The work to #buidl#Ethereum is going strong & the #web3 community is rallying behind the next upgrade on the Ethereum roadmap—the #Shanghai/Capella upgrade. Here is all you need to know about the milestone and the staked ETH withdrawals it will enable. 🧵 1/
The Shanghai/Capella upgrade is a significant event for Ethereum and will have several implications for #stakers ⚡️, the Ethereum staking ecosystem, and #DeFi more broadly.
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The activation of withdrawals is likely to encourage increased participation by validators 🔧, and precipitate further #decentralization and #security of the Ethereum network.
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🚀 Thrilled to announce that we have listed @MetaMask, @Infura_io, and @Trufflesuite in the new decentralized section of the Unity Asset Store to empower developers to build #web3 games!
The @MetaMask SDK will allow devs to connect their games to the MetaMask wallet, enabling users to interact with web3-enabled features within the game itself.
The @infura_io NFT API will help gaming devs retrieve NFT metadata, customize and mint NFTs.
2/ ConsenSys's zkEVM is EVM-equivalent: Build & deploy like you do on Ethereum, using all the familiar tools like @MetaMask, @trufflesuite & @infura_io ; enjoy the security of Ethereum, with the vast scalability and ultra-low fees of the zkEVM.⚙️
3/ The zkEVM testnet allows developers to deploy and test smart contracts, and migrate dapps from existing networks.⚡️
You can also bridge tokens, transfer tokens, and interact with deployed dapps listed on our upcoming ecosystem portal page.
Today, ConsenSys announced the close of a $450 million USD financing round, bringing its valuation to $7 billion USD. consensys.net/blog/press-rel…
Since founding, ConsenSys has been a pioneer in creating the foundational software for the next wave of the internet, Web3. Our mission is to unlock the collaborative power of communities by making DAOs, NFTs, and DeFi universally easy to use, access, and build on.
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