Thanks to Joseph Schweitzer and Danny Ryan for review. Welcome back! Having discussed eth2’s design philosophy last time, today’s focus is on eth2’s incentives through the lens of that philosophy. More specifically, we look at the incentives effecting eth2 and how they are realised in the form of rewards, penalties, and slashings. We then walk
Cosmos Health Inc. announced it has purchased $600,000 worth of Bitcoin as part of its ongoing digital assets treasury strategy. Following the latest purchase, the healthcare company said its total investment in digital assets now stands at approximately $3.1 million, including holdings in Bitcoin and other crypto. The company did not share the price point
Strive has raised the dividend on its SATA preferred stock to 12.75% while tying more of its balance sheet to Bitcoin and high‑yield preferred equity bets. Summary Strive lifts the SATA preferred coupon to 12.75% with a 1.0625 dollar dividend due April 15 for holders of record on April 1. The firm now holds about
Welcome to the first eth2 quick update of 2020! This is going to be an exciting year. tldr; Release of v0.10.0 spec as stable target for multi-client testnets and security reviews @paulhauner and @sigp_io team hard at work building Lighthouse Relaunch of Prysm testnet, now with aggregators and mainnet configuration A new proposal for an
17 Oct How is Financialisation Impacting Bitcoin? Posted on 17 October, 2025 in Education by ricardom The financialisation of Bitcoin marks one of the most significant transformations in its history, as the asset evolves from a P2P digital currency into a cornerstone of institutional finance. Once dismissed as speculative and disruptive, Bitcoin is now embraced
Revolut secures a full UK banking license, rolling out FSCS‑protected deposits for 13 million users while keeping crypto trading outside deposit insurance. Summary Revolut wins PRA approval to launch Revolut Bank UK with full banking status. UK customers gain FSCS protection up to £85,000 as accounts migrate in phases. Crypto trading remains in a separate,
January 14th tl;dc (too long, didn’t call) Disclaimer: This is a digest of the topics discussed in the recurring Eth1.x research call, and doesn’t represent finalized plans or commitments to network upgrades. The main topics of this call were Rough data quantifying advantages of switching to a binary trie structure Transition strategies and potential challenges
The world’s second largest insurance broker is teaming up with the crypto exchange Coinbase and the Paypal USD (PYUSD) issuer Paxos to support stablecoin payments for insurance premiums. Aon plc says that it successfully demonstrated a proof of concept for insurance premium payment using dollar-backed stablecoins. The firm says it worked with Coinbase and Paxos
Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX, revealed his latest Bitcoin prediction: put down the buy button for now. Speaking on the Coin Stories podcast, the usually hyper-bullish trader admitted that if he had $1 to invest right now, he wouldn’t put it into Bitcoin. He is strictly in wait-and-see mode. Despite his Bitcoin price prediction
The price of Across Protocol token surged sharply after a governance proposal suggested a major structural shift for the project. Summary Across Protocol token jumped 85% as a proposal suggests converting tokens into company shares. Holders could exchange ACX for equity in a new US C-corp or sell tokens for USDC in a buyout offer. The move is
