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ForkLog 38 03.06.2025

Ethereum Foundation Reduces Research and Development Team

The non-profit Ethereum Foundation has reduced its research and development team, focusing on key challenges and core protocol issues.

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ForkLog 19 02.06.2025

Ethereum Funds See Weekly Inflow Surge to $321.4 Million

Between May 24 and May 30, cryptocurrency investment funds saw inflows of $286 million, driven by $321.4 million into Ethereum-based instruments, according to a report by CoinShares. In the previous reporting period, the total figure stood at $3.29 billion. This positive trend has continued for the seventh consecutive week. Data: CoinShares. The cumulative inflow since […]

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ForkLog 16 29.05.2025

Analyst Predicts Solana Price Decline Amid Ethereum Strength

The SOL/ETH pair is hitting new local lows, with quotes breaking through the lower boundary of the “Rising Wedge” that had been forming for weeks. This could lead to further price declines, noted Cointelegraph analyst Yashu Gola.

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ForkLog 109 29.05.2025

Account abstraction angst: how the Pectra upgrade made life easier for hackers

Disclaimer: to fully grasp the technical aspects, we recommend reading materials on account abstraction and the Pectra upgrade. Beyond a boost to Ethereum’s price, the May Pectra upgrade brought expanded functionality and improvements to the ecosystem. Among other things, it enhanced account abstraction (AA): a new type of transaction appeared, allowing ordinary addresses to function […]

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ForkLog 15 28.05.2025

Analyst Observes Shift of Major Capital Towards Ethereum

Futures and options markets indicate a growing interest from large investors in Ethereum compared to Bitcoin. This suggests a potential shift in focus within the crypto market, according to Omkar Godbole, co-managing editor at CoinDesk. Data from the Deribit exchange shows traders are more actively purchasing call options on Ethereum. The risk reversal indicator for […]

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ForkLog 66 27.05.2025

Ethereum Validators Endorse Gas Limit Increase to 60 Million

Over 150,000 Ethereum validators, representing 15% of the network, have backed an increase in the gas limit to 60 million, up from the current 36 million. Data: Gaslimit.Pics. This change will enhance block throughput, allowing more transactions and data to be processed in each block. The adjustment will automatically take effect once it is supported […]

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ForkLog 64 27.05.2025

Vitalik Buterin Highlights Ethereum’s Role Amid Sweden’s Cash Revival

Vitalik Buterin emphasized the fragility of centralized digital payments and the potential of decentralized alternatives. The Ethereum co-founder commented on Sweden’s shift away from a cashless policy. Nordics are walking back the cashless society initiative because their centralized implementation of the concept is too fragile. Cash turns out necessary as a backup. Ethereum needs to […]

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ForkLog 16 26.05.2025

Crypto Fund Inflows Reach Second Highest Level of the Year

Between May 17 and 23, inflows into cryptocurrency investment funds amounted to $3.29 billion, compared to $785 million in the previous period, according to a report by CoinShares. This positive trend has continued for the sixth consecutive week. Data: CoinShares. Total inflows since the beginning of the year have increased to a record $10.82 billion. […]

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ForkLog 7 22.05.2025

Whale Misses the Mark: Ethereum Sale Costs Trader $2.67 Million

In April, an anonymous crypto trader sold 2,522 ETH for $3.96 million at a price of $1,570. On May 22, he repurchased 1,425 ETH at $2,670 per coin, spending $3.8 million.

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ForkLog 25 20.05.2025

Major Traders Bet Over $7 Million on Ethereum Reaching $6000

Institutional and other major players have wagered on a significant rise in the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, according to observations shared by CoinDesk analyst Omkar Godbole.

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ForkLog 26 19.05.2025

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Reducing Node State Size

Scaling Ethereum should enhance performance without compromising the usability of personal nodes, believes network co-founder Vitalik Buterin. In a new essay, he offered relevant recommendations. These include the implementation of: EIP-4444; distributed history storage; stateless verification synchronization; light nodes with “partial state” (partially stateless nodes). According to Buterin, the full deployment of EIP-4444 will reduce […]

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ForkLog 156 19.05.2025

Fusaka upgrade: what it means for Ethereum’s future

The second-largest cryptocurrency has finally stirred after a prolonged slump, particularly visible in the ETH/BTC pair. Despite a recent outperformance rally, ether still trades nearly 50% below its all-time high of ~$4900 set in November 2021. Rising competition from DeFi ecosystems on Solana, BNB Chain and, paradoxically, Ethereum’s own layer-2 (L2) solutions is taking its […]

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