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Ethereum Foundation’s Nixo told Cointelegraph that unexpected issues on two testnets left developers under pressure and exhausted.

An upgrade that aims to bring more functionality to Ethereum wallets will be delayed until at least late April.

Ethereum’s recent Pectra test on the Sepolia fork encountered an issue that was made worse by an unknown user sending zero-token transfers.

The Ethereum Pectra upgrade introduces stablecoin gas payments and sets the stage for future innovations like Verkle trees.

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade was successfully deployed on the Sepolia testnet, but developers may delay the mainnet launch due to unresolved issues on Holesky.

The Pectra upgrade aims to significantly reduce Ether selling pressure, potentially contributing to long-term price appreciation.

Chainflip’s unplanned upgrade strengthens broker-level screening, preventing Bybit hackers from laundering stolen funds through its protocol.

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade launches on the Holesky testnet today, introducing new validator rewards, account abstraction and layer-2 scaling improvements.

BNB Chain’s Pascal hard fork aims to enhance Ethereum compatibility and smart contract wallet functionality.

Stacks’ Muneeb Ali warned that most Bitcoin L2 projects will fade away within three years even as Bitcoin gains dominance over Ethereum and Solana.

Raising Ethereum’s gas limit would improve censorship resistance, reduce costs when routing assets between L2s, and provide a safety net in case of disasters, Buterin said.

Institutional interest in staking has grown since November 2024, when Trump’s victory ignited hopes for the first staked Ether ETF.

Cardano’s Plomin hard fork brings full decentralized governance, giving ADA holders voting power over key blockchain decisions.

Vitalik Buterin released a blog post outlining an Ethereum scaling roadmap, including layer-2 growth, blob scaling and ETH as a core ecosystem driver.

In an industry often dominated by hype, these 10 projects successfully delivered protocol improvements or new products in 2024.