Ethereum

Ethereum has increased its network’s gas limit by a third ahead of the major Fusaka upgrade. The change, requested by the community and approved by validators, aims to boost the base layer’s transaction throughput, a move supported by founder Vitalik Buterin as part of a broader scalability strategy.

Vitalik Buterin donated 256 ETH, worth about $655,000, to privacy messaging apps Session and SimpleX Chat, supporting decentralized communication alternatives.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is shifting focus from simply scaling the network to optimizing it. After the block gas limit doubled to 60 million, Buterin proposes targeted adjustments to specific protocol operations to further increase capacity and efficiency without compromising decentralization.

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman argues that Ethereum is technically independent of Bitcoin and could actually benefit from a Bitcoin collapse, especially in the face of threats from quantum computing.

A mysterious trader who correctly predicted the October crypto crash has placed a €38.6 million long position on Ethereum, sparking market discussion.

X now displays the location where accounts were created, sparking privacy concerns in the crypto community. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin calls the move unethical, while others see benefits in combating fake accounts.

Companies holding Ethereum as a strategic reserve are facing significant unrealized losses as ETH’s price has dropped by nearly 50% from its August high. Technical analysis suggests further downside potential, adding to the pressure on these firms.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin warns that quantum computers could be powerful enough to break the cryptography securing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies as early as 2028, posing an urgent threat to blockchain security.