

Ethereum layer 2s, such as Optimism, Arbitrum and Polygon, increased in popularity in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report from Web3 development platform Alchemy. Ethereum users bridged over $635,000 worth of crypto assets to these networks from January to March, an increase of 44% over the fourth quarter of 2023 and 518%

Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee, jumped right into criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission and its leadership over digital assets at an oversight hearing.  In an April 18 hearing on oversight of the SEC, Representative McHenry used his opening statement to bring up the commission’s “punishing” of digital

Ethereum blockchain underwent a successful Shapella upgrade on April 12, making way for validators to withdraw their staked Ether (ETH) from the Beacon chain after three years. After seeing over a million ETH in withdrawals in the first week, the amount of staked ETH has now surpassed the number of ETH being withdrawn for the

According to statistics compiled by user @Henrystats on Dune Analytics, the number of accounts, or wallet addresses, for Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum (ARB) surpassed 5 million on Apr. 17. Aside from individual addresses, there are now more than four million active accounts in the ARB ecosystem with nearly 200 million transactions having been completed

Kyber Network, developer of the Kyberswap Elastic decentralized crypto exchange, has announced on Apr. 17 that there is a potential vulnerability in the exchange’s contracts. It has advised all liquidity providers to remove their funds as soon as possible. 1/2Attention KyberSwap Elastic Liquidity Providers:We have identified a potential vulnerability, and as a precaution we strongly

A “temperature check” proposal to deploy the decentralized exchange (DEX) Aave on the zkSync Era Mainnet has passed with overwhelming support from the Aave community.  When voting closed on April 16 more than 99% of Aave (AAVE) token holders voted in favor of launching the third version of the lending and borrowing protocol on the

Digital art auction house Sotheby’s has altered its latest art sale significantly after receiving community feedback regarding a lack of diversity, meanwhile a novice player in Illivium: Beyond has made a staggering profit of 140,525% by finding the most elusive character in the game yet. Sotheby’s reboot Glitch Digital Art Sale after addressing diversity concerns

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 of the hard fork, a

The email addresses of some MetaMask users may have been exposed to a malicious party due to a recently discovered cyber-security incident. According to parent company ConsenSys, the incident affected users who submitted a customer support ticket to MetaMask between August 1, 2021 and February 10, 2023. According to the April 14 blog post, unauthorized actors

Blockchain security tech firm BlockSec has launched a new toolkit that enables collaborative testing on private chains “forked from arbitrary (transaction) positions” and block numbers on the Ethereum mainnet. The developer and security researcher-focused toolkit is dubbed the “Phalcon Fork” and was launched by BlockSec on April 14. We’re thrilled to introduce Phalcon Fork, a

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The past week in DeFi was filled with anticipation leading up to the Shapella upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet. The hard fork was successfully completed on April 12, allowing

A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation (EF) revealed that the IP addresses of Ether (ETH) stakers are monitored as part of a broader set of metadata, causing the cryptocurrency community to flag Ethereum for privacy concerns. In an April 12 interview on the crypto podcast Bankless, EF researcher Justin Drake revealed that he learned this

Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $31,000 on April 14 as bulls hoped that altcoins would soon follow. Analyst eyes potential dip under $30,000  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView captured new ten-month highs of $31,035 for BTC/USD on Bitstamp. The pair had risen gradually the day prior after a consolidatory period around new macroeconomic data

In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Miguel Morel, CEO of Arkham Intelligence — a blockchain intelligence company that has built a platform that provides information on real-world entities and individuals behind crypto market activity. In today’s discussion with Morel, we will explore how and why on-chain data is useful and perhaps some ways that

Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $30,000 support at the April 12 Wall Street open as more United States macroeconomic data boosted bulls. PPI hints further inflation drops to come Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hovering near $30,250 on Bitstamp. Amid a slowdown in volatility, U.S. Producer Price Inflation (PPI) data provided a timely

The much-awaited Shapella update on Ethereum has gone live, paving the way for new features such as the unstaking of Ether (ETH). Members of the community celebrated with various responses to the newest update in the Ethereum ecosystem.  Shapella is a term used by the community that blends together “Shanghai” and “Capella,” the upgrades that

The Shapella hard fork has officially been executed on the Ethereum Mainnet— meaning that Ethereum validators can finally withdraw their staked Ether (ETH) from the Beacon Chain. The long-awaited upgrade took effect at 10:27 PM UTC on April 12. Through Ethereum Investment Proposal EIP-4895, staked ETH was pushed from the Beacon Chain to the Ethereum

On April 12, Ethereum-based noncustodial lending protocol Euler Finance announced that it would open redemptions after hackers returned the vast majority of assets stolen in a $197 million flash loan exploit last month.  Euler says it will repay all sub-account liabilities at the block the protocol was disabled on March 13. The on-chain price oracle,