Geth

Ethereum’s Most Popular Software Client Issues Hotfix to High Severity Bug

Ethereum’s most popular software client, Geth, has issued a hotfix to a high-severity security issue in its code, encouraging users to upgrade immediately to the latest versio...

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Aug 25, 2021 at 6:45 p.m. UTC

Aug 25, 2021

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London

Ethereum Devs Grapple With Worst-Case Scenarios

Is Ethereum ready for the “London” hard fork?

By Christine Kim

Jul 28, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2021

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Open-source

Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork

Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.

By William Foxley

Nov 13, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC

Nov 13, 2020

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Ethereum

Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying to Prevent the Very Disruption It Caused

A hard fork that split Ethereum’s chain in two was activated on purpose, calling into question Ethereum’s client coordination.

By Colin Harper

Nov 11, 2020 at 11:01 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2020

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Ethereum

Buggy Code Release Knocks 13% of Ethereum Nodes Offline

Over 1,000 Ethereum nodes will have to resync or find a new client provider after a critical bug in OpenEthereum’s codebase was revealed.

By William Foxley

Aug 27, 2020 at 3:08 p.m. UTC

Aug 27, 2020

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Developers

Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns

79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up.

By William Foxley

Jun 30, 2020 at 4:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Security

Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report

Ethereum clients that still haven't patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research.

By Daniel Palmer

May 17, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2019

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Ethereum

Ethereum Clients Release New Software In Wake of Hard Fork Delay

Major ethereum clients are releasing new versions of their software to prevent the now-delayed Constantinople hard fork from triggering.

By Nikhilesh De Christine Kim

Jan 15, 2019 at 11:08 p.m. UTC

Jan 15, 2019

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Ethereum

Ethereum's Geth Software Upgrades Ahead of January Hard Fork

Geth has locked ethereum's upcoming Constantinople hard fork into its latest code release.

By Nikhilesh De

Dec 12, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 12, 2018

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This New Ethereum Software Client Is Built With Enterprises in Mind

Unlike other enterprise versions of ethereum, ConsenSys' new Pantheon has a less-restrictive software license and uses Java as a programming language.

By Ian Allison

Oct 30, 2018 at 12:59 p.m. UTC

Oct 30, 2018

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