Ethereum News: MetaMask Undergoes Major Overhaul for Enhanced User Experience and Security

MetaMask, a popular crypto wallet, has announced significant updates aimed at improving user experience and security. Here’s a closer look at the changes and their implications for Ethereum users.

MetaMask Gets Overhaul with Better UX and Simpler Swaps

MetaMask has announced major changes to its crypto wallet, including a tweaked fox logo. The team shared details on how the classic crypto wallet is evolving, with Ethereum’s Pectra hard fork enabling fewer signing prompts for enhanced security and seamless usability. MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay mentioned a ’blind sign’ incident as a cause of the recent Bybit hack, emphasizing the importance of these updates.

Inside Day 1 at ETHDenver 2025

Yesterday marked the first day of ETHDenver 2025 with about 18,000 attendees. Despite the price of ETH being around $2,300, market prices were barely mentioned in conversations. ETHDenver remains one of the largest free Ethereum-centric events, second only to Devcon. The event started with a folk performance. Some attendees have criticized ETHDenver for not being solely Ethereum-aligned due to non-Ethereum sponsors.

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade: 3 Key Takeaways From Latest Dev Call

The 206th All CORE Developers Execution (ACDE) call concluded on February 27, revealing new updates on Ethereum Pectra, which combines Prague and Electra updates. Pectra went live on the Holesky testnet on February 24, 2025, and is scheduled to go on the Sepolia testnet by March 5, 2025, on epoch 222464. The successful upgrade of both testnets will lead to a mainnet activation epoch. Despite a failure on the Holesky testnet, developers have been working on mitigation routes, and no changes have been made to the scheduled date for the Sepolia fork.

WLFi Moves $200M ETH, Stakes $60M ETH As Exchanges Reserves Drop

Ethereum saw significant activities with transactions on Coinbase Prime and staking at Lido by President Trump’s, World Liberty Finance (WLFi). Over the last week, a steady inflow of ETH climaxed in large transfers totaling approximately $260 Million. Specifically, WLFi transferred $200 Million worth of Ethereum to Coinbase Prime and staked an additional $60 Million in Ethereum with Lido, demonstrating a strategic diversification and securing of assets within blockchain finance. The Ethereum holdings ROSE from 500 ETH to over 2,000 ETH in just a few days, with the most significant inflows coinciding with these large transfers.