When the U.S. government sanctioned the Ethereum-based crypto mixing service Tornado Cash in 2022, it ignited a debate within the crypto community that continues three years later. Tornado enabled users to transfer crypto anonymously. The government …

Ethereum developers set May 7 as the target date for the long-awaited Pectra upgrade on Thursday, beginning the countdown for the blockchain’s biggest changes since March 2024. Pectra contains a series of improvements aimed at making Ethereum more …

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Ben Schiller. In this issue: Ethereum’s Final Pectra Test Goes LiveHyperliquid Eases Token Transfers for DeFiCelo Migration to …

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Developers encountered issues during Ethereum’s Sepolia test for the upcoming Pectra upgrade, raising concerns.

The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.

Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak will be the new co-executive directors, as Aya Miyaguchi transitions into the organization’s President. Also, ex-EF researcher Danny Ryan shares that he is joining Etherealize.

Staking service provider SenseiNode operates from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Colombia.

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Miyaguchi shared in a blog post that she will stay at the foundation and serve as its new president.