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1 week ago |
theblock.co | Vishal Chawla
Over 150,000 Ethereum validators, representing roughly 15% of the network's total, are signaling support for a large increase in the blockchain's block gas limit — a move that could further expand Ethereum's Layer 1 transaction throughput. This is according to data from gaslimit.pics, a dashboard created by Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter. The newly proposed limit boost aims to push Ethereum's gas limit to 60 million units, nearly double the current cap of 36 million.
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1 week ago |
theblock.co | Vishal Chawla
DeFi • May 26, 2025, 1:50AM EDT Synthetix and Derive contributors mutually withdrew proposals for a $27 million deal in which Synthetix would acquire Derive (formerly Lyra), a decentralized options platform. In mid-May, Synthetix proposed to acquire Derive's treasury, technology, and product suite through a token swap to merge the two platforms into a unified derivatives protocol on the Ethereum mainnet.
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2 weeks ago |
theblock.co | Vishal Chawla
Tech • May 21, 2025, 2:54AM EDT Brave, the privacy-focused web browser, has unveiled the ".brave" domain — an onchain domain in partnership with Unstoppable Domains. This makes Brave the first browser to introduce its own blockchain-based TLD, allowing users to replace complex cryptocurrency wallet addresses with human-readable names. The .brave domains can be minted as non-fungible tokens on the Polygon blockchain, giving users ownership and control without renewal fees.
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2 weeks ago |
theblock.co | Vishal Chawla
Tech • May 20, 2025, 2:47AM EDT Succinct announced it will launch the PROVE token as the native token of its prover network — a decentralized protocol on Ethereum for zero-knowledge proofs. Succinct is planned as a decentralized marketplace to connect those who request proofs with entities that generate them. The project's goal is to create infrastructure for ZKPs, supporting use cases like blockchain validation, cross-chain bridges, AI workloads, and more.
Ethereum-based privacy protocol Privacy Pools pauses deposits due to bug affecting user transactions
2 weeks ago |
theblock.co | Vishal Chawla
Latest Crypto News May 19, 2025, 1:21AM EDT • Companies May 19, 2025, 12:32AM EDT • Policy May 18, 2025, 3:04PM EDT • Layer 1s See More Latest Crypto News Quick TakeEthereum-based privacy protocol Privacy Pools has temporarily paused new deposits due to a bug that affected user transactions. Ethereum-based privacy protocol Privacy Pools has temporarily paused new deposits due to a bug that affected user transactions.
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RT @YAPGlobalTeam: Pectra is here. What now? 🤔 Ethereum’s latest upgrade is out—unpack what it means for developers, users, & the future…
In crypto, valuations clearly matter more than revenue. In that context, network effects and the adoption of protocols or tokens can serve as meaningful metrics to justify those valuations. But as the number of new tokens continues to grow exponentially, gaining strong network
Ethereum developers have activated the Pectra upgrade! https://t.co/7egioyhRfP
