The Protocol: Meet Hoodi, Ethereum’s New Testnet

In this Issue:

• Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes A New Testnet
• Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Coinbase, Metamask Wallets
• Hallday Raises $ 20m for Ai Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for Defi
• Sam Altman’s World Network and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming’s Bot Problem

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Network NewsHello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes A New Testnet: Ethereum Developers Launched A New Test Network, Hoodi, This Week that Will Be Used to Carry Out The Blockchain’s Upcoming “PECTRA” Upgrade. Pectra Will Go Live on Hoodi On March 26, and if All Goes Well, The Long-Awaited Upgrade Will Proceeded To Ethereum’s Mainnet Rougly 30 Days Later, Accounting To The Networn. Hoodi Was Created Following Faulty PECTRA TESTS ON ETHEREUM’S Other Testnets, Holesky and Sepolia, WHICH FAILED TO Finalize Properly Due to Project. Test Networks Like Holesky, Sepolia, and Hoodi Aim to Mimic The Main Ethereum Network-ALLOWING DELEPers The Opportunity to Test Out Code Changes or Majoor Upgrades Like Like. Deploying them to the mainnet. – Margaux nijkerk Read More.

Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Coinbase, Metamask Wallets: Tech Giant Microsoft Shared A New Report Warning of Malware That Targets 20 of the MOST POPULAR Cryptocurrency Wallets used with the Google Chrome Extension. Microsoft’s Inciding Respons Reusearchers Raised Alarms of a New Remote Access Trojan (RAT), Dubbed Stilachirat, Who Cold D deploy “Sophisticated TECTICATED TECHNIQUENT, PERSNIQUENT, PERSNIQUENT. and Exfiltrate Sensitive Data, ”The Team Shared in A Blog Post. The Malware Was Discovered in November 2024, and IT Could Steal Users’ Wallet Information, and Any Credentials, Including Users and Passwords, Stord in Their Google Chrome BrowSer. Stilachirat Targets 20 Crypto Wallets Including Some of the MOST WIDELY-Used Ones Like Metamask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, OKX Wallet, and Bnb Chain Wallet. While The Malware Has Not Been Distributed Widly, Microsoft Did Share that It Has Not Been ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT ENTITY IS BEHIN Software. – Margaux nijkerk Read More.

Hallder Raises $ 20m for AI Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for Defi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) -focused Blockchain Protocol Halliday SAID IT RAISED $ 20 MILLION TO HELP Fund Fund Development of Its Agentic Worksflow Protocol (AWP) Finance (Defi) of Applications and Avoid the Need for Programs to Write Smart Contracts. The Series A Funding Round Was Led by Venture Capital Giant andressen Horowitz’s (A16z) Crypto Arm. “Our Mission is to Pioneer The Software Era of Blockchain, Enabling Developers to Build Applications in Hours, Not Years,” Hallday Said in An Emailed Announcement. “WitH HallIDay, You Can Never Write A smart Contract Again.” Jamie crawley + ai boost Read More.

Sam Altman’s World Network and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming’s Bot Problem: Sam Altman’s Blockchain Project, World Network, Is Teaming Up with Gaming Hardware Firm Razer on A Suite of Features Designed to Weed Out Bots From Video Games. “Razer ID Verified by World ID” is a sngle sign-on mechanism that will verify Real Human Gamers from Bots. IT’s Built Atop Razer ID, Razer’s Existence Login Service, and Will Help Guarante There’s “A Real Person Behind Every Razer ID Account,” Access to A Statement Shared. The Collaboration Between the Two Firms Comes As Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools Are Seneping Into Everi Corner of Online Life-Including Inside of Video Games Since Long Before The Rise of Altman’s Chatgpt. – Margaux nijkerk Read More.

In Other News

• EOS NETWORK, KNOWN FOR ITS Scalable Blockchain Infrastructure, is Rebranding to Vaulta as It Pivots Toward Web3 Banking. The transition of comes with a token swap that is provisionally screduleduled for the end of May. It Also Coms with The Launch of the Vaulta Banking Advisory Council, A Group of Financial And Blockchain Industry Experts Focused On Bridging the Gap Between Deecntiona. Members Include Executives from Systemic Trust, Tetra, and Atb Financial, Account to A Press Release Shared with Coindesk. – Francisco rodrigues Reports.
• Solana-Based Decentralized Exchange Raydium is set to start it own token Issuance platform in the coming weeks to Drive More Revenue to the Already-Popular Trading Service. Raydium’s Launcleab Will Initially Resemble the Hit Token Issuance Platform Pump.Fun, Blockworks First Reported. Thought Developers Say It Will Have Several Added Features That Make It More Appealing for Token Launches. – Shaurya Malwa Reports.
• The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Is Set to Drop Its Appeal Against Ripple, Ending A Four-Year Legal Battle, Accounting To The Company CEO Brad GarlingHouse. The XRP Token, Whosh Is Closely Associated with Ripple, Jumped 10% on Wednesday Dringing Us Morning Hours After Garlinghouse posted about the news on X. Krisztian Sandor and Helene Braun Report.

Calendar

• March 18-20: Digital Asset Summit, New York
• April 8-10: Paris Blockchain Week
• April 30-May 1: Token 2049, Dubai
• May 14-16: Consensus, Toronto
• May 20-22: Avalanche Summit, London
• May 27-29: Bitcoin 2025, Las Vegas
• June 30-July 3: Ethcc, Cannes
• Oct. 1-2: Token2049, Singapore