zkSNARKs in a nutshell | Ethereum Foundation Blog

[ad_1] The possibilities of zkSNARKs are impressive, you can verify the correctness of computations without having to execute them and you will not even learn what was executed – just that it was done correctly. Unfortunately, most explanations of zkSNARKs resort to hand-waving at some point and thus they remain something “magical”, suggesting that only … Read more

Geth 1.7 – Megara | Ethereum Foundation Blog

[ad_1] The Go Ethereum team is proud to announce the next release family of Geth, the first incarnation focusing on laying the groundwork for the upcoming Metropolis hard forks (Byzantium and Constantinople), consisting of 125+ code contributions for various parts of the project. Byzantium fork The current incarnation of Geth contains all the Byzantium EIPs implemented … Read more

Technical Factors Fueling Rally To $70,000

[ad_1] The price of Bitcoin has been on a tear in recent weeks, surging over 30% and breaching the $50,000 mark. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $52,377, up 1.3% and 8.8% in the daily and weekly timeframes, data from Coingecko shows. This bullish momentum has ignited fresh optimism among investors, with … Read more

Hard Fork No. 4: Spurious Dragon

[ad_1] The Ethereum network will be undergoing a hard fork at block number 2,675,000, which will likely occur between 15:00 and 16:00 UTC on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. A countdown timer can be seen at https://fork.codetract.io/. The Morden test network will be undergoing a hard fork at block number 1,885,000. As a user, what do … Read more

Worldcoin Gains Over 80% In Profits On 106% Weekly Rally

[ad_1] Worldcoin, the ambitious project aiming to establish a universal digital identity through iris scanning, has grabbed headlines once again. This time, it’s not for its controversial practices, but for an 80% price surge in its native token, WLD, within a week. However, digging deeper reveals a multifaceted story marked by triumphs, challenges, and lingering … Read more

Ethereum Research Update | Ethereum Foundation Blog

[ad_1] This week marks the completion of our fourth hard fork, Spurious Dragon, and the subsequent state clearing process, the final steps in the two-hard-fork solution to the recent Ethereum denial of service attacks that slowed down the network in September and October. Gas limits are in the process of being increased to 4 million as the … Read more