Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be
Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?
Ethereum
Polygon Partners With Salesforce for NFT-Based Loyalty Program
Salesforce partnership with the blockchain platform marks another major company’s investment into customer engagement initiatives using Web3 technologies.
Ethereum’s Network-to-Value Ratio Slides to 3-Month Low as ETH Rallies 20%
The widely-tracked ratio measures ether’s market capitalization in relation to the value of onchain transactions processed on the Ethereum network.
ETHDenver Teases Spin-off Plans as Conference Winds Down
After a successful week of hacking, networking, and partying, ETHDenver co-founder John Paller revealed he is in talks to organize satellite events in other countries.
Gitcoin, a Crowdfunding Platform for Open-Source Software Votes to Seed Staked ETH Index
The index could provide a stream of income for Gitcoin to raise funds for grants – if users are attracted to the new index that exposes token holders to a diversified set of liquid staking tokens.
ETHDenver Looks Cringey to You Because Ethereum Has an Actual Community
Like any good punk or hip hop show, this year’s Colorado event for coders will feature events that will “scare away normies,” CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.
Flashbots Makes Privacy-Enhanced Block Builder Open Source on Ethereum Testnet Sepolia
Research shared by the team details that block builders will be able to build blocks without accessing private data of user’s transactions.
Bitcoin, Ether Drop Over 5% in Massive Sell-Off as Market Continues to Digest Silvergate
Bitcoin plunged to $22,288 and Ether hit $1,563 as crypto took a tumble during the opening hours of East Asia’s trading day.
Second Ethereum Testnet Successfully Simulates Shanghai Hard Fork
The Sepolia testnet was able to successfully process staked ETH withdrawals. There is one more test on the Goerli testnet that is planned before Shanghai goes live.
Start of the End? Testnet Goerli Ether Spikes to $1.60 as Traders Jump on Opportunity Meant for Developers
LayerZero offered developers a way to get their hands on intrinsically worthless gETH tokens for testing purposes – but traders jumped on that opportunity, leading to an uncannily high-valued market.