Vitalik’s “abandonment test” arrives

Vitalik raised the “abandonment test”: Ethereum must function without its core members. Last February, the former CEO of the EF, Tomasz Stańczak resigned from his position. Developers Pablo Voorvaart and Julian Ma announced their resignations from the Ethereum Foundation (EF), where they both worked for four years and their departures add to a series of … Read more

Researchers fix Ethereum’s post-quantum shield after discovering base flaw

The new system guarantees proven security, not based on unproven mathematical assumptions An experimental instruction would reduce that cost to $3.05 and could become a standard. A group of researchers presented this Tuesday, May 19 at Ethereum Research a new post-quantum cryptographic verifier for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The development replaces a previous scheme … Read more

¿Qué es Layer 2 y por qué es clave para la escalabilidad de las redes P2P? 

A medida que crece la adopción de las criptomonedas, también aumentan las exigencias sobre su infraestructura para atender el aumento de la demanda. Redes como Ethereum y Bitcoin han demostrado ser seguras y descentralizadas, pero enfrentan limitaciones en lo que respecta a la escalabilidad. La capacidad de procesamiento de Bitcoin es de unas 7 transacciones … Read more

Oil Becomes Biggest Obstacle for Ethereum, Says Tom Lee

Ethereum (ETH) is going through a period of weakness marked by macroeconomic factors and international geopolitical tensions. That’s what Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstratwho stated that one of the main elements that is affecting the performance of the asset is the sharp increase in oil prices registered in recent weeks. The second largest cryptocurrency on … Read more

Q-day could arrive earlier than expected

Quantum computing is ceasing to be a theoretical problem and becoming an issue of technological and financial planning. This was stated by Citigroup in a report published on January 15, 2026, where it warns that the margin of preparation for the so-called Q-day could be reducing. The report, titled “Quantum threat: The trillion-dollar race for … Read more

Q-day could arrive earlier than expected

The quantum computer is ceasing to be a theoretical problem and becoming an issue of technological and financial planning. This was stated by Citigroup in a report published on January 15, 2026, where it warns that the margin of preparation for the so-called Q-day could be reducing. The report, titled “Quantum threat: The trillion-dollar race … Read more

Vitalik Buterin refutes pessimism about AI and cybersecurity

Buterin noted in a previous article that when programming with AI, “complete security is impossible.” Ledger’s CTO believes AI is “breaking down the barrier to entry” for hackers. Vitalik Buterin argued that the formal code verification technique assisted by artificial intelligence (AI) represents the answer to the problem that AI itself introduces to cybersecurity, and … Read more

losses of more than USD 11 million

The failure was in the validation of the financial support, according to Blockaid. PeckShield says there have been 8 bridge attacks since mid-May. The bridge that links the Verus and Ethereum networks was drained for approximately USD 11.58 million in an attack carried out on May 17, according to the on-chain cybersecurity firm Blockaid. The … Read more

Harvard liquidated 100% of its Ethereum ETF holdings and reduced exposure to bitcoin

The entity maintains 3.04 million IBIT shares, valued at USD 116.9 million. Institutional managers report these portfolio movements on a quarterly basis. Harvard Management Company (HMC), the entity that manages the endowment fund of Harvard University in the United States, completely liquidated its position in BlackRock’s ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) and reduced its exposure … Read more