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The World's First Global Lottery
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The World's First Global Lottery

The lottery hasn't changed in 50 years. Megapot is fixing that and letting anyone be the house.

2 weeks ago Ethereum Base Megapot

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Ethereum’s Incredible Position
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Ethereum’s Incredible Position

This market isn't what we wanted. But looking forward, ETH is still in a great place.

2 weeks ago Ethereum Solana Bitcoin ZKsync
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The EF’s Endless Manifestos
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The EF’s Endless Manifestos

The Ethereum Foundation's 'EF Mandate' feels like an out-of-touch return to vibes over pragmatic vision.

1 month ago Ethereum Dankrad Feist

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Vibecoding the Rest of Ethereum's Roadmap
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Vibecoding the Rest of Ethereum's Roadmap

AI is shifting the conversations around development speed and security in ways that we're just beginning to grasp.

1 month ago Ethereum Vitalik Buterin Justin Drake Paradigm
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The Ethereum L2 Squeeze
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The Ethereum L2 Squeeze

Amid declining metrics and a Vitalik vibe shift, Ethereum L2s and Alt-EVM L1s are being pushed to shape up or ship out.

2 months ago Ethereum Polygon Optimism Hyperliquid
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The Technical Leaps Hardening Ethereum's zkEVM Future
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The Technical Leaps Hardening Ethereum's zkEVM Future

Ethereum’s zkEVM, post-quantum security, and client-side proving are converging into a leaner, scalable L1 plan.

2 months ago Ethereum Solana Justin Drake

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The zkEVM Is the New 'Merge'
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The zkEVM Is the New 'Merge'

Ecosystem morale, narrative control, and ETH price all do well when we have a collective rallying cry. The zkEVM needs to become our new banner. 

2 months ago Ethereum

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A Fresh Start for Tokenomics in 2026
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A Fresh Start for Tokenomics in 2026

Token design level-ups helping solve the 'good coins problem.'

3 months ago MegaETH Cap L2Beat Uniswap
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Written by David Hoffman • 2 weeks ago • 6 min read The World's First Global Lottery The lottery hasn't changed in 50 years. Megapot is fixing that and letting anyone be the house.... Citizen-only Opinion 6 1 The World's First Global Lottery Written by David Hoffman • 2 weeks ago • 4 min read Ethereum’s Incredible Position This market isn't what we wanted. But looking forward, ETH is still in a great place.... Citizen-only Opinion 6 0 Ethereum’s Incredible Position Written by David Hoffman • 1 month ago • 3 min read The EF’s Endless Manifestos The Ethereum Foundation's 'EF Mandate' feels like an out-of-touch return to vibes over pragmatic vis... Citizen-only Opinion 4 2 The EF’s Endless Manifestos Written by David Hoffman • 1 month ago • 4 min read Vibecoding the Rest of Ethereum's Roadmap AI is shifting the conversations around development speed and security in ways that we're just begin... Citizen-only Analysis 2 0 Vibecoding the Rest of Ethereum's Roadmap Written by David Christopher • 2 months ago • 5 min read The Ethereum L2 Squeeze Amid declining metrics and a Vitalik vibe shift, Ethereum L2s and Alt-EVM L1s are being pushed to sh... Analysis 4 0 The Ethereum L2 Squeeze Written by David Christopher • 2 months ago • 5 min read The Technical Leaps Hardening Ethereum's zkEVM Future Ethereum’s zkEVM, post-quantum security, and client-side proving are converging into a leaner, sca... Analysis 3 0 The Technical Leaps Hardening Ethereum's zkEVM Future Written by David Hoffman • 2 months ago • 2 min read The zkEVM Is the New 'Merge' Ecosystem morale, narrative control, and ETH price all do well when we have a collective rallying cr... Citizen-only Opinion 4 0 The zkEVM Is the New 'Merge' Written by David Hoffman • 3 months ago • 5 min read A Fresh Start for Tokenomics in 2026 Token design level-ups helping solve the 'good coins problem.'... Analysis 3 0 A Fresh Start for Tokenomics in 2026 Written by David Hoffman • 3 months ago • 3 min read Ethereum in the New World Order What Ethereum represents in a world where global coordination is fragmenting rather than consolidati... Opinion 5 0 Ethereum in the New World Order Written by Jack Inabinet • 3 months ago • 4 min read Why Ethereum is Built Different Crypto is closer than ever to mass adoption, but its founding values aren’t embedded in every bloc... Opinion 5 0 Why Ethereum is Built Different Written by David Hoffman • 3 months ago • 4 min read The Anti-Authoritarian Tech Stack Across the globe, new technologies are enabling oppressed peoples to circumvent government controls.... Article 3 0 The Anti-Authoritarian Tech Stack Written by Jack Inabinet • 3 months ago • 3 min read The Ethereum Tech Solving the 'Blockchain Trilemma' Vitalik Buterin argues Ethereum's latest upgrades enable scaling that doesn't compromise on decentra... Analysis 5 0 The Ethereum Tech Solving the 'Blockchain Trilemma' Written by David Hoffman • 4 months ago • 2 min read Why 2026 Will Get Weird Frontier tech is accelerating, and Ethereum is in the critical path.... Opinion 5 0 Why 2026 Will Get Weird Written by David Hoffman • 4 months ago • 3 min read Crypto's Yearly Candles David Hoffman: 2025 was slightly red for ETH and BTC, and we should prep for another transitional ye... Opinion 5 0 Crypto's Yearly Candles Written by David Christopher • 4 months ago • 8 min read Base's Relentless 2025 A challenging 2025 for Ethereum L2s didn’t slow Coinbase’s homegrown chain.... Analysis 5 0 Base's Relentless 2025 Written by David Hoffman • 4 months ago • 2 min read This Crypto Cycle Skipped ETH With this cycle firmly in its twilight, it feels like ETH never had its moment.... Opinion 6 0 This Crypto Cycle Skipped ETH Written by David Hoffman • 4 months ago • 3 min read The Return of the ICO Under a new regulatory regime, the industry is embracing ICOs again. Hell yeah.... Article 6 0 The Return of the ICO Written by David Christopher • 5 months ago • 5 min read Breaking Down Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade The much-hyped protocol upgrade goes live tomorrow. Here's what it brings to Ethereum.... Analysis 5 0 Breaking Down Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade Written by David Hoffman • 5 months ago • 4 min read Bitcoin's Quantum Threat Isn't ETH's Problem A quantum attack wouldn’t kill crypto — just Bitcoin.... Opinion 4 0 Bitcoin's Quantum Threat Isn't ETH's Problem Written by William M. Peaster • 5 months ago • 3 min read The Universal Protocol Is Already Here I saw the future. Ethereum was everywhere. ... Article 6 0 The Universal Protocol Is Already Here Written by Ryan Sean Adams • 5 months ago • 1 min read Uniswap Restores the Faith Ryan Sean Adams: Uniswap's long-awaited fee-switch proposal sends a message.... Opinion 6 0 Uniswap Restores the Faith Written by William M. Peaster • 5 months ago • 3 min read Ethereum Is Scaling From zk appchain breakthroughs to PeerDAS’s blob boost, Ethereum's path to 1M TPS is taking shape.... Opinion 5 0 Ethereum Is Scaling Written by David Hoffman • 5 months ago • 4 min read The Patagonian Frontier Musings on frontiers, those who explore them, and what's still left to uncover.... Opinion 8 1 The Patagonian Frontier Written by David Hoffman • 6 months ago • 4 min read x402 Is the Next Big Thing The internet’s missing payment layer is waking up with x402 linking AI and crypto.... Opinion 6 0 x402 Is the Next Big Thing Written by David Hoffman • 6 months ago • 5 min read The Bitcoin Knots vs. Core Civil War Why Bitcoin's community is warring over transaction type censorship and how Ethereum has already tak... Opinion 3 0 The Bitcoin Knots vs. Core Civil War Written by David Hoffman • 6 months ago • 4 min read On the Loss of Dankrad Tempo and the risks of corpo blockchain-driven brain drain.... Article 5 0 On the Loss of Dankrad Written by David Hoffman • 6 months ago • 2 min read The Proliferation of Privacy on Ethereum The Kohaku project is kicking off Ethereum's "privacy by default" era. ... Analysis 6 0 The Proliferation of Privacy on Ethereum Written by David Hoffman • 7 months ago • 3 min read The Other Side of Prediction Markets David Hoffman: Prices surface truth. Power suppresses it. The case for censorship-resistant truth ma... Opinion 7 1 The Other Side of Prediction Markets Written by David Hoffman • 7 months ago • 3 min read Why You Should Go to Devconnect in Buenos Aires Devconnect 2025 in Buenos Aires is Ethereum’s must-attend “World’s Fair."... Opinion 3 0 Why You Should Go to Devconnect in Buenos Aires Written by David Hoffman • 7 months ago • 5 min read Ethereum L1 Is Where the World Settles Up David Hoffman: L2s as authorization networks. L1 as settlement. And a new future for the state of De... Opinion 8 0 Ethereum L1 Is Where the World Settles Up Written by David Christopher • 7 months ago • 4 min read What Nethermind Builds Let's take a closer look at what the respected Ethereum R&D team has been building.... Article 4 0 What Nethermind Builds Written by David Christopher • 7 months ago • 4 min read A Faster Push for Fast Finality Stripe's contentious choice to build its own L1 has the Ethereum community talking about speed.... Article 5 0 A Faster Push for Fast Finality Written by Ryan Sean Adams • 7 months ago • 6 min read Ethereum is Winning the Real-World Assets War It's not even close.... Ethereum 5 0 Ethereum is Winning the Real-World Assets War Written by David Hoffman • 7 months ago • 2 min read Ethereum is *the* Project David Hoffman: Are you adding to the open future Ethereum enables or unbundling its impact?... Article 4 0 Ethereum is *the* Project Written by David Hoffman • 8 months ago • 4 min read ETH Embodies the Values of Crypto Ethereum is special.... Article 5 0 ETH Embodies the Values of Crypto Written by David Hoffman • 8 months ago • 5 min read Ethereum Monetizes Open Source David Hoffman: Ethereum brings the open source movement an economic foundation.... Article 7 0 Ethereum Monetizes Open Source Written by David Hoffman • 8 months ago • 3 min read The EVM is Wall Street's New Microsoft Excel David Hoffman: All roads lead back to value capture for ETH.... Article 4 0 The EVM is Wall Street's New Microsoft Excel Written by David Christopher • 8 months ago • 5 min read Keeping L2s Honest How L2Beat is providing clear frameworks to hold L2s accountable on decentralization commitments, an... Analysis 1 0 Keeping L2s Honest Written by Ryan Sean Adams • 8 months ago • 1 min read Ryan Sean Adams: The Intranet & The EVM A company ledger will never be the world ledger.... Article 4 0 Ryan Sean Adams: The Intranet & The EVM Written by Jack Inabinet • 8 months ago • 3 min read Vitalik Talks Ethereum Vision & Value on Bankless The Ethereum founder thoughtfully talks through the biggest issues and opportunities ahead for the n... Article 3 0 Vitalik Talks Ethereum Vision & Value on Bankless Written by David Hoffman • 9 months ago • 3 min read The SEC's 'Project Crypto' Is Uniquely Bullish Ethereum David Hoffman: Paul Atkins wants America's markets onchain. They're coming to Ethereum.... Article 6 0 The SEC's 'Project Crypto' Is Uniquely Bullish Ethereum Written by Jack Inabinet • 9 months ago • 6 min read 10 Years, 10 Charts: Ethereum's Decade of Dominance After 10 full years on mainnet, the Ethereum network has an awful lot to show for itself onchain.... Analysis 4 0 10 Years, 10 Charts: Ethereum's Decade of Dominance Written by Jack Inabinet • 9 months ago • 4 min read Ten Years of Improving Ethereum As Ethereum turns 10, we're feeling nostalgic. Here are some of the network's most pivotal EIPs.... Opinion 2 0 Ten Years of Improving Ethereum Written by Ryan Sean Adams • 9 months ago • 2 min read Ryan Sean Adams: The ETH Bet Is Simple ETH is the next institutional asset.... Article 2 0 Ryan Sean Adams: The ETH Bet Is Simple Written by David Christopher • 9 months ago • 3 min read Where Ethereum is Moving Next Tracking the network's next major upgrades with Forkcast.... EthereumHow Tos 2 0 Where Ethereum is Moving Next Written by David Hoffman • 9 months ago • 6 min read The Two Sides of ETH Ethereum is winning. ETH investors still aren't. Here's how we fix that.... Article 3 0 The Two Sides of ETH Written by Jack Inabinet • 10 months ago • 3 min read Robinhood is Here to Win Robinhood pounded the pavement at EthCC with crypto announcements on stock tokens, new financial pro... AnalysisEthereum 0 0 Robinhood is Here to Win Written by David Hoffman • 11 months ago • 13 min read Restoring ETH’s Product-Money Feedback Loop We had a good thing going. Here's how we get it back.... AnalysisEthereum 7 0 Restoring ETH’s Product-Money Feedback Loop Written by David Christopher • 12 months ago • 4 min read Your Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Cheat Sheet Ethereum's next major hard fork went live this morning. Here's how its 11 included EIPs will push th... Ethereum 3 0 Your Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Cheat Sheet Written by David Christopher • 12 months ago • 5 min read What Vitalik Wants for Ethereum's Base Layer The Ethereum community is clamoring for network improvements. Vitalik has ideas.... AnalysisEthereum 3 0 What Vitalik Wants for Ethereum's Base Layer Written by David Christopher • 12 months ago • 7 min read The Ethereum Foundation’s New Exec Directors Talk Vision and Action Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stanczak have big plans for Ethereum. In an interview with Bankless, they ... Ethereum 4 0 The Ethereum Foundation’s New Exec Directors Talk Vision and Action Written by Ryan Sean Adams • 12 months ago • 3 min read The Blue-Money Gospel In order to win Ethereum has to embrace the Blue-Money Gospel.... Ethereum 1 0 The Blue-Money Gospel Written by Jack Inabinet • 12 months ago • 3 min read Vitalik's Virtual Machine Proposal Vitalik Buterin's 'long-term' proposal to abandon the EVM has stoked excitement and concern in the E... AnalysisEthereum 4 0 Vitalik's Virtual Machine Proposal Written by David Hoffman • 12 months ago • 5 min read Ethereum’s Strategic Pivot The ship is slowly turning itself around.... AnalysisEthereum 9 0 Ethereum’s Strategic Pivot Written by David Christopher • 1 year ago • 5 min read How Etherealize Plans to Sell Institutions on Ethereum As Wall Street and Washington prepare to go all-in on crypto, the team at Etherealize is here to onb... AnalysisEthereum 3 0 How Etherealize Plans to Sell Institutions on Ethereum Written by David Christopher • 1 year ago • 7 min read What Fusaka & Pectra Will Bring Ethereum Here's what Ethereum's next two major upgrades spell for the network's future. ... AnalysisEthereum 4 0 What Fusaka & Pectra Will Bring Ethereum Written by David Christopher • 1 year ago • 5 min read What Are Native Rollups? Has the endgame for Ethereum scaling finally arrived?... AnalysisEthereum 2 0 What Are Native Rollups? Written by Nick Shaheen • 1 year ago • 4 min read The Good, Bad and Ugly of ETH Denver Nick's takes on the vibes and substance of Ethereum's big stateside conference.... EthereumOpinion 4 0 The Good, Bad and Ugly of ETH Denver Written by Kazu Umemoto • 1 year ago • 4 min read Ethereum Upgrades to Watch in 2025 EIPs and ERCs that are set to push Ethereum forward.... EthereumOpinion 4 0 Ethereum Upgrades to Watch in 2025 Written by Kazu Umemoto • 1 year ago • 4 min read How ETH and SOL Pushed Crypto Forward in 2024 Ethereum and Solana's communities blazed new trails for the crypto industry this year.... EthereumOpinion 5 0 How ETH and SOL Pushed Crypto Forward in 2024
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