The Future of Ethereum for Business: Forbes Panel
By EEA Staff On November 15, 2022, EEA Board member representatives from ConsenSys, Ernst &Young, J.P. Morgan, and Microsoft were part of the Forbes panel titled “Institutional DeFi: Corporate Adoption in a Post-Merge World.” According to Forbes, the event was aimed at learning why the recent upgrades to the [...]
EEA Member Spotlight with Wanchain’s Vice President of Engineering Dr. Weijia Zhang
As an EEA member, Wanchain is part of the EEA community of organizations working to advance Ethereum and drive industry adoption. In the Q&A below, the EEA interviewed Dr. Weijia Zhang, Wanchain’s Vice President of Engineering, about how the organization contributes to the Ethereum business ecosystem. Dr. Weijia Zhang [...]
EEA Devcon Debrief – Key Takeaways
We’re still buzzing from our experience at Devcon 6 in Bogota last month. The Ethereum Foundation’s flagship event brought together thousands of Ethereum developers from all over the world for four days of informative sessions, education and networking. As a sponsor of the event, the EEA had a table [...]
Understanding Ethereum After The Merge
Earlier this year, we celebrated Ethereum’s seventh anniversary. It was an opportunity to look back at some of the platform’s big milestones and the key players who have helped drive its advancement. And what a long way we’ve come! Since its launch in 2015, Ethereum has matured significantly, enjoyed [...]
How Strong is Your Smart Contract’s Security? Says Who?
By Chaals Nevile, EEA Director of Technical Programs, and Editor of the EEA EthTrust Security Levels Specification v1 The EEA's EthTrust Security Levels Working Group recently published version 1 of the EEA EthTrust Security Levels Specification. This is an important new EEA technical specification, outlining requirements for security audits [...]
Enterprise Blockchains Redux: How to be not-not NIST compliant without breaking the bank
Opinion from Dr. Andreas Freund, EEA Mainnet Interest Group Member Blockchains have a seldom talked about problem which is independent of the ups and downs of crypto markets, and which can hamper longer term Blockchain adoption outside of direct-to-consumer and some B2B use cases: Blockchain cryptographic algorithms are not [...]
Why are Blockchains Useful for Business?
Tas Dienes, EEA Mainnet Interest Group A recent article by Josh Stark sets up a new framework for understanding the utility of blockchains. He summarized it in a tweet thread here, but it’s worth reading the whole article to fully understand the idea. I will attempt to condense it [...]
Crosschain Bridges Overview: Where We Are Now
By Angela Potter, Lead Product Manager at ConsenSys and EEA member, with input from the EEA Crosschain Interoperability Working Group The future of blockchain is multichain. Layer 2s are a key part of the Ethereum scaling strategy, and we’ve seen significant growth of sidechains and alternative Layer 1s over [...]
Seven Ways to Learn About Business Ethereum
Mark your calendars. Our EEA Ethereum 7th Anniversary Special is fast approaching, and we want to see you there. This 90-minute virtual event will celebrate the Ethereum community and how far it’s come in the seven years since the platform’s launch. We’ll discuss Ethereum’s many milestones and contributors as [...]
Driving Digital Experiences and Ethereum Adoption in Japan– a Q&A with EEA Japan Regional Representative Atsushi Ishii
EEA Regional Representative Atsushi Ishii, CEO, Couger The EEA recently welcomed Atsushi Ishii as the new EEA Regional Representative in Japan. Ishii will provide local support to ensure that regional members are well-positioned to leverage the EEA’s programs, interest groups, working groups and resources to achieve their desired business results. His [...]