Ethereum and Blockchain Insights by Evan Van Ness

Evan Van Ness is founder of Starbloom Ventures and creator of Week in Ethereum News, a curated newsletter with over 60,000 weekly readers focused on Ethereum protocol updates, Layer 2 innovations, and ecosystem traction. A former director at ConsenSys, Van Ness has invested in over 15 early-stage crypto projects, including Blockscout, Sablier, and zkSync-era tooling.

In 2025, Starbloom participated in a USD 1.6 million pre-seed round for Stoffel MPC, a secure computation startup. His GitHub curation and developer AMAs serve as a primary resource for tracking hard fork updates and smart contract innovation. Van Ness remains one of the most consistent independent voices documenting Ethereum’s multi-year roadmap with technical precision.

By merging ecosystem investment with community education, Van Ness plays a pivotal role in accelerating Ethereum adoption and protocol literacy.

  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 32 min ago
Bitcoin miners use BTC sales to back AI data efforts, Evan Van Ness notes
Evan Van Ness said that Bitcoin miners are selling their BTC to fund artificial intelligence data centers. Van Ness described this development as a small taste of the ...
  • Mykhailo Ihnatenko
  • 08.11.2026
Evan Van Ness: Pearl could be decentralized money for 21st century
Evan Van Ness argued that Pearl will be the decentralized money of the 21st ...
  • Mykhailo Ihnatenko
  • 22.10.2026
PEARL brings more compute to the world, Evan Van Ness says
Evan Van Ness described PEARL as a project that brings more compute to the world. Van Ness characterized this capacity increase as contributing to a virtuous ...
  • Hanna Syniavska
  • 20.10.2026
Evan Van Ness: Only 16% of pearl-2 native has been mined
Only 16% of pearl-2 native has been mined, according to Evan Van Ness. He questioned why people are complaining about being early given this low ...
  • Pavlo Kot
  • 11.10.2026
Infinex offers top crypto wallet UX, Evan Van Ness notes
Evan Van Ness describes Infinex as the best crypto wallet, highlighting its exceptional user experience on both phone apps and browser extensions. According to Van Ness, Ethereum adoption is ...
  • Ksenia Gerey
  • 08.10.2026
Evan Van Ness: PRL and NEAR now support quantum safe transactions live on mainnet
Evan Van Ness reports that both PRL and NEAR have implemented quantum safe transactions that are now live on their respective mainnets. The announcement highlights an advancement for blockchain ...
  • Oksana Koneva
  • 06.10.2026
NASA doubles down on failed plans instead of focusing on innovation, Evan Van Ness argues
Evan Van Ness questions NASA's approach, emphasizing that the agency is sticking to outdated strategies instead of focusing on what has worked more effectively in partnership with Elon Musk and ...
  • Ksenia Gerey
  • 03.10.2026
Evan Van Ness: Ethereum address 0x6dea shows a perfect reverse hockey stick pattern
Evan Van Ness comments that the Ethereum address 0x6dea81c8171d0ba574754ef6f8b412f2ed88c54d demonstrates what he describes as the absolute most perfect reverse hockey stick pattern. He observes ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 02.10.2026
Continued Metamask usage questioned after recent developments, Evan Van Ness notes
Evan Van Ness questions continued use of Metamask following news that emerged over the last 24 hours. The statement by Evan Van Ness indicates significant concerns for Metamask users in light of ...
  • Daria Chernytska
  • 04.08.2026
Evan Van Ness: Question raised over value of crypto angel investing platform deal
Evan Van Ness questions the rationale behind paying for a crypto angel investing platform that appeared to be in decline. He suggests it is difficult to understand why anyone would invest in such ...
  • Daria Chernytska
  • 07.06.2026
Cardano still under 1 transaction per second, Evan Van Ness notes
Evan Van Ness questions the value of Cardano, highlighting that after 10 years, its network processes well under 1 transaction per second. Van Ness suggests that the cryptocurrency's continued ...
  • Daria Chernytska
  • 21.05.2026
Evan Van Ness: HYPE overtakes SOL progress with 105 percent score
Evan Van Ness highlights that HYPE has surpassed SOL in progress, reaching 105 percent. This development was described as inevitable, indicating a significant milestone for HYPE in comparison to ...
  • Hanna Syniavska
  • 19.05.2026
TIA falls 98 percent since major endorsement, Evan Van Ness notes
Evan Van Ness highlights that the TIA token has declined by 98 percent since the moment it was promoted by Charbonio as the future of everything. The sharp drop in TIA has raised concerns within ...