Ethereum news
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Ethereum delays Glamsterdam Hoodi testnet launch over security risks
ChainSecurity said it identified 13 real-world examples of smart contracts potentially affected by Glamsterdam’s gas changes and is coordinating responsible disclosure with affected projects.
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Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after security devs flag risk to existing contracts
Developers canceled Monday's Hoodi activation after researchers showed how new gas rules could let smart contracts permanently record failed operations.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Take Different Paths to Post-Quantum Wallets
Ethereum contracts can verify alternative signatures today, but protecting existing accounts requires more than adding a new signer. Bitcoin’s P2MR proposal does not itself add post-quantum signatures.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately
A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aztec Announces V6 Approval While Governance Dashboard Still Shows Voting Open
The proposed upgrade speeds Ethereum-to-Aztec messaging and funds 30 days of V5 operation during migration; the dashboard lists October 26 for execution.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tether-Backed Utexo Sets November 28 Launch for Bridged USDT on Bitcoin
Professional operators can now test the RGB-based token on Bitcoin Signet. Its backing will sit in USDT0 locked on Arbitrum.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Pump.fun Adds Take-Profit and Stop-Loss Orders for EVM Trades
The rollout extends tools available on Solana since September to Robinhood, BSC, Base, HyperEVM, Arc and Ink.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin ETFs Erase October Losses With $1 Billion in Three Days
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have drawn about $1.07 billion over three sessions, pushing October flows to a gain of roughly $460 million, even as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices slipped.
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Ethereum Developers Cancel Oct. 26 Glamsterdam Upgrade on Hoodi
Node operators are being told to use software without the scheduled fork, while mainnet activation remains undecided.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Arbitrum Active Addresses Hit 30-Day High, Then Retreat
Hourly activity cooled into Oct. 22 after daily active addresses reached 571,767; transaction counts rose much less sharply.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Researchers Flag Swell Rate Manipulation After Railway Key-Drain Warning
Researchers flagged inflated swETH and rswETH rates after the cloud-platform disclosure; the reported 2,513 ETH held by Swell is not a confirmed loss.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Uniswap’s aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
Uniswap Labs has launched aggregator hooks, allowing Uniswap v4 to route trades through liquidity held on external platforms.
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Ethereum’s four-minute settlement plan could lower the cost of moving crypto
A new draft targets a fourfold cut in the time it takes Ethereum transactions to become final, which could free up money transfer services tie up while customers’ payments clear.
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Base Active Addresses Jump 82.5% to a 30-Day High
Transactions and user-paid fees also rose as the Ethereum Layer 2 recorded 629,142 active addresses on Oct. 21.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Starknet voters back research into life beyond Ethereum
StarkWare plans to release a draft whitepaper in November as it explores an independent, quantum-resistant blockchain.
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Layer 2 Scaling Solutions
Layer 2 scaling solutions help blockchains like Ethereum process more activity without forcing every transaction to happen directly on the base chain. Ethereum’s main network is secure and decentralized, but blockspace is limited. When demand rises, fees increase and users can get priced out. Layer...
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Alpha Modus Reports $250 Million-Plus Bitcoin Holding From Share Swap
The Nasdaq-listed company exchanged 51.6 million shares and matching warrants for 3,170 BTC, expanding its asset base while diluting existing shareholders.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks
Stock longs on Base use Aave loans, while PendleLoop fees on non-PT positions are waived through Dec. 31.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aerodrome and Velodrome merge to launch Aero across seven blockchain networks
Aerodrome and Velodrome have merged to launch Aero across Ethereum mainnet, Base, Robinhood Chain, Ink, OP Mainnet, Arc, and Arbitrum.
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Obol Urges Immediate Charon Upgrade After CA Key Compromise
The patch updates certificate checks in Go. Obol's mainnet cluster balances totaled 422,862 ETH in its latest daily snapshot.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Matter Labs Debuts Prividium Commander For Institutions
The control plane for bank digital-asset operations is generally available at launch. Its revenue goes to Matter Labs, not ZKsync tokenholders, CEO Alex Gluchowski told The Defiant.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Vantage and Rio Bank Use Tokenized Deposits for Loan Payment on Ethereum
Participate says principal and interest reached the receiving bank’s wallet in under three minutes, with loan balances and notices updated alongside the payment.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Yuga Labs Launches Mudwater Trading-Card NFTs on Solana
Each Bored Ape qualifies for 10 packs and each Mutant Ape for two, while OpenSea reports 78.3 ETH in pack trading volume.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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13 JPMD Lookalikes Emerge Amid JPMorgan’s Ethereum Launch
The bank’s genuine Ethereum token showed zero supply and holders, while its documentation warns that same-name tokens at other addresses are unaffiliated.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Cardano Foundation urges EU against expanding MiCA rules to DeFi and staking
The foundation called for regulation based on financial risks rather than technology, warning that overlapping rules could create uncertainty for crypto businesses across the EU.
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Solana Alpenglow Goes Live in 'Most Ambitious' Upgrade Since Ethereum's Merge
The new consensus protocol retires TowerBFT, which had run Solana since its 2020 launch, after a handoff on the live network.
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Doodles' DOOD Token Surges 212% to a $38 Million Market Cap
The collection's NFT floor rose 7.4% in ETH, while reported token trading volume reached $213 million over 24 hours.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ledger Adds Morpho Loans Against Wrapped Bitcoin
Eligible users can borrow USDC or USDT on Ethereum, while pledged collateral sits in smart contracts and remains subject to liquidation.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Lido Lend Exit Plan Would Tap Borrower Collateral for Withdrawals
Positions nearest liquidation would be tapped first and their debt reduced. Eligibility for healthy loans and the lender’s route to ETH remain unspecified.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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MoonPay, Upbit parent Dunamu explore collaboration on stablecoin payments, GIWA expansion
The companies also plan to explore ways to broaden global access to Dunamu's Ethereum Layer 2, GIWA chain.