One of the interesting problems in designing effective blockchain technologies is, how can we ensure that the systems remain censorship-proof? Although lots of work has been done in cryptoeconomics in order to ensure that blockchains continue pumping out new blocks, and particularly to prevent blocks from being reverted, substantially less attention has been put on
22 Sep Bitfinex Alpha | Bitcoin Strengthens as Fed Rate Cut Sparks Volatility Posted at 12:08h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Bitcoin rallied past $112,500 and briefly touched $118,000 following the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, driven by short covering and speculative buying.
Binance has unveiled a $40 million WLFI airdrop campaign to reward users holding USD1 on the exchange. Summary Binance will distribute $40 million in WLFI tokens to eligible USD1 holders over four weeks. Rewards are calculated using daily balance snapshots across Spot, Margin, and Futures accounts. The campaign runs from Jan. 23 to Feb. 20,
Been a while, I know, but then these are rather busy days. I’m writing this from a Starbucks in Shanghai sitting behind the Great Firewall, able to peep out only occasionally. I’ve been in Asia with Marek for the last couple of weeks, mainly for meetups, workshops and technical meetings. During this time, we’ve seen
Bitcoin rebounded sharply after President Donald Trump said the US would not move forward with new tariffs reportedly planned for February. BTC jumped from around $87,300 to reclaim $90,000 in hours. The move fits a growing pattern where Bitcoin trades less like digital gold and more like a fast-moving macro asset. As Bitcoin bounced, gold
Ondo Finance has expanded its tokenized equities platform with the launch of onchain exposure to newly public BitGo stock. Summary Ondo launched tokenized exposure to BitGo stock on the day of its IPO. The asset is available on multiple blockchains through Ondo Global Markets. The move extends on-chain access to a newly listed U.S. stock.
When I started evangelizing bitcoin and blockchain tech back in 2012 my Dad was a hard sell. There was the common skepticism and typical counters of “what’s backing it?”, “what can be done with it?” and “what the heck is cryptography?” Back then my pitch wasn’t refined and the learning tools had just not quite
The former Alameda Research chief and key witness against Sam Bankman-Fried has exited federal custody but remains subject to long-term bans, injunctions, and supervision tied to the FTX collapse. Source link
The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating the disappearance of Bitcoin seized from government custody. Summary Multiple Bitcoins went missing in mid-2025 after private key credentials were exposed in a phishing attack, resulting in irreversible transfers. Media and internal sources put the value at roughly $48–49 million, though authorities have not confirmed exact amounts. The
One of the important issues that has been brought up over the course of the Olympic stress-net release is the large amount of data that clients are required to store; over little more than three months of operation, and particularly during the last month, the amount of data in each Ethereum client’s blockchain folder has
