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Ethereum Foundation is testing 'DVT-lite' technology to simplify distributed validator setup, aiming for one-click deployment to reduce institutional barriers and improve network decentralization. Vitalik Buterin announced the foundation is staking 72,000 ETH using the simplified approach.
Three low-profile PRs merged in February 2026 strengthen Lightning tooling, transaction privacy, and eclipse attack resistance in Bitcoin Core 31.0.
$2.16 billion lost since 2021. Ronin, Wormhole, Nomad. Different exploits, identical patterns. Sherlock's 2026 analysis reveals why we keep making the same mistakes.
Winter Storm Fern forced U.S. Bitcoin miners offline, dropping hash rate 60% at the largest pool. Two weeks later, Paradigm called miners 'grid stabilizers.' The storm revealed both the promise and fragility of Bitcoin mining as energy infrastructure.
Bitcoin's network crossed 1 zetahash per second in September 2025. Then hashprice hit an all-time low of $33.31/PH/day in February 2026. At least nine major miners are pivoting to AI. Here's who's actually doing it.