# Ethereum Gets Blobs

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Mar 13, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/a-blobbier-future*

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   Ethereum Gets Blobs
  

  
  Published on Mar 13, 2024

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      NEED TO KNOW
    
    
  
  
    
  The Blobs Are Here
  
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/03/Group-14--55--1.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- **🫠 The Blobs are here. **ETH's latest major upgrade, Dencun, went live this morning and is already bringing [drastically reduced gas fees to L2s](https://x.com/Starknet/status/1767915153700290839?s=20).
-  👩‍⚖️ **Judge won't dismiss Earn lawsuit.** A judge [refused to toss the SEC's case](https://x.com/doratki/status/1768009218953806271?s=20) against Gemini and Genesis, which alleges the firms sold unregistered securities via their Earn product.
- ⭕️ **Dogwifsphere.** Solana memecoin dogwifhat has raised $650,000 to [supposedly buy advertising on the Las Vegas Sphere](https://x.com/osf_rekt/status/1767954918231679123?s=20). It was only a matter of time.

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    Crypto's AI Future Could Be NEAR
  
  

  

 
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/03/image---2024-03-13T162930.362.png)](https://www.bankless.com/cryptos-ai-future-could-be-near)**📊 Near-term narrative. **NEAR Protocol has been one of the buzziest L1s this month and is up 74% in the last 30 days! *What potent narrative has sent NEAR surging to new cycle highs, and which early play can you use to enhance your NEAR upside?*

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Prices as of 5pm ET
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  **Crypto**
   
          $2.75T
       

  
    
    ↗ 2.7%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 9.6%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/btc.png)
    

  **BTC**
   
          $73,266
       

  
    
    ↗ 3.3%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 9.6%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/eth.png)
    

  **ETH**
   
          $3,997
       

  
    
    ↗ 1.3%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 3.6%
    
  

  

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    ANALYSIS

  
  
    
   
  Dencun Will Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Arjun Chand](https://twitter.com/arjunnchand)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/03/image---2024-03-13T162938.386.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dencun-will-make-ethereum-cypherpunk-again)**The Dencun upgrade finally **[**just went live**](https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1767913042468368740?s=20)** on Ethereum's mainnet. **

This is a milestone development that promises to make transactions on L2s dramatically cheaper. **It could set the stage for a host of new apps and users to come onchain**.

*Let's unpack the Dencun upgrade and discuss how it will make Ethereum cypherpunk again*👇

[Read the Full Analysis](https://www.bankless.com/dencun-will-make-ethereum-cypherpunk-again)
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