The Ethereum Foundation introduced a short-lived testnet called Mekong to allow developers to experiment with future upgrades before they reach the Ethereum mainnet. On Nov. 7, the Ethereum Foundation — a nonprofit organization that supports Ethereum — announced it would launch the “Mekong testnet,” to allow developers to explore user experience (UX) changes and familiarize themselves with upcoming…

Eclipse, the first layer-2 network that combines Ethereum and Solana into one blockchain, has officially gone live. Eclipse allows users to transact on Ethereum faster and more cheaply using the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) to execute transactions. Like other Ethereum L2s, the network bundles transactions and settles them on the Ethereum mainnet. The Eclipse Foundation…

The 2024 United States presidential election brought substantial shifts in crypto policy outlooks as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House for a second term. Following Trump’s victory and the Republican Party securing control of the Senate — with a House of Representatives majority also within reach — crypto advocates, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong,…