Welcome to the protocol, the weekly conclusion of Coindesk of the most important stories in the development of cryptocurrency technology. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, Ethereum’s reporter from Coindesk.
In this number:
- Hi, Hoodi: Ethereum welcomes a new testnet
- Microsoft increases the malware alarm addressed to Coinbase, Metamask Wallets
- Halliday raises $ 20 million for the AI protocol to eliminate writing intelligent contracts for defi
- Sam Altman’s World Network and Razer want to defeat the problem of the Bot of the Games
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Network news
Hi, Hoodi: Ethereum welcomes a new test net: Ethereum Developers launched a new test network, Hoodi, this week that will be used to carry out the next “sicking” update of Blockchain. Pectra will go to Hoodi on March 26, and if everything goes well, the expected update will proceed to the Ethereum main network approximately 30 days later, according to the main developers of the network. Hoodi was created after the defective sicking tests in the other test balls of Ethereum, Holesky and Sepolia, which could not be finalized correctly due to problems with the way they were configured. Test networks such as Holesky, Sepolia and Hoodi aim to imitate the main Ethereum network, allowing developers the opportunity to test code changes or important updates such as sicking in a low risk environment before implementing them in the Netnet. – Margaux Nijkerk Read more.
Microsoft increases the malware alarm aimed at Coinbase, Metamask Wallets: The technological giant Microsoft shared a new report that warns about malware that is directed to 20 of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets used with the Google Chrome extension. Microsoft incident response researchers generated alarms from a new remote access Trojan (rat), called Stilachirat, which could implement “sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target and exfiltrated environment sensitive data”, the team shared in a blog post. The malware was discovered in November 2024, and could steal the user wallet information, and any credential, including user names and passwords, stored in its Google Chrome browser. Stilachirat is aimed at 20 cryptographic wallets, including some of the most used, such as Metamask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, OKX Willet and BNB Chain Wallet. Although malware has not been widely distributed, Microsoft shared that it has not been able to identify which entity is behind the threat and established some mitigation guidelines for current objectives, including the installation of antivirus software. – Margaux Nijkerk Read more.
Halliday raises $ 20 million for the AI protocol to eliminate the deed of intelligent contracts for defi: The artificial intelligence blockchain protocol (AI) Halliday said it raised $ 20 million to help finance the development of its agent work flow protocol (AWP), whose objective is to accelerate the development of decentralized finance applications (DEFI) and avoid the need for programmers to write intelligent contracts. The Round of Funds of Serie A was directed by the cryptographic arm of the Risk Capital Giant Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z). “Our mission is to be a pioneer in the Blockchain software era, allowing developers to create applications in hours, no years,” Halliday said in an admitted advertisement. “With Halliday, you can never write an intelligent contract.” Jamie Crawley + AI Boost Read more.
Sam Altman’s World Network and Razer want to defeat the problem of the Bot of the Games: The Sam Altman Blockchain project, World Network, is associated with the Razer Games Hardware firm in a set of features designed to eliminate video game bots. “Razer ID Verified by ID World” is a single login mechanism that will verify the real human players of the Bots. It is built on Razer ID, the existing login service of Razer, and will help ensure that there is “a real person behind each Razer ID account”, according to a statement shared by Razer and World. The collaboration between the two companies occurs when the artificial intelligence (AI) tools are filtering in every corner of life online, even within the video games, which have been plagued by “bots” of non -humans since long before the emergence of Altman’s chatpt. – Margaux Nijkerk Read more.
In other news
- Eos Network, known for its scalable blockchain infrastructure, changes the name of vaults while turning towards the web bench. The transition comes with a Swap Token that is provisionally scheduled by the end of May. It also comes with the launch of the Banking Advisory Council, a group of experts in the financial and blockchain industry focused on closing the gap between traditional and decentralized banking systems. Members include Systemic Trust, Tetra and ATB Financial executives, according to a press release shared with Coindesk. – Francisco Rodrigues information.
- Raydium decentralized in Solana headquarters is ready to begin its own tokens broadcast platform in the coming weeks to generate more income at the already popular negotiation service. Raydium Launchlab will initially look like the Token Hit Pump.fun broadcast platform, Blockworks reported for the first time. Although developers say it will have several additional features that make it more attractive to tokens launches. – Shaurya Malwa information.
- The United States Stock Exchange and Securities Commission (SEC) will launch its appeal against Ripple, ending a four -year legal battle, according to the company’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. The Token XRP, which is closely associated with Ripple, jumped 10% on Wednesday during the US morning hours. After Garlinghouse published about the news on X. – Krisztian Sandor and Helene Braun report.
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