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ForkLog 85 28.02.2025

MetaMask to Introduce Direct Support for Bitcoin and Solana

Developers of the non-custodial wallet MetaMask have unveiled a roadmap announcing the app’s expansion beyond EVM network spaces. This is just the beginning. MetaMask is evolving into the best connected, most useful, and most powerful next-gen self-custodial wallet — one that makes crypto simpler, safer, and more accessible. Stay tuned, and read this: https://t.co/iRf4nQU7h8 — […]

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ForkLog 32 28.02.2025

Base to Boost Mainnet Speed Tenfold with Flashblocks

The Layer 2 network Base has implemented Flashblocks technology in its testnet, reducing block creation time from two seconds to 200 milliseconds. The project team announced this at the ETHDenver 2025 conference. The mainnet update is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2025. Flashblocks enhances transaction processing speed by streaming pre-confirmed blocks every […]

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ForkLog 67 26.02.2025

A phantom reborn: Sonic, a revamped network from the ‘father of DeFi’

In December 2024, following a rebrand, the Sonic mainnet was launched—an EVM-compatible layer-1 (L1) blockchain. The ‘father of DeFi’, Andre Cronje, has taken the helm of the new direction for the old Fantom project. In February 2025, attention to the Sonic ecosystem and token rose sharply. Several forces are at work: users’ anticipation of a […]

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ForkLog 23 26.02.2025

Vitalik Buterin, Justin Drake, and Other Developers Discuss Ethereum’s Future

Leading researchers from the Ethereum Foundation (EF), including Vitalik Buterin, Justin Drake, and Dankrad Feist, addressed questions on scaling, L1 revenue, and security during an AMA session. The discussion occurred against the backdrop of Aya Miyaguchi stepping down as the organisation’s executive director due to community pressure over recent months. She will continue as EF’s […]

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ForkLog 27 25.02.2025

Ethereum’s Pectra Update on Holesky Testnet Faces Setbacks

On February 24th, at epoch 115,968, Ethereum developers activated the Pectra hard fork on the Holesky testnet. As a result, the network ceased finalizing slots. Data: beaconcha.in. According to Parithosh Jayanthi from the Ethereum Foundation, the upgrade “encountered a configuration issue on three major network clients.” Fixes are already prepared, and operators need to update […]

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ForkLog 84 19.02.2025

Hints of Video Generation Feature Found in Google’s Gemini Update

Indications of an upcoming feature for video generation via the AI assistant Gemini have surfaced in the Google mobile app. This was noted by experts at Android Authority. Files hinting at new features in Gemini. Data: Android Authority. The update v16.6.23 includes files whose names reference the code name Gemini within the Google app — […]

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ForkLog 19 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 81 18.02.2025

Hyperliquid Team Launches HyperEVM

Hyper Foundation has deployed the HyperEVM execution environment to ensure “universal programmability.” The HyperEVM is live. This is a major step toward the vision of housing all finance by bringing general-purpose programmability to Hyperliquid’s performant financial system. The initial mainnet release of the HyperEVM includes: 1. HyperEVM blocks built as part of L1 execution,… pic.twitter.com/sleqk1N7T5 […]

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ForkLog 23 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 20 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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ForkLog 56 12.02.2025

Lido Announces v3 Update

Developers of the liquid staking platform Lido plan to release the v3 protocol update in the summer of 2025. Introducing Lido V3: Ethereum Staking Infrastructurehttps://t.co/SYNSBW6S6R Advancing Ethereum staking with stVaults. ? pic.twitter.com/nMFhGlLDL3 — Lido (@LidoFinance) February 11, 2025 The core feature of v3 is the modular smart contracts stVaults, allowing users to customize the staking […]

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ForkLog 17 05.02.2025

Ethereum Supply Returns to Pre-Merge Levels

The supply of Ethereum has risen to 120,521,725 ETH, a level last seen in September 2022 before the Merge update. Data: Ultra Sound Money. The metric has surpassed pre-Merge PoS and PoW levels by 584 ETH. In the two years and 144 days since the update, 1,948,221 ETH have been issued, while 1,947,636 ETH have […]

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