Tagged: evm

January 2, 2026 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has recently raised alarms about a persistent exploit targeting numerous cryptocurrency wallets on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible networks. The attack, which continues to unfold, reportedly involves the unauthorized transfer of funds from hundreds of affected addresses / wallets, primarily in modest… Read More

December 31, 2025 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tenderly reports that it is now an official public RPC provider for Polygon, joining the network of infrastructure partners powering one of the “most widely adopted EVM-compatible chains.” Clients may now access Tenderly’s public Polygon RPC endpoint at tenderly.rpc.polygon.community. As an “official” Polygon public RPC… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperliquid (HYPE) is currently available to purchase, sell, and store on digital assets platform Gemini via HyperEVM. As explained in the update from Gemini, Hyperliquid (HYPE) is an EVM native L1 blockchain and decentralized “everything exchange” launched back in 2023. It was reportedly designed for… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The web3 and blockchain ecosystem continues to evolve, with interoperability between major ecosystems like Ethereum’s Virtual Machine (EVM) and the Cosmos network emerging as critical infrastructure. CertiK‘s recent insights aim to delve into this convergence, analyzing it through the framework of layered blockchain architecture—a model… Read More

July 5, 2025 @ 2:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has announced a new milestone for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem: the XRPL EVM Sidechain mainnet is officially live. This launch is said to be a significant step in bridging the XRP Ledger’s renowned efficiency with Ethereum’s smart contract capabilities, unlocking new opportunities for… Read More

May 7, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On May 7, 2025, Ethereum is set to undergo a transformative upgrade known as Pectra, introducing sweeping changes to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). CertiK explained in a blog post that this milestone follows Binance Smart Chain’s Pascal upgrade on March 30, 2025, which implemented… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MultiBit, a dual sided bridge between EVM and bitcoin, has introduced Alchemy Pay’s On-Ramp solution on its website. This integration reportedly enhances user convenience, “enabling them to utilize their chosen fiat payment methods effortlessly to acquire $MUBI token on MultiBit’s platform. Furthermore, the $MUBI token… Read More

January 2, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As we get ready for another crypto bull market, with Bitcoin surging past $45,000 in anticipation of expected BTC ETF approvals, it’s worth taking a look back at key industry developments. The crypto industry has reflected on significant developments throughout 2023 and plans towards a… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has unveiled a new v2.2 upgrade to USDC and EURC that significantly reduces gas costs, improves support “for account abstraction, and further bolsters security for transactions on EVM blockchains.” The upgrade adds to the momentum of USDC innovation “after its recent expansion to 6… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neo, the open-source, community-driven blockchain platform, revealed that development is underway on a new EVM-compatible sidechain that will enable developers “to deploy smart contracts, and open the Neo ecosystem up to a wide range of trading-specific use cases such as DeFi.” As a separate blockchain… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokeny and Klaytn Foundation unite for “massive” RWA tokenization adoption in Asia Tokeny, the global tokenization platform, announces its strategic alliance with Klaytn Foundation, an EVM-compatible public blockchain “developed by the renowned Korean IT giant, Kakao.” This strategic alliance is set “to catalyze the widespread… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Haven1, an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain network, has announced a strategic alliance with the team at Coinbag, an institutional-grade asset management solution. The alliance will bring the founding members and the highly-skilled team of developers from Coinbag over to Haven1, “bolstering the network’s development in… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Luis Ocegueda, Engineering Lead at Trust Wallet, which claims to be the world’s most trusted and secure crypto wallet with 60 million+ downloads. It’s worth noting that, earlier this year, Trust Wallet did experience certain security issues, leading to a considerable… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Neon EVM, an Ethereum Virtual Machine operating as a smart contract on Solana, announced its integration with Covalent, marking a significant step forward for both platforms. Neon EVM’s recently launched platform “allows developers to use EVM developer tools and Ethereum’s compute layer to transact on… Read More

July 4, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralization theatre: We’ve heard it time and time again in recent months as several projects have struggled to commit to the underlying ideological tenets of blockchain amid growing skepticism of the space. Others have fared relatively well, though — from the community-initiated vote for the… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Horizen, a layer-0 public blockchain, and Auros, a global algorithmic trading and market making firm, have entered a strategic partnership that will increase widespread access to $ZEN in preparation for the launch of the EON ecosystem, Horizen’s new EVM-compatible smart contracting platform. The partnership is… Read More

April 29, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Neon Foundation, the Neon EVM ecosystem accelerator, has entered into a strategic partnership with Pyth Network, a “next-generation” oracle “designed to publish high-fidelity financial market data at sub-second latency to multiple blockchains.” Pyth Network is now “available to all protocols built on Neon. This… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperlane and Caldera are pleased to announce their collaboration “to bring permissionless interoperability between any Caldera rollup and to any EVM chain.” Permissionless interoperability “enables any Caldera rollup to self-deploy the Hyperlane interoperability stack and easily access all of its features, ranging from interchain apps… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Celo, the carbon-negative, mobile-first EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain is now integrated with Safe, the self-custody infrastructure provider and trusted decentralized custody protocol. Users and builders can now use Safe’s custody and asset management solution “natively on the Celo blockchain.” The events of the past year “have… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dr. Amrit Kumar, COO at Altlayer, which focuses on building key infrastructure for Web 3.0, an evolving set of standards that aims to support the Internet of the future. Dr. Amrit Kumar (currently at Altlayer) previously co-founded Zilliqa Research, where he… Read More