Digital Repatriation | Ethereum Foundation Blog

The following is an update from Next Billion Fellow Mulenga Kapwepwe and her initiative “Summitshare”. For more about the Next Billion Fellowship Program and to apply, please visit https://nxbn.ethereum.foundation/. Mulenga Kapwepwe, founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia posed a question in 2022 to a small group of younger tech enthusiasts in Zambia: Can […]
Scroll co-founder argues taxing layer-2 networks is threat to Ethereum’s values

Ye Zhang, the co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 network Scroll, has pushed back against calls for Ethereum to impose fees on layer-2 networks. Zhang argued in a detailed social media post on April 2, that the proposal was harmful to Ethereum’s long-term vision. He called it a “toxic” approach that prioritizes short-term revenue over lasting ecosystem […]
Ethereum’s Privacy Pools: Enhancing On-Chain Anonymity with Vitalik Buterin’s Backing – FX Leaders
Ethereum’s Privacy Pools: Enhancing On-Chain Anonymity with Vitalik Buterin’s Backing FX Leaders
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 series of grants to support academic research to foster knowledge and further enhance the Ethereum ecosystem. The response we received was overwhelming, and…
Kentucky drops Coinbase’s staking lawsuit amid growing regulatory shift

Kentucky has officially dropped its lawsuit against Coinbase over the exchange’s crypto-staking services. According to a joint filing submitted on March 31, the state’s Department of Financial Institutions dismissed the case without prejudice, signaling a broader shift in regulatory sentiment. Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, responded by highlighting the growing momentum in favor of […]
Ethereum Gains Against Bitcoin Amid Decreasing Gold Prices – Blockchain News
Ethereum Gains Against Bitcoin Amid Decreasing Gold Prices Blockchain News
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 from researchers and institutions worldwide. These projects address fundamental challenges and opportunities in areas critical to Ethereum’s growth, including cryptography, consensus mechanisms, security, execution,…
Bitcoin beats gold and S&P 500 since Election Day despite Q1 decline

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) falling nearly 12% in the first quarter to $82,683.16 amid the market uncertainty, it has outperformed the S&P 500 and gold since Election Day. Gold recently hit a new all-time high of over $3100, up by nearly 14% since Nov. 5. Conversely, the S&P 500 is down by roughly 3% in the […]
Ethereum Price Forecast: Short-term holders spark $400 million in realized losses, staking flows surge – FXStreet
Ethereum Price Forecast: Short-term holders spark $400 million in realized losses, staking flows surge FXStreet
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 expanding the frontiers of Ethereum-related academic research. With a dedicated fund of $2 million, we are eager to build upon the success of the previous rounds by supporting innovative research […]