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Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Has Been ‘Disappointing,’ JPMorgan Says

Daily transactions, daily active addresses and total value locked on Ethereum have all fallen since the upgrade, according to a report.

John Pierpont Morgan's firm says Ethereum's upgrade has been a disappointment (Library of Congress)

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Ethereum 'Restaking' Takes Shape as Next Big Trend in Blockchain Security

EigenLayer’s platform for "restaking" is designed to extend Ethereum’s pooled security from ETH stakers to other blockchain systems – a way for developers to bootstrap new networks without having to create their own communities of network validators.

EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan (University of Michigan, modified by CoinDesk)

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"What Is ActivityPub?" Understanding the Social-Media Protocol Meta’s Threads Plans to Use

Meta’s launch of Threads has brought new interest in ActivityPub and how the social network protocol and the associated fediverse – including the Twitter-like Mastodon – work.

Twitter and Threads logos are displayed on a cell phone (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet

Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said.

A computer popup box screen warning of a system being hacked, compromised software enviroment. 3D illustration. (Getty Images)