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ForkLog 14 03.04.2025

Ethereum Developers Postpone Pectra Update to May 7

The Pectra hard fork will be activated on the main network of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization on May 7, as decided by key developers during a recent call. The update was initially expected around April 30. Pectra includes a series of enhancements aimed at improving the convenience and efficiency of Ethereum. The extensive […]

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ForkLog 100 02.04.2025

Native rollups: what they are and how they could bring money back to Ethereum

Layer-2 (L2) solutions offer relatively fast and cheap Web3 interactions and remain a cornerstone of Ethereum’s scaling. Yet they raise UX demands, strain the economics of the second-largest cryptocurrency and complicate life for developers. The latter must build and maintain their own proof systems, rely on a rollup security council and manually apply changes after […]

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ForkLog 22 01.04.2025

Ethereum retakes DEX leadership, displacing Solana

DEX trading volume on Ethereum reached $64.6bn. Activity in the Solana ecosystem fell as interest in memecoins faded. Uniswap and Fluid contributed most to Ethereum’s lead. In March, Ethereum regained top spot by aggregate trading on decentralised exchanges (DEXs), overtaking Solana, which had led the sector since September. According to DeFi Llama, cumulative volumes on […]

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ForkLog 128 01.04.2025

0xbow Implements Vitalik Buterin’s Alternative to Tornado Cash

The project 0xbow has unveiled Privacy Pools, a tool for on-chain privacy of Ethereum transactions. The concept of ‘privacy pools’ as an alternative to Tornado Cash was first proposed by a group of renowned researchers in 2023. gm Ethereum ☀️ It is our great honor to announce the mainnet launch of Privacy Pools! ETH users […]

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ForkLog 55 31.03.2025

Cunning Attack on SIR.trading Protocol Wipes Out TVL

On March 30, the DeFi protocol SIR.trading on the Ethereum network, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, lost $355,000 of its TVL due to a hack. Analysts from TenArmorAlert and Decurity were the first to notice the incident. The latter reported that the target of the “cunning attack” was a function of the “vulnerable contract […]

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ForkLog 35 27.03.2025

Ethereum Testnet Hoodi Activates Pectra Hard Fork

Ethereum developers have successfully deployed the Pectra update on the Hoodi test network. The team will discuss the upgrade results during the upcoming ACDE Call teleconference. The hoodi testnet finalized pectra! The initial testing looks great, however the full suite of validator tests will take atleast a day to complete. Tune in to ACD to […]

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ForkLog 12 26.03.2025

Celo Team Completes Blockchain Migration to Ethereum’s Layer 2

Following a successful “hard hard fork,” Celo’s core developers from cLabs have officially relaunched the network as an L2 solution on Ethereum. ? @Ethereum, we’re home! Following a successful “hard hard fork” led by core contributors at @cLabs & L1 validators, Celo is officially an Ethereum Layer 2 ? ? ? What does that mean […]

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ForkLog 36 25.03.2025

Ethereum Foundation’s Sales: Impact on ETH Price Assessed by Experts

Sales of ether by the Ethereum Foundation (EF) prompt an immediate market reaction. On average, the price increases by 1.3% over the following seven days, according to CoinGecko analysts. Does Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) sell-offs trigger any significant market movements? ? Our latest study reveals that EF sell-offs of

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ForkLog 15 25.03.2025

OKX Identifies Reasons for Absence of Altcoin Season

In the current bullish cycle of the cryptocurrency market, there have been no significant technological breakthroughs or hyped trends akin to DeFi or GameFi to stimulate altcoin growth. This was stated by Lennix Lai, the Chief Commercial Officer of the cryptocurrency exchange OKX, in a comment to ForkLog. He noted that contrary to expectations, the […]

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ForkLog 72 24.03.2025

Ethereum’s Daily Burn Volume Hits Record Low

On March 22, Ethereum’s daily fee volume fell to a historic low, resulting in the removal of a minimal 53.07 ETH (~$106,000) from circulation. Source: The Block. In August 2021, the London hard fork implemented the EIP-1559 improvement proposal. It introduced a mechanism for burning a portion of transaction fees based on network load and […]

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ForkLog 24 23.03.2025

Tornado Cash Ported to MegaETH Testnet

A developer known as Gunboats has ported the recently unsanctioned mixer Tornado Cash to the test network of the L2 project MegaETH. The new version of the protocol, named ETHTornado, has sparked concerns within the community. putting tornado cash on fastest chain ever @megaeth_labs pic.twitter.com/NoxUsX3Mbf — GUNBOATs ?? (@0xgunboats) March 21, 2025 “I thought maybe […]

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ForkLog 47 22.03.2025

MegaETH Developers Launch Public Testnet

The Ethereum-based L2 project MegaETH has launched a public testnet, boasting a claimed throughput of 20,000 TPS. Introducing the MegaETH public testnet. 20,000 tps / 1.7 gigagas/s of pure, single-threaded performance alongside 10 ms blocktimes. You will remember what real-time feels like. pic.twitter.com/HBB3V2Ai78 — MegaETH (@megaeth_labs) March 21, 2025 At the time of writing, around […]

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