‘We’re just scratching the surface’ of crypto and AI — Microsoft exec
[May 16, 2024 7:42 AM] The symbiotic relationship between AI and crypto is still in its nascent stages, according to tech execs.
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Protocol Village: Lita Releases 'Valida ZkEVM,' Claims Speed, Efficiency Advantages
[May 16, 2024 7:00 AM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22.
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
[May 15, 2024 12:35 PM] In this week's issue, we've got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data and $70M of project fundraisings.
Creator of the Bitcoin ASIC Says Next Wave of Mining Efficiency is Coming
[May 15, 2024 10:56 AM] It is no secret that the bitcoin mining industry is being battle-tested in the wake of the fourth halving. Hash price (revenue per terrahash) has reached historic lows as bitcoin’s block subsidy has been slashed. Meanwhile, the post-halving mempool…
Sonne Finance Token Drops 60% After $20M Exploit on Optimism
[May 15, 2024 3:11 AM] Attackers stole ether, velo and stablecoins before developers mitigated the hack and paused operations. Sonne’s markets on the Base blockchain were not affected.
Lido Co-Founders, Paradigm Secretly Back EigenLayer Competitor as DeFi Battle Lines Form
[May 14, 2024 4:32 PM] The popularity of new blockchain “restaking" protocols led by EigenLayer has drawn a response from the principals behind the liquid staking platform Lido, which itself burst onto the scene a couple of years ago to become the largest project in…
Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum Wallet Proposal, Scribbled in 22 Minutes, Gets Positive Reviews
[May 14, 2024 1:47 PM] After a technical proposal to improve Ethereum wallets met with some opposition, a familiar figure swooped in last week to devise an alternative.
DeFi Lender Liquity Unveils New Stablecoin With User-Set Borrowing Rates in White Paper
[May 14, 2024 9:45 AM] Liquity V2 will allow borrowers to set their borrowing costs, a novel approach in DeFi, and pays the lion's share of protocol revenues back to liquidity providers.
'Liquid Vesting' Is Oxymoronic Blockchain Feature That Lets Early Investors Sell Without Waiting
[May 14, 2024 9:17 AM] A new feature from Colony Lab, a developer and project incubator in the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem, called "liquid vesting," lets users sell their tokens before their vesting period is over.
Lightspark CEO David Marcus: Lightning Network Will Become the World’s ‘Interoperability Neutral Settlement Layer’
Erik Voorhees Unveils New AI Platform Promising Privacy and Unfiltered Free Speech
[May 10, 2024 3:36 PM] Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift, has announced the debut of Venice, an artificial intelligence (AI) application that promises enhanced privacy and unrestricted free speech. Unlike mainstream AI services, Venice is designed to operate without…
Lightning Labs CTO Conducts First Mainnet Multi-Hop Asset Payment via Taproot Asset Channels
[May 10, 2024 11:42 AM] Olaoluwa Osuntokun, co-founder and CTO of Lightning Labs, recently executed the first successful mainnet multi-hop asset payment using Taproot Asset channels, marking a new development in asset transfer capabilities over the Lightning Network…
EigenLayer Opens Claims for Airdrop of EIGEN Token, Though It's Non-Transferable
[May 10, 2024 11:12 AM] Perpetual futures markets price the fully diluted value of the token at around $15 billion.
Celo Community Ratifies Plan to Use Optimism's OP Stack for New Layer-2 Chain
[May 10, 2024 10:30 AM] The vote passed with overwhelming support, with 65 addresses representing 14.6 million CELO tokens signaling approval for the measure.
EigenLayer's EIGEN Airdrop Might Signal Demise of Once-Popular 'Points'
[May 9, 2024 5:12 PM] EIGEN's airdrop comes after a wave of criticism of its distribution plan and points program.
Math Olympian in Shadow of John Nash Tries to Solve Blockchain, AI Trust Dilemma
[May 9, 2024 11:00 AM] Hyperbolic, the two-year-old startup focused on decentralized AI computing, said that it is introducing a protocol called “Proof of Sampling (PoSP),” aimed at addressing challenges with trust in decentralized AI networks.
Protocol Village: Gnosis Inks Strategic Partnership with Zeal, Invests $2M
[May 9, 2024 10:13 AM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 9-15.
ETH Reverts to Inflationary Asset Following Fee-Reducing Dencun Upgrade
[May 9, 2024 9:31 AM] Ethereum's recent Dencun upgrade, which was designed to reduce fees and help scale the network, has caused ether {{ETH}} to revert back to an inflationary asset -- potentially reversing one of the key benefits of last year's Merge.
Your Wealth Is Melting: Why Bitcoin Is The Deep Freeze Your Portfolio Desperately Needs
[May 8, 2024 11:59 AM] Originally published on Unchained.com.Unchained is the official US Collaborative Custody partner of Bitcoin Magazine and an integral sponsor of related content published through Bitcoin Magazine. For more information on services offered, custody…
The Protocol: From 'Node Sales' to 'Address Poisoning,' the Money's in Crypto
[May 8, 2024 11:50 AM] In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we dive into the crypto industry's fundraising method du jour – it's all about the decentralization! PLUS: Polyhedra says its ZK prover is 2x faster than anyone else's.
Ethereum Proposal by Vitalik Buterin Introduces Advanced Account Abstraction Features
[May 8, 2024 11:41 AM] A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal, EIP 7702, spearheaded by Vitalik Buterin and fellow collaborators, aims to refine account abstraction on the Ethereum network, enhancing quantum resistance and compatibility with existing standards. EIP 7702…
Thiel-Backed Cryptography Startup Lagrange Raises $13M
[May 8, 2024 7:00 AM] Lagrange, which specializes in zero-knowledge cryptography, is the latest startup to ride EigenLayer's "restaking" wave.
It's Not a Token Offering, It's a 'Node Sale': Sophon Blockchain Raises $60M
[May 8, 2024 7:00 AM] The blockchain project's founders aren't even publicly named, but they've enjoyed remarkable success in fundraising, partly thanks to this increasingly popular fundraising method, where the longer you wait, the higher price you pay.
Injective, Underperforming in Crypto Markets, Now Plans Layer-3 Chain on Arbitrum
[May 8, 2024 7:00 AM] Injective’s "inEVM," which connects the Ethereum, Cosmos, and Solana networks, will rely on Arbitrum's Orbit toolkit.
Ethereum Developers Target Ease of Crypto Wallets With 'EIP-3074'
[May 6, 2024 7:58 PM] EIP-3074 has drawn both support and concern from the Ethereum community, a code change that is supposed to improve the user experience with wallets on the blockchain.
Bitcoin Cash Prepares Adaptive Blocksize Limit Upgrade, Commits to Network Scaling
[May 6, 2024 7:33 PM] Bitcoin Cash, the usability-focused Bitcoin hard fork, is preparing to perform a blockchain-wide upgrade slated to happen on May 15th. The upgrade implements the adaptive blocksize limit algorithm, allowing the network to adapt to future increases…
Popular Crypto Wallet MetaMask Rolls Out 'Smart Transactions' to Combat Ethereum Front-Running
[May 6, 2024 7:14 AM] It's the first step on a more ambitious roadmap to transform how Ethereum's biggest wallet works under the hood.
Warren Buffett compares AI to nukes after seeing deepfake doppelganger
[May 5, 2024 9:35 AM] The financial mogul’s commentary came during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting.
Uniswap CEO weighs In on ethical token distribution
[May 5, 2024 6:53 AM] The Uniswap CEO strongly disapproved of low float tokens, considering them malicious and his biggest pet peeve.
MicroStrategy Unveils Plan for Bitcoin-Based Decentralized Identity Using Ordinals
[May 2, 2024 9:21 AM] MicroStrategy has already built one application using its service. "Orange For Outlook" integrates digital signatures into emails to enable recipients to verify the identity of the sender.