Following a rigorous recruitment phase, the Ethereum Foundation has appointed an Executive Director and designated three individuals to the Board of Directors. This represents a new organizational configuration, which will enable us to concentrate on our upcoming development phase. The Ethereum Foundation is a non-profit (‘Stiftung’) entity registered in Switzerland, intended to oversee the funds that were obtained from the Ether Sale to optimally support the Ethereum and decentralized technology ecosystem. Our newly appointed Executive Director is Ming Chan, and our Board currently consists of four members: Lars Klawitter, Vadim Levitin, Wayne Hennessy-Barrett, and Vitalik Buterin (Chairperson of the Board).…
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Last night, the Kentucky Senate unanimously approved a measure designed to safeguard Bitcoin self-custody rights and digital asset mining activities. With a conclusive 37-0 vote, the statute, titled AN ACT concerning blockchain digital assets (HB 701), is now headed to the Governor for final sanction. NEW: 🇺🇸 Kentucky Senate endorses bill that will secure Bitcoin self custody rights with no votes against it.The legislation now proceeds to the Governors desk. pic.twitter.com/HPciWIgpZO— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) March 14, 2025 Championed by Representatives Adam Bowling and T.J. Roberts, the measure asserts the right of citizens to self-custody digital assets using self-hosted wallets. Furthermore,…
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. (DigiPlus), the trailblazer in digital entertainment within the Philippines and the organization behind prominent brands BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, SpinPlus, and GameZone, has received the Gold award for Asia’s Best Integrated Report: First-time Category at the 10th Asia Integrated Reporting Awards (AIRA). DigiPlus’ 2023 Integrated Report, entitled “Ushering a New Era of Digital Entertainment,” details its strategic evolution, emphasizing its dedication to sustainability, innovation, and responsible business development. The report adheres to global reporting standards, guaranteeing a thorough and transparent presentation of the company’s strategy, governance framework, and performance metrics. “We are privileged to be acknowledged among the finest…
Greetings to all – Vlad speaking. Since September 2014, I’ve been engaged in the evaluation and outlining of “proof-of-stake” blockchain structure. While Vitalik and I have not reached agreement on every aspect of the specification, we share consensus on numerous attributes of the proof-of-stake protocol that are likely to be enacted for the Serenity launch! It is referred to as Casper “the friendly ghost” as it represents an adaptation of certain principles from the GHOST (Greedy Heaviest-Observed Sub-Tree) protocol, transitioning from proof-of-work consensus to proof-of-stake. This blog entry (my inaugural one!) conveys properties that are expected to characterize Casper’s implementation…
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The Open Network (TON) Society issued a statement on March 15, applauding the return of Pavel Durov’s passport as a triumph for freedom of expression, digital privacy, and creativity.As reported by the AFP news agency, Durov departed France and journeyed to Dubai on the morning of March 15 after receiving authorization from French authorities to leave the European nation.“We have supported Pavel since his detention on August 24, 2024,” remarked the TON Society wrote. The organization elaborated:”Pavel’s steadfast devotion to freedom of expression and transparency, despite encountering severe challenges, serves as a compelling reminder of the necessity to uphold your…
Following a successful release, please find several noteworthy updates below. These may be primarily relevant to the more experienced users among you – if you’re not involved in mining, there’s no need for action. Epoch transition in 2 hours Let’s begin with a brief alert to miners; the network will be transitioning epochs in approximately 2 hours. If you are utilizing the geth/ethminer combination, you should be prepared if you have selected the –autodag option on geth and –no-precompute on ethminer. If not, monitor your miners as they develop the dag. Report any issues to either the Go or C++…
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The escalation in retail construction material prices within the National Capital Region (NCR) descended to an eight-month minimum in February, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday. Initial figures from the PSA indicated that the construction materials retail price index (CMRPI) decelerated to 1.1% in February, down from 1.2% logged in January. The index maintained its level from February of the previous year. This represented the least robust reading in eight months, or since the 1% growth noted in June 2024. Year-to-date, the CMRPI averaged 1.1%, slightly lower than the 1.2% average recorded in January-February 2023. The…
The initial Frontier patch is here, and it’s a significant update! Before proceeding, if your keys originate from Go 1.0 rc or C++ 0.9.36, please be aware that you must regenerate all of your keys IMMEDIATELY. While some versions of the pre-alpha and alpha clients are secure, this is contingent on the specific codebase and version. You should consider all keys created prior to these clients as insecure and compromised. Please note, this does not impact the pre-sale wallets. Thawing The thawing pull request has been integrated for the Go client and the Master branch has been revised. If you…