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The triage is the product: running AI agents against Ethereum's protocol code
*Notes from the Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Security team on running coordinated AI agents against real protocol code, including how we organize the work,...
Ethereum for Governments and Institutions: Why neutral infrastructure matters now
Current global shifts clearly signal a critical need for shared, neutral digital public infrastructure outside the control of any single centralized actor. As...
The EF’s new structure
Today, the EF is changing shape, concluding a months-long process of reorganization as part of the implementation of the Mandate and the Treasury Management...
Clear Signing: Making Transaction Approvals Safer on Ethereum
An Ethereum Working Group consisting of wallet developers, security firms and the Ethereum Foundation’s Trillion Dollar Security Initiative today launched an...
Protocol Cluster Updates: May 2026
A semi-regular gathering of Ethereum core devs from various client teams, or interop, recently took place in Svalbard, Norway. Over the week-long event, teams...
Soldøgn Interop Recap ☀️
This past week, just over 100 Ethereum core contributors gathered above the Arctic Circle — in Longyearbyen, Svalbard — for the Soldøgn Interop: a week of...
Announcing Cohort 7 of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship
TL;DR: * 📝 Applications for EPF7 are open until May 13 * 🔎 Review the program details for EPF7 * 🎙️ An introductory town hall will be held on May 6 at 1500...
Allocation Update - Q1 2026
Q1 2026 continued our focus on strengthening Ethereum’s foundations, with sustained investment in core domains like cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs,...
ETH Rangers Program Recap
In late 2024, the Ethereum Foundation, together with Secureum, The Red Guild, and Security Alliance (SEAL), launched the ETH Rangers Program, an initiative to...
Checkpoint #9: Apr 2026
Ethereum's All Core Developer calls can be a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for periodic high-level updates, depending on what's...
How L1 and L2s can build the strongest possible Ethereum
*The North Star of the Platform team is for Ethereum to scale as a cohesive system and enable confident adoption by all users. This post is intended to share...
The Promise of Ethereum: Introducing the EF Mandate
Dearest Friends, Today we are publishing the EF Mandate, a document that serves as part constitution, part manifesto, and part guide for the Ethereum...
This Is Fine (Until the Grant Runs Out)
Diversifying Funding for Ethereum-Related Public Goods
Treasury Staking Initiative
The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking a portion of its treasury, in line with its Treasury Policy announced last year. Approximately 70,000 ETH is being...
The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to DeFi
Supporting the builders shaping decentralized finance and strengthening Ethereum as the global financial settlement layer
Protocol Priorities Update for 2026
We introduced Protocol last June which organized our work around three strategic initiatives: Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX. A lot has happened since...
Ethereum Protocol Studies 2026
*tl;dr*: Ethereum Protocol Studies returns for 2026 with new content tracks in cryptography, lean consensus and zkEVM, plus a new self-paced learning platform....
Announcing the Platform Team at EF
Platform is a new team inside the EF with one goal: Deliver the strongest possible Ethereum platform, where L1 and L2s are best positioned to support users,...
An update from Tomasz
tl;dr I am stepping down from my co-ED role at the EF at the end of February 2026. Bastian Aue is taking over the co-ED role alongside Hsiao-Wei. The future is...
Executive Leadership Update
Today, we are announcing a transition in the executive leadership team at the Ethereum Foundation. After extensive contributions to the Foundation’s mission...
Introducing the EF Academic Secretariat 2026 PhD Fellowship
The EF's Academic Secretariat team is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural PhD Fellowship Program, a pioneering initiative aimed at empowering and...
Trillion Dollar Security Day at Devconnect
During Devconnect Buenos Aires, the Ethereum Foundation and Secureum TrustX brought together Ethereum security practitioners for Trillion Dollar Security Day,...
Allocation Update - Q4 2025
Q4 2025 closed out the year with exciting growth across the ecosystem! Dive into the projects and community initiatives we supported this quarter and see what...
Checkpoint #8: Jan 2026
*Ethereum’s All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-8 weeks, depending on...
Devcon 8 is coming to Mumbai, India in November 2026
Devcon, the Ethereum community’s annual global gathering for builders, will take place from 3-6 November 2026 at the JIO World Center in Mumbai, India. This...
Hegota Upgrade EIP Proposal Timelines
Fusaka shipped PeerDAS in addition to a myriad of minor features and Glamsterdam’s major features will include Block-level Access Lists and enshrined...
Shipping an L1 zkEVM #2: The Security Foundations
*Thanks to Arantxa Zapico, Benedikt Wagner, and Dmitry Khovratovich from the EF cryptography team for their contributions, and to Ladislaus, Kev, Alex, and...
The Future of Ethereum’s State
*Disclaimer: The following blog is a proposal from the Stateless Consensus team. Content may not imply consensus views, and the EF is a broad organization that...
Devconnect Argentina Recap
The biggest global Ethereum gathering, a first-of-its-kind World’s Fair, and thousands of different experiences
Allocation Update - Q3 2025
Q3 2025 brought an exciting wave of innovation and community energy! Explore the projects we funded this quarter and the work they’re advancing:
Making Ethereum Feel Like One Chain Again
*Disclaimer: The following blog is a proposal from the Account Abstraction team. Content may not imply consensus views, and the EF is a broad organization that...
Checkpoint #7: Nov 2025
*Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-6 weeks,...
Fusaka Mainnet Announcement
Fusaka follows this year's Pectra upgrade, representing a major step forward in Ethereum's scaling roadmap that improves L1 performance, increases blob...
2 weeks to Devconnect: Everything you need to know
In two weeks, we open the doors to the first-ever Ethereum World’s Fair at La Rural in Buenos Aires. This year isn’t about someday. It’s about now. On Ethereum...
Unveiling ESP's New Grants Program
Over the past few years, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown in depth, diversity, and maturity. Builders and communities worldwide have pushed the boundaries of...
Fusaka Update – Transaction Gas Limit Cap arrives with EIP-7825
Starting with the upcoming Fusaka hard fork, EIP-7825 introduces a per-transaction gas limit cap of 2²⁴ (≈ 16.78 million gas). This change is already live on...
Fusaka Update - Information for Blob users
tl;dr: Over the last couple of days, some L2s noticed that their deployments on Sepolia didn't work properly anymore. This is due to EIP-7594 which changes the...
Announcing the 2026 EF Internship
The Ethereum Foundation has opened applications for the 2026 Internship Program: a paid, full-time opportunity to work directly with teams advancing the...
Supporting privacy with new funding mechanisms
The Funding Coordination team is excited to announce a joint initiative with Keyring Network that introduces a new approach to impact funding in the Ethereum...
The Ethereum Foundation’s Commitment to Privacy
Privacy is for everyone
Privacy Cluster Leadership Announcement
Organizing for scale and impact
Checkpoint #6: Oct 2025
*Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks,...
Fusaka Testnet Announcement
Fusaka follows this year's Pectra upgrade, representing a major step forward in Ethereum's scaling roadmap by introducing PeerDAS and key improvements that...
Announcing the districts of the Ethereum World’s Fair
World’s Fairs have historically showcased the biggest innovations of their time like telephones, televisions, photography, and light bulbs. In this spirit,...
Fusaka $2,000,000 Audit Contest!
Today, we are excited to announce the start of the Fusaka audit contest, co-sponsored by Gnosis and Lido, hosted on Sherlock, and running for four weeks from...
Holešky Testnet Shutdown Announcement
As previously announced, the Holešky testnet has reached its planned end-of-life date and will be sunset shortly. The vast majority of remaining validator...
Protocol Update 003 — Improve UX
A few months ago, we announced a renewed focus of Protocol on three strategic initiatives: Scale L1, Scale blobs, Improve UX. Following previous updates on...
The Ecosystem Support Program's Next Chapter
The EF’s Grants Program launched in 2018 and has evolved over time to become the Ecosystem Support Program (ESP), providing grants and support to builders that...
Protocol Update 002 - Scale Blobs
Following up from Protocol Update 001, we’d like to introduce our approach to blob scaling. The L1 serves as a robust foundation for L2 systems to scale...
Trillion Dollar Security - Phase 2
Since announcing the Trillion Dollar Security project, we have surveyed the ecosystem to understand which improvements are highest priority to every layer of...
Join Us: EF Protocol Reddit AMA - August 29th, 2025
Since January 2019, the Ethereum Foundation has held a tradition of engaging directly with the community through our "Ask Us Anything" (AMA) series on Reddit,...
Protocol Update 001 – Scale L1
In June, we introduced Protocol, reorganizing the Ethereum Foundation’s research & development teams to better align on our current strategic goals, Scale L1,...
lean Ethereum
Yesterday Ethereum turned 10. Today, *lean Ethereum* is unveiled as a vision—and personal mission—for the next 10 years. We stand at the dawn of a new era....
Celebrating 10 Years of Ethereum
On July 30, 2025, the Ethereum community marked a major milestone: ten years since the Ethereum’s genesis block and mainnet launch. What began as a whitepaper...
Checkpoint #5: July 2025
*Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks,...
Allocation Update - Q2 2025
From grassroots gatherings to breakthrough projects, here's what we supported in Q2 2025! Scroll down to explore the work happening across the Ethereum...
Shipping an L1 zkEVM #1: Realtime Proving
*Thanks to Kevaundray Wedderburn, Alex Stokes, Tim Beiko, Mary Maller, Alexander Hicks, George Kadianakis, Dankrad Feist, and Justin Drake for feedback and...
The Future of Ecosystem Development at the EF
Ethereum stands at a pivotal moment. Interest in Ethereum has expanded beyond technologists and enthusiasts, bringing enterprises, governments, and everyday...
Partial history expiry announcement
As of today, all Ethereum execution clients support partial history expiry in accordance with EIP-4444. While work on full, rolling history expiry is ongoing,...
Checkpoint #4: Berlinterop
Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates depending on what’s happening in...
World Experience: Updates from the Next Billion Fellowship
Next Billion Fellowship Program Update - New Stories, New Fellows
Now accepting interns - Join the Ethereum Season of Internships
We’re thrilled to announce that internship applications are now open for the first-ever Ethereum Season of Internships! The Ethereum Season of Internships is a...
Tickets are live for the Ethereum World’s Fair! And we're launching the Supporter Program
It's happening: Devconnect is coming to Buenos Aires, 17–22 November 2025. And we are bringing the first-ever Ethereum World’s Fair to the city. The Ethereum...
Ethereum Foundation Treasury Policy
*Thank you to the EFers that provided valuable input and feedback to the draft document: Bastian Aue, Vitalik Buterin, Bogdan Popa, Tomasz Stańczak, Fredrik...
Announcing the Devconnect ARG Scholars Program
We are excited to announce the Devconnect Scholars Program, as part of Devconnect ARG 2025! The Scholars Program will welcome 100 leaders who are expanding...
Checkpoint #3: June 2025
*Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks,...
Announcing Protocol
Ethereum stands at the edge of major breakthroughs. zkEVMs have rapidly accelerated, enabling us to rearchitect L1 to simultaneously support scale,...
Announcing the Trillion Dollar Security Initiative
Ethereum is the most secure blockchain ecosystem. This is the result of 10 years of progress and iteration across every level of Ethereum’s technology stack,...
Allocation Update - Q1 2025
A new year means new momentum, and new grants! Take a look at the projects that received support in Q1 2025, listed below:
Announcing the Ethereum Season of Internships
Host a Summer Intern and Help Build the Next Generation of Ethereum Contributors
Ethereum University Tour
Are you part of a university blockchain club eager to dive deeper into the world of Ethereum? We want to connect with you! The Ethereum Foundation is...
Checkpoint #2: Apr 2025
*Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 calls,...
The Ethereum Foundation's Next Chapter
Hi! This is Hsiao-Wei and Tomasz co-writing this blog post. We've now been in our new Co-Executive Director roles for almost a month. The honeymoon is over,...
The Ethereum Foundation’s Vision
Ethereum’s strength lies in its decentralization — not just technically, but socially and structurally. This blog articulates the EF's vision, its role, and...
Ethereum Foundation's Management and Board Structure
The recent appointments of the two Co-Executive Directors and President are part of a broader effort to strengthen the Ethereum Foundation, and this structure...
10 Years of Ethereum
Join us for a global celebration of Ethereum’s first decade!
Pectra Mainnet Announcement
The Pectra network upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Ethereum mainnet on May 07, 2025 at epoch `364032` (10:05:11 UTC)! Mainnet client releases are...
Destino Devconnect - A local grant round to bring Argentina onchain
Join us on the road to Devconnect ARG in Buenos Aires.
Announcing Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 6
TL;DR: - Review the program details for EPF6 🔎 - Applications for EPF6 are open until April 30 📝 - An introductory town hall will be held for an overview and...
Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 5 Recap
TL;DR: The EPF successfully concluded the fifth cohort, Study Group 2025 and is preparing for cohort six (EPF6). Applications will be announced soon, keep an...
Checkpoint - March 2025
Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for brief high-level updates with a target cadence of...
Holesky and Hoodi Testnet Updates
The Pectra testnet activation revealed issues in clients with deposit contract configurations changes on Ethereum testnets. While Sepolia's recovery was...
Ethereum Foundation Board of Directors Update
We are pleased to announce that Hsiao-Wei Wang is joining the Ethereum Foundation’s Board of Directors. The current board members now include Aya Miyaguchi...
Mekong Deprecation Announcement
The Mekong devnet was meant to be a playground for wallet developers to experiment with UX changes and for stakers to gain confidence in the upcoming Pectra...
Sepolia Pectra Incident Update
At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch `222464`, the Pectra network upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet. Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia's permissioned deposit...
Devconnect 2025 - An “Ethereum World’s Fair” in Buenos Aires
Join us for an ecosystem-wide push to bring Argentina onchain
Welcoming a new EF leadership structure
The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce a new leadership structure, welcoming Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak as co-Executive Directors effective...
Audit Results for the Pectra System Contracts
The security of the Ethereum protocol is continually being improved, and one recent effort is the external security review of the Pectra System Contracts. The...
A new chapter in the infinite garden
My dear Ethereum community, Today, I’m excited to turn the page and share that I will be closing this chapter as Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation...
Pectra Audit Competition Launches on Cantina
Today, we're excited to announce the Pectra Audit Competition, kicking off on Cantina! This month-long event will run from February 21 to March 24, and we're...
Stories from Bangkok: Devcon SEA Scholars Program
Exploring how scholars from around the world experienced Devcon
Allocation Update - Q4 2024
The new year may be here, but we're still inspired by the incredible projects funded in Q4 2024. Check out the table below for an overview of the grantees...
Ethereum Protocol Studies 2025
> *tl;dr*: Ethereum Protocol Studies is returning for 2025. Visit epf.wiki to fill out the survey and join the town hall on Wednesday, Feb 12. The Ethereum...
From quarters to cycles: accelerating ethereum.org
We're evolving how we build ethereum.org. Starting January 20th, we've adopted Shape Up cycles - focused 6-week build periods followed by 2-week cooldowns. For...
ethereum.org Year in Review
2024 was a great year for ethereum.org, and as we already have our hands full with projects and initiatives for 2025, it's important to take a moment to...
Introducing the 2025 Academic Grants Round
The EF's Ecosystem Funding Initiative team is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 Academic Grants Round, a pioneering initiative aimed at empowering and...
Announcing the 2024 Academic Grants Round Recipients
The Ecosystem Funding Initiative team is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Academic Grants Round! This round, we are proud to support 41 projects...
Results from the Academic Grants Round 2022
We firmly believe that information is a public good that should be freely shared within the community. In line with this philosophy, in 2022 we initiated a...
Digital Repatriation
Exploring digital repatriation of African heritage artifacts.
The latest chapter for Ethereum & highlights from Devcon SEA
Photos and resources at the bottom!
Allocation Update - Q3 2024
Curious about the projects and community initiatives that were funded last quarter? Explore the Q3 grantees and their impactful work below:
The ETH Rangers Program
Funding Public Goods Security Efforts
Next Billion Fellowship Program Applications Now Open!
Apply to join the next cohorts today
Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live
The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum...
Announcing the 2025 EF Internship Program!
> The 2025 Ethereum Foundation internship applications are open! Both research and development teams have open positions. Applications close on December 9,...
Mekong Testnet Announcement
After scoping the Pectra fork, a successful interop event and four devnets, we're now launching the first short-lived Pectra testnet: Mekong! The Mekong...
The Devcon schedule is live!
Download the Devcon Passport web app and curate your personal Devcon agenda
Meet the teams at the Devcon Impact Forum
And thank our Public Goods Supporters
Ethereum.org 2024 Translatathon recap
Ethereum.org Translatathon overview
EcoDev Research Fellowship - Call for Applications
The EcoDev Research Team at the Ethereum Foundation is excited to announce the launch of five six-month research fellowship positions. This fellowship offers...
Six weeks until Devcon SEA in Bangkok
Explore what you can expect at the largest Ethereum gathering in Southeast Asia
4844 Data Challenge: Insights and Winners
In March 2024, the Ethereum network underwent a significant upgrade with the implementation of EIP-4844, an essential part of the Dencun hardfork, aimed at...
Allocation Update - Q2 2024
Get ready to explore the exceptional projects and community events that received support in Q2! Learn more about them below:
Data Collection Grants Round
The Ecodev Coordinators team at EF announces the 11 recipients of the Data Collection grant round, with a total funding amount of 557,660 USD. After reviews,...
The ethereum.org Translatathon is back
Applications are open!
Devcon 2024 updates - Secure your tickets, apply to speak, and get involved!
Everything you need to know
Ethereum Protocol Attackathon in Collaboration with Immunefi
The Ethereum Protocol Security (EPS) Research Team is pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon, hosted by Immunefi. This...
blog.ethereum.org mailing list incident
On 2024-06-23, 00:19 AM UTC, a phishing email was sent out to 35,794 email addresses by `[email protected]` with the following content...
ZK Grants Round Announcement
The Ethereum Foundation, along with Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, zkSync, announces the 25 winners of the collaborative ZK grant round. Each sponsor...
Meet Cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellows!
As a global public resource, technology must remain open, accessible, and dedicated to promoting the greater good. The Next Billion Fellowship Program is a...
Launching a Quadratic Funding round for SEA communities
Support local communities today. Devcon contributes $30K to matching pool
Devcon Scholars Program Returns for Devcon SEA!
We are excited to announce the return of the Devcon Scholars Program for Devcon Southeast Asia! Bringing together builders from diverse geographies and...
Announcing the Devcon SEA Supporter Program & Impact Teams
Applications open today through 31 July, 2024
Nyota Interop Recap ✨
Last week, Ethereum client, testing and research teams from around the world gathered together for a week of intense work on the Pectra network upgrade,...
Allocation Update - Q1 2024
We're welcoming the new year with a fresh wave of grants! Discover the projects that received funding in the first quarter of this year, listed down below:
Announcing the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 5
> TL;DR: > > - Review the program details for EPF5 🔎 > - Applications for EPF5 are open until May 26 📝 > - A town hall will be held for an overview and...
Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 4 Recap
TL;DR: The EPF concluded the fourth cohort and is preparing for a fifth cohort. Applications will be open soon. In the meantime, explore the new EPF.wiki and...
Sepolia Incident
This blog post discloses a threat against the Ethereum network that was present from the Merge up until the Dencun hard fork.
Announcing the Devcon SEA venue!
Hello, Devcon awaiters! We are thrilled to announce the venue where we’ll meet for Devcon 7 in Southeast Asia from November 12-15! This year we are...
Devconnect Scholars Program - Ethereum Stories from Istanbul and Beyond
Ethereum is growing, and diversity of human participation creates resilience throughout the ecosystem. The Devconnect Scholars Program is one small effort that...
Dencun Mainnet Announcement
March 12, 2024 update: Since the initial publication of this post, several client teams have made Dencun-compatible releases containing significant performance...
ZK Grants Round
The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce a collaborative grant round with Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, and zkSync to develop Zero Knowledge public...
Allocation Update - Q4 2023
Even as we embrace the new year, the contributions of our Q4 2023 grantees are not forgotten! Explore the funded projects listed in the table below:
Introducing the EPF Study Group
The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) is a program designed to reduce the barrier to entry for developers interested in working on the core protocol. As core...
Ethereum.org year in review
A look back at 2023, and a glimpse at what lies ahead in 2024 2023 was an excellent year for the team behind the ethereum.org website, and its community — we...
Sepolia & Holesky Dencun Announcement
Important update: since the initial publication of this post, Lodestar has published a new release, v1.15.0, which Holesky users must upgrade to prior to...
Devconnect is back! See you this year in Istanbul.
Dear Ethereum community, builders, and researchers, At the first-ever Devconnect last year in Amsterdam in 2022, we came together for a week of in-depth...
The potential to empower disenfranchised communities in Latin America using Ethereum
The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Marcus AM. Hola 👋, my name is Marcus and I'm a researcher and builder from Guatemala, and an EF...
EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Roundup
Friends, As the year of the Merge ends, we wanted to share updates from many of the Ethereum gardeners and EF-supported teams that achieved long sought...
The Devcon VI Manual
Welcome to Devcon! This is your Devcon VI Manual, and it includes everything you need to know about Devcon, the surroundings and more. Read closely as we cover...
DEVCON VI: Applications Online, Participation Details Inside
Queridos amigos, It’s happening. Devcon is back! When we first announced that Devcon would take place in Bogotá, we spoke about all the city had to offer, and...
Announcing Grants for Advocacy Non-Profits
The Ethereum Foundation is allocating 1 million USD in grant funding to organizations that educate governments and policymakers about Ethereum and blockchain...
Ethereum for the Next Billion: Announcing the EF Fellowship Program
The progress being made in the Ethereum ecosystem lately is really inspiring. Whether you’re excited by the adoption of proof of stake (and a faster, more...
eth2 quick update no. 17
📣 Last chance to practice genesis before mainnet 📣 tl;dr - Spadina Launchpad is live. Spadina genesis in 7 days! - Deposit CLI audit completed by Trail of...
The Stateless Tech Tree: reGenesis Edition
This week we're revising the Tech Tree to reflect some new major milestones to Ethereum 1.x R&D that are not quite a complete realization of Stateless...
Development update #4 – ethereum.org
Hey Ethereum community! It's been a few months since our last update so it's about time we let you know what's been happening over at ethereum.org.
The 1.x Files: GHOST in the Stack Machine
Ethereum can be simple enough to understand from a bird's-eye view: Decentralized applications powered by the same sort of crypto-economic guarantees that...
Solidity 0.6.x features: try/catch statement
The try/catch syntax introduced in 0.6.0 is arguably the biggest leap in error handling capabilities in Solidity, since reason strings for `revert` and...
Announcing a Taiwan-specific Wave of Grants
The Taipei Ethereum Meetup recently hosted Crosslink Taiwan 2019. It was a wonderful event and a perfect opportunity for the Ethereum Foundation's Ecosystem...
Eth2 at ETHWaterloo: Prizes for Eth2 education, tooling, and research
For the first time ever, the Ethereum Foundation will be sponsoring a range of hacker prizes related to Eth2 at a major hackathon. With Eth2 development...
Devcon5 Schedule, Sponsors and Speakers are online NOW!
Devcon season is finally here. Days from now, Devcon participants from across the world will begin to make their way to Osaka, and as we approach the final...
Live: Devcon5 Final Ticket Appeals
This is it: Final appeals are the last way to book your ticket to Osaka for Devcon 5 Note: All participants in the on-chain Devcon Ticket Raffle and Auction...
Devcon updates: Announcing Wave 2, a New Application window, and more!
各位, With well under three months to go until Devcon, we are moving at full speed toward Osaka! You'll hear about first programming details and more in the...
Ethereum Foundation Spring 2019 Update
Our plan for the next year
Ethereum Foundation Grants Program Wave 5
The Ethereum Foundation Grants Program is an ongoing and continually improving experiment into how the EF can best invest the Ethereum community’s resources...
Devcon4 Call for Participation!
When we asked many of you, “What are you most excited for at Devcon4?” most people replied: the people! This is the one time a year we all get together in one...
Devcon4 Announcement
Přátelé, Now that we’re well into the year, we know that many of you have started to plan ahead for changing weather, holiday celebrations, and (of course)...
Security alert — Chromium vulnerability affecting Mist Browser Beta
Due to a Chromium vulnerability affecting all released versions of the Mist Browser Beta v0.9.3 and below, we are issuing this alert warning users not to...
Devcon3!!!
<p class="p1">A note from the ED:</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">A big thanks to our attending dev community, presenters, internal team, sponsors,...
Byzantium HF Announcement
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a planned hard fork at <strong>block number 4.37mil (4,370,000)</strong>, which will likely occur between 12:00 UTC and...
Security Alert - DoS Vulnerability in the Soft Fork
Affected configurations: geth 1.4.8 Likelihood: High Severity: High Details: An attack vector has been identified in the freshly released implementation of the...
Security Alert – Geth suffers from a very low probable DoS attack vector - Update immediately
<b>Affected configurations: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">All</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Go client versions </span> <b>Likelihood: </b><span...
On Settlement Finality
<small><i>Special thanks to Tim Swanson for reviewing, and for further discussions on the arguments in his original paper on settlement finality.</i></small>...
An Open Source Mining Pool Bounty and DEVgrant
Ethereum’s present reliance on Proof of Work (PoW) mining is not ideal, and while we continue to work with gusto towards a Proof of Stake solution (PoS), we...
Ethereum in practice part 2: how to build a better democracy in under a 100 lines of code
This is a second post on a series on how to use the current Ethereum tools to build smart contracts without needing programming experience.<a...
Security Advisory [eth (cpp-ethereum) potentially vulnerable if running with UPnP enabled]
<section class="postbody"><b>Affected configurations: </b>Issue reported for eth (cpp-ethereum).</section><section class="postbody"></section><section...
Security Advisory [Insecurely configured geth can make funds remotely accessible]
<strong>Insecurely configured Ethereum clients with no firewall and unlocked accounts can lead to funds being accessed remotely by attackers. </strong>...
On Public and Private Blockchains
Over the last year the concept of "private blockchains" has become very popular in the broader blockchain technology discussion. Essentially, instead of having...
Ethereum Builders: A Proposed Experiment
Hello, fellow Ethereans. I am <a href="https://twitter.com/MihaiAlisie" target="blank">Mihai Alisie</a>, one of the <a href="https://ethereum.org/team"...
The Ethereum Development Process
So I'm not sure if this kind of development methodology has ever been applied to such an extreme before so I figured I'd document it. In a nutshell, it's sort...
Jeff’s Ethereum ÐΞV Update II
First of all, <a href="https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080105074822AAveQrL">happy new year</a>! What a year it has been. With a little luck...
Gav’s ÐΞV Update I: Where Ethereum’s at
<strong>Who are you?</strong> I'm Gav - together with Jeffrey Wilcke and Vitalik Buterin, I'm one third of the ultimate leadership of Ethereum ÐΞV. ÐΞV is a UK...
Launching the Ether Sale
First of all, I would like to thank the community, and especially those close to the project who have in many cases abandoned their jobs to dedicate their time...
Toward a 12-second Block Time
<p>One of the annoyances of the blockchain as a decentralized platform is the sheer length of delay before a transaction gets finalized. One confirmation in...
DAOs, DACs, DAs and More: An Incomplete Terminology Guide
One of the most popular topics in the digital consensus space (a new term for cryptocurrency 2.0 that I’m beta-testing) is the concept of decentralized...