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ForkLog 32 23.02.2025

Experts Oppose Ethereum Rollback

Following the Bybit hack, community members have discussed the possibility of “rolling back” the Ethereum network to recover stolen funds. Several experts, including core developer Tim Beiko, have criticized the idea. Support for blockchain restoration came from figures such as Bitcoin maximalist Samson Mow and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. ELI5 why we cannot “rollback” Ethereum? […]

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ForkLog 25 20.02.2025

Ethereum Transaction Fees Drop to 2020 Levels

The average transaction fee (7 DMA) on the network of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has decreased by 70% over the week, from $2.57 to $0.77.

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ForkLog 16 20.02.2025

JPMorgan Observes Decline in Bullish Sentiment Among TradFi Whales

In bitcoin futures, contango has shifted to backwardation, indicating sustained selling pressure in the near term. There is a high interest in call options with expirations in February-April. In altcoins, the focus may shift from Solana to Ethereum due to scandals surrounding meme coins. The observed weakening of institutional demand for bitcoin and Ethereum futures […]

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ForkLog 22 20.02.2025

Vitalik Buterin Highlights His Biggest Disappointment with Ethereum

During an AMA session, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared his disappointments with the blockchain ecosystem, pointing out issues with community operations and values over the past year.

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ForkLog 27 19.02.2025

Traders Anticipate Ethereum’s Edge Over Solana

Cryptocurrency traders foresee a potential shift in the SOL/ETH pair, as a series of scandals surrounding meme coins tarnishes Solana’s reputation. 4-hour chart of SOL/ETH on Binance. Data: TradingView. According to TradingView, after reaching a peak of over 0.08 ETH per 1 SOL in January, the rate has since declined to approximately 0.06. Two things […]

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ForkLog 17 18.02.2025

Optimism in Options Following Ethereum’s Pectra Hard Fork

Interest in call options expiring after the Pectra hard fork on the Ethereum network is reshaping the cryptocurrency market amid uncertainty surrounding actions by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a report by QCP Capital. Asia Colour — 18 Feb 25 1/ The options market is signaling a shift. #ETH’s term structure is developing a […]

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ForkLog 26 18.02.2025

Ethereum Validators Urged to Update Geth Client to Avoid Losses

The team behind the Ethereum client Geth, written in Go, has strongly advised validators to update their software to release v1.15.2, codenamed Survivor Loadout. Urgent Update for Geth Users! Attention validators! If you are running Geth v1.15.1, upgrade to v1.15.2 immediately to prevent potential financial loss! A regression in v1.15.1 can cause block creation failures, […]

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ForkLog 327 17.02.2025

WikiLeaks Donor Burns 600 ETH, Leaves Messages on ‘Mind Control’

On February 17, a user burned 500 ETH (approximately $1.3 million at the time of writing), leaving an on-chain message warning of ‘mind control’ in Chinese. ‘Kuande Investment executives Feng Xin and Xu Yuzhi used computer-brain weapons to persecute all employees, including former ones, and even fell under its control themselves,’ the message stated. Kuande […]

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ForkLog 110 14.02.2025

Vitalik Buterin Advocates for Increasing Ethereum’s Gas Limit

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has articulated arguments in a new essay for further expanding transaction space in the network’s first-layer block. Reasons to have higher L1 gas limits even in an L2-heavy Ethereumhttps://t.co/BMFhzoO8bE — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) February 14, 2025 In early February, Ethereum validators supported increasing the gas limit from 30 million to 36 million, […]

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ForkLog 25 14.02.2025

Ethereum Developers Consider Accelerating Network Upgrades

One of the most common user suggestions on the Pectra Retrospective forum is to speed up Ethereum updates. Tim Beiko from EF mentioned this during the ACDE Call teleconference. He recommended defining the scope of an upgrade before the previous hard fork is implemented on the mainnet. This would allow for a quicker transition to […]

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ForkLog 41 13.02.2025

Ethereum Foundation Allocates $120 Million to DeFi Protocols

The non-profit Ethereum Foundation (EF) has allocated $120 million worth of ETH to several lending protocols to enhance reserve yields. EF Treasury has deployed: — 10,000 ETH into Spark— 10,000 ETH into Aave Prime— 20,800 ETH into Aave Core— 4,200 ETH into Compound We’re grateful for the entire Ethereum security community that has worked diligently […]

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ForkLog 21 13.02.2025

BNB Recovers February Losses Following 2025 Roadmap Release

On the morning of February 13, BNB’s price tested the $720 mark, a level last seen in mid-January. The catalyst for this rise was the release of the project’s technical roadmap for 2025. https://t.co/egfSBKX3SX — BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) February 12, 2025 The document outlines: reducing block formation time from three seconds to less than one […]

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