Jonas Reid

Jonas Reid covers Ethereum and DeFi for up&down. He has spent years translating fee markets, governance votes, and protocol releases into plain English for traders and builders. He prefers shipped mechanics over roadmaps.

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Ethereum News

EF Q2 allocation: $5.5M for Ethereum client work

The Ethereum Foundation posted $5,502,930.20 in Q2 2026 ESP awards on August 18, 2026, naming extra consensus clients and Glamsterdam security work on a quiet ether tape.

24 hours ago Jonas Reid

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Crypto News

Lighthouse v8.2.2: patch Ethereum beacon nodes now

Sigma Prime tagged Lighthouse v8.2.2 on August 18, 2026 as a high-priority security release for Ethereum beacon nodes. Advisories are still withheld so operators can patch first.

2 days ago Jonas Reid

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Crypto News

Platåberget testnet: Ethereum’s Glamsterdam break test

The Ethereum Foundation invited the public onto Platåberget on Aug. 17, 2026. Glamsterdam's fork is set for Aug. 20. This is a tooling break-test, not an ether catalyst.

3 days ago Jonas Reid

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Blockchain News

Harmony ONE mint: quorum bug beats freezes

Harmony's ~4B ONE mint and merged GitHub quorum patch show why exchange freezes alone cannot fix consensus forgery risk for ONE holders this week.

1 week ago Jonas Reid

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Ethereum News

FETH staking setup: 85% rewards, cash payout plan

Fidelity FETH filed Anchorage and BitGo staking deals, keeps 85% of rewards, and plans quarterly cash payouts after its S-3 registration becomes effective.

1 week ago Jonas Reid

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Ethereum News

Grayscale ETHE: staking rewards shift to cash payouts

Grayscale’s ETHE and ETH Mini amend trust docs to pay net staking rewards in cash on a monthly schedule. Our read on fees, taxes, and the first payout…

2 weeks ago Jonas Reid

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Blockchain News

MetaMask Agent Wallet: AI trading inside user rules

MetaMask Agent Wallet is live: AI agents trade inside spend limits and allowlists, with simulation, Blockaid scanning, and MEV protection in the signing path.

2 weeks ago Jonas Reid

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Blockchain News

EF funds WEBCAT to verify Ethereum wallet front ends

Ethereum Foundation’s Trillion Dollar Security grant backs Freedom of the Press Foundation’s WEBCAT so wallets can verify that browser code matches published manifests, not just HTTPS.

2 weeks ago Jonas Reid

Crypto Basics

How to use a crypto wallet safely

Seed phrases, approvals, phishing, and hot vs cold storage: a practical crypto wallet safety guide.

3 weeks ago Jonas Reid

Ethereum News

Ether fees stay quiet: our read

Ether looked calm on July 27. Quiet fees are the tell. Here is why we will not call a regime change without usage confirmation.

3 weeks ago Jonas Reid