Geth

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Cdtv

Testnet Goerli Ether Climbs as Traders Jump on Opportunity Meant for Developers

Goerli ether's (gETH) price skyrocketed to over $1.60 during the weekend, rising from 7 cents Friday to reaching a market capitalization of as much as $15 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the catalysts behind the price spike and why some developers see this as the "start of the end" of Goerli testnet.

By CoinDesk Staff

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Feb 27, 2023 at 6:20 p.m. UTC

Feb 27, 2023

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Video

Ethereum

Ethereum’s Most Popular Software Client Issues Hotfix to High Severity Bug

Ethereum’s most popular software client, Geth, has issued a hotfix to a high-severity security issue in its code, encouraging users to upgrade immediately to the latest version. CoinDesk’s Christine Kim breaks down the release and the implications for the Ethereum blockchain.

By CoinDesk Staff

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Aug 25, 2021 at 2:45 p.m. UTC

Aug 25, 2021

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Tech

Ethereum

Ethereum’s Most Popular Software Client Issues Hotfix to High Severity Bug

The release was posted to GitHub at 07:08 UTC Tuesday. Details of the fixes weren't immediately disclosed.

By Christine Kim

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Aug 24, 2021 at 7:45 a.m. UTC

Aug 24, 2021

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Technology

London

Ethereum Devs Grapple With Worst-Case Scenarios

Is Ethereum ready for the “London” hard fork?

By Christine Kim

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Jul 28, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2021

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Tech

Open-source

Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork

Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.

By William Foxley

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Nov 13, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC

Nov 13, 2020

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Tech

Ethereum

Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying to Prevent the Very Disruption It Caused

A hard fork that split Ethereum’s chain in two was activated on purpose, calling into question Ethereum’s client coordination.

By Colin Harper

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Nov 11, 2020 at 11:01 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2020

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Tech

Ethereum

Buggy Code Release Knocks 13% of Ethereum Nodes Offline

Over 1,000 Ethereum nodes will have to resync or find a new client provider after a critical bug in OpenEthereum’s codebase was revealed.

By William Foxley

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Aug 27, 2020 at 3:08 p.m. UTC

Aug 27, 2020

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Tech

Developers

Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns

79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up.

By William Foxley

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Jun 30, 2020 at 4:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Markets

Security

Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report

Ethereum clients that still haven't patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research.

By Daniel Palmer

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May 17, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2019

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Ethereum

Ethereum Clients Release New Software In Wake of Hard Fork Delay

Major ethereum clients are releasing new versions of their software to prevent the now-delayed Constantinople hard fork from triggering.

By Nikhilesh DeChristine Kim

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Jan 15, 2019 at 11:08 p.m. UTC

Jan 15, 2019

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