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Latest Ethereum Blocks Suggest Validators Are Reversing Censorship

Noncensoring relays such as Agnostic and ultra sound are delivering more data blocks on Ethereum than Flashbots, the one-time king of MEV-delivering relays.

By Margaux Nijkerk

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Mar 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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MEV Rewards on Ethereum Reach All-Time High During SVB Bank Run and USDC Depeg

Profits made from MEV were more than twice as high as the last peak during the FTX implosion.

By Margaux Nijkerk

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Mar 15, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed

A programmer by training, Kevin Owocki's view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.

By Sam Kessler

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Mar 8, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Upcoming Upgrades That Will Shape the Ethereum Ecosystem

Here are some approaching dates and launches that Ethereum followers and observers should keep an eye on.

By Margaux Nijkerk

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Mar 1, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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War of Words Over zkEVMs Might Portend Long Struggle to Tech Maturity

As Polygon and Matter Labs race to bring their zkEVMs to market, both will need to make compromises in the name of security.

By Sam Kessler

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Feb 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2023

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Arbitrum Surges Ahead as Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape Takes Shape

Layer 2 rollups now see more transaction volume than Ethereum’s main network.

By Sam Kessler

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Feb 15, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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Contentious Uniswap Vote Highlights the Opaqueness of Decentralized Governance

A16z didn’t quash a proposal to launch Uniswap onto Binance’s BNB Chain, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have.

By Sam Kessler

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Feb 8, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 8, 2023

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What Is the Ethereum Blockchain’s Shanghai Hard Fork, and Why Does It Matter?

The network upgrade, set for March, will address staked ether withdrawals and reductions in gas fees for developers. The milestone will start a new era for the Ethereum ecosystem, following last year's much-hyped transition to a more energy-efficient "proof-of-stake" blockchain.

By Margaux Nijkerk

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Feb 1, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Feb 1, 2023

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The Money in Ethereum's Middleware: Can Flashbots Still Call Itself a 'Public Good'?

Should a “public good” have a $1 billion valuation?

By Sam Kessler

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Jan 25, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 25, 2023

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What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?

Zero-knowledge, staking and MEV are among the core tech concepts that have continued to attract attention amid the market slump.

By Sam Kessler

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Jan 18, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2023

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