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NPM supply chain attack uses Ethereum blockchain

Ryan Daws — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:26:36 +0000

Checkmarx researchers have detected a unique supply chain attack within the NPM ecosystem that uses the Ethereum blockchain. The malicious package, dubbed “jest-fet-mock,” targets developers with a multi-platform malware employing Ethereum smart contracts for command-and-control (C2) operations. This marks a convergence of blockchain technology with traditional attack vectors—a method not yet observed in NPM packages. ... Read more »

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Sony bets on Web3 with Soneium blockchain and incubation programme

Ryan Daws — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:30:52 +0000

Sony Block Solutions Labs has announced the launch of Soneium Minato, a new Ethereum layer-2 testnet, alongside an incubation programme called Soneium Spark. Aimed at establishing Soneium as a key Web3 infrastructure, the initiatives leverage Sony Group’s reach to drive mainstream adoption across a range of applications. Driven by the vision to “Realise the Open... Read more »

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Bitwise will donate 10% of Ethereum ETF profits to developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:38:08 +0000

Bitwise Asset Management has announced the launch of its Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ticker: ETHW) on the New York Stock Exchange, marking a milestone in the US Web3 market. The spot Ethereum fund aims to provide investors with direct exposure to the second-largest Web3 ecosystem by market capitalisation. To support the Ethereum ecosystem, Bitwise has pledged... Read more »

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Sam Altman’s blockchain project ‘World Chain’ opens to developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:08:10 +0000

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project has launched a developer preview of World Chain, a new blockchain that claims to prioritise humans and scale with the growth of the Worldcoin ecosystem. World Chain – built on the OP Stack and integrated with the Worldcoin protocol – aims to provide developers with access to over 10... Read more »

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Ethereum core developer encourages ‘The Merge’ testing

Ryan Daws — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:46:09 +0000

Tim Beiko, an Ethereum core developer, has taken to Twitter to encourage both developers and users to help test “The Merge” prior to the anticipated event. The Merge is when Ethereum’s proof-of-stake testnet will merge with the platform’s mainnet—a highly complex endeavour that has been many years in the making. Short of any delays, it’s... Read more »

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Web3: Ethereum leads in developers, falling behind in activity

Ryan Daws — Wed, 18 May 2022 11:05:35 +0000

According to a16z’s 2022 State of Crypto report, Ethereum is maintaining its lead in web3 developers but rivals are overtaking in activity. The report opens with some history of the various web eras and why web3 has many people excited: Web1 (~1990-2005) – Based on open protocols, decentralised, and community-governed. However, relatively basic in terms... Read more »

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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and BEN announce Web 3.0 virtual job fair

Ryan Daws — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:39:12 +0000

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and Blockchain Education Network (BEN) have announced a virtual job fair to attract Web 3.0 talent. Web 3.0 aims to move away from centralisation to put content ownership, privacy, and control back in the hands of creators and people. As the largest decentralised platform, Ethereum is leading the charge. There... Read more »

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Ethereum still has the most Web 3.0 developers, but rivals are growing faster

Ryan Daws — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:31:14 +0000

Decentralised app platform Ethereum still has the most Web 3.0 developers, but it’s all to play for with rivals growing faster. The data comes from research firm Electric Capital which released a report this week into the Web 3.0 development ecosystem. Electric Capital found that more than 4,000 developers actively work on Ethereum per month. ... Read more »

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Cardano tops blockchain dev activity for second year, Avalanche witnesses explosive growth

Ryan Daws — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:05:43 +0000

Outlier Ventures has released its blockchain development trends report for Q2 2020/21 and it highlights growing interest around the “Ethereum killers”. Ethereum is the original smart contract platform and, to this day, hosts the largest number of decentralised applications. With a market cap of $408.3 billion, it’s the second-largest cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin ($893.5 billion). However,... Read more »

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Ethereum 2.0 beacon chain launches with over $400m staked

Ryan Daws — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:41:29 +0000

Decentralised computing platform Ethereum has successfully launched its beacon chain for 2.0 with supporters currently staking over $400 million. Ethereum 2.0 pivots the world’s most popular decentralised app platform to a faster and more efficient Proof-of-Stake consensus. Developers are building innovative new applications for just about every industry—but there’s one that Ethereum has become synonymous... Read more »

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