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ForkLog 50 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 47 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 7 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 4 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 13 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 11 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 87 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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ForkLog 43 18.05.2025

Ethereum Developer Compares 51% Attack Costs on Bitcoin and Ethereum

A 51% attack on Bitcoin would cost approximately $10 billion, significantly less than the amount needed to compromise the Ethereum network. This was stated by leading Ethereum developer Justin Drake in an interview with Cointelegraph. The figure he mentioned aligns closely with the estimate by Etherealize co-founder Grant Hammer, who calculated that $8 billion would […]

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ForkLog 10 15.05.2025

Over 11,000 Smart Wallets Authorized Post-Pectra Upgrade on Ethereum Network

A week after the significant Pectra upgrade, the number of smart account authorizations in line with EIP-7702 has surpassed 11,000. This indicates a strong interest in the new features from exchanges, wallets, and dapps.

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ForkLog 10 15.05.2025

Experts See No Immediate Signs of Bitcoin Whale Sell-Off

Currently, the Binary CDD metric has not reached critical levels that historically coincided with the onset of profit-taking waves by long-term investors, as noted by CryptoQuant. This indicator tracks the “holding time” spent in the market when owners of “old supply” engage in large-scale transactions. If Binary CDD rises amid reaching ATH, it may indicate […]

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ForkLog 22 14.05.2025

Ethereum Unveils ‘Trillion Dollar Security’ Initiative

The Ethereum Foundation has introduced the Trillion Dollar Security project, described as an “ecosystem-wide effort to enhance Ethereum’s security to transition the world onto the blockchain.” 0. Announcing the Trillion Dollar Security (1TS) initiative: an ecosystem-wide effort to upgrade Ethereum’s security to help bring the world onchain. — Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) May 14, 2025 The […]

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ForkLog 7 14.05.2025

Bernstein Identifies Three Catalysts for Ethereum’s Rally

Analysts at Bernstein have pinpointed three primary factors that have driven Ethereum’s approximately 60% surge over the past month, according to The Block. The brokerage firm’s experts noted that the ETH/BTC pair ratio has dropped by 45% over the past year, as Bitcoin has dominated as a store of value and a corporate reserve asset. […]

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