The ‘Purge’ — Vitalik’s plan to reduce Ethereum’s bloat
Vitalik Buterin’s “The Purge” aims to streamline Ethereum by reducing data bloat, simplifying the protocol and addressing technical debt for...
Year: 2024
The Race to the Zettahash Era: Bitcoin’s Hashrate Breaks New Records
On Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, Bitcoin’s network hashrate climbed to a new all-time high, reaching 736.81 exahash per second (EH/s)—a...
Stablecoin Plunges 98% in 24 Hours, Sparks Rug Pull Allegations
Early on Oct. 26, the U.S. dollar value of Essence Finance’s decentralized stablecoin, CHI, plunged by more than 90% after...
Polymarket’s Staggering Growth in October — Will Post-Election Events Keep the Momentum Going?
Based on Dune Analytics’ latest figures, the prediction market Polymarket’s October volume has soared to over three times what it...
Markets Are Telling Us Something About the US Election
This editorial is from last week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get...
8 Chinese Firms Exposed in High-Stakes Crypto Laundering Operation
Indictments reveal how eight Chinese firms used cryptocurrency to obscure profits from illegal chemical sales. US Indicts Chinese Firms Using...
BRICS Isn’t Anti-West but Won’t Tolerate Western Currency Domination, Russian Official Says
BRICS has condemned Western economic dominance and currency control tactics, accusing the West of using reserve currencies as “weapons” to...
Feds Target Businessman in Alleged Web of Secret Crypto Deals
The U.S. has accused a businessman of running an unlicensed cryptocurrency operation that allegedly enabled secretive “off-the-books” transactions. Unlicensed Crypto...
BRICS Payment System a SWIFT Substitute? Network to Implement Digital Assets and Financial Messages
The Russian Finance Minister offered insight into the inner workings of the new BRICS payment system at the recent summit...
Fake Curve Finance app scams users, tops global finance charts
A fake Curve Finance app has infiltrated Apple’s app store, gaining popularity despite warnings from the community.
FINRA says rules still apply in the metaverse
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority says brokers and dealers are increasingly experimenting in the metaverse.
Ethereum nodes on phones, Tether market cap tops $120B: Finance Redefined
Tether’s record market capitalization signals the potential start of the next bull run amid growing investor anticipation of a major...
Neuromorphic computing breakthrough could enable blockchain on Mars
The first interplanetary blockchain-based transaction could potentially happen in 2026.
Korea to Regulate Crypto Cross-Border Trade Next Year
On Friday, South Korea’s finance ministry announced plans to regulate cross-border transactions of virtual assets, including cryptocurrency, starting in the...
BRICS Backs Russia’s Push for New Global Payment System to Counter Western Control
Russia’s push for a BRICS payment system is gaining traction, with partners endorsing the plan to counter an “outdated, expensive,...
