The crypto 2.0 industry has been making strong progress in the past year developing blockchain technology, including the formalization and in some cases realization of proof of stake designs like Slasher and DPOS, various forms of scalable blockchain algorithms, blockchains using “leader-free consensus” mechanisms derived from traditional Byzantine fault tolerance theory, as well as economic
Three years after Bitfinex covered Ark as an unimplemented proposal, two different implementations — Ark Labs’ Arkade and Second’s Bark — are now live on Bitcoin mainnet and gaining real-world traction, with interest in similar approaches now spreading well beyond the teams that built them. A lot has changed since Bitfinex last discussed Ark in
Nearly eight in 10 Pump.fun tokens have stopped trading after their first day, according to a study, while traders have complained about too many new coins and too few reasons to hold them. Summary Bitquery found 79% of Pump.fun tokens traded only on launch day. Just 17.2% of September launches recorded a trade at least
One of the criticisms that many people have made about the current direction of the cryptocurrency space is the increasing amount of fragmentation that we are seeing. What was earlier perhaps a more tightly bound community centered around developing the common infrastructure of Bitcoin is now increasingly a collection of “silos”, discrete projects all working
BlackRock’s IBIT took in $665.2M on October 19, but US spot BTC USD ETFs collectively recorded a smaller $526.7 million net inflow. Withdrawals from Fidelity’s FBTC and Grayscale’s GBTC erased $138.5M of IBIT’s haul, shifting focus to how concentrated the rebound was rather than the eye-catching fund-level number. The industry total was the strongest daily
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. SHR Miner (SHR FINANCE LIMITED) was established on October 24, 2018, and is headquartered in the United Kingdom. This month, we are honored to celebrate our 8th anniversary alongside all our users—both new and
First of all, happy new year! What a year it has been. With a little luck we’ll surpass last year with an even more awesome year. It’s been too long since I’ve given an update on my side of things and that of the Go team and mostly due to a lack of time. I’ve been so
The proposal has drawn warnings about its effect on trading. Francois Volpoet, Chainalysis’ regional sales director for France, told CoinDesk last week that it could push investors toward decentralized finance platforms, peer-to-peer transactions and offshore exchanges outside international tax-reporting arrangements. Public Accounts Minister David Amiel raised questions about implementation and asked for the amendment to
Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre Court has issued injunctions against six cryptocurrency platforms, including Coinbase and BingX for carrying out unlicensed activity. Summary Kazakhstan’s AIFC Court has issued injunctions against Coinbase, BingX, HTX, BitMart, Bitcoin.com and WEEX for offering digital asset services without the required authorization. Google and Apple have been brought under the court
Back in November, we created a quick survey for the Ethereum community to help us gauge how we’re doing, what can be improved, and how best we can engage with you all as we move forward towards the genesis block release in March. We feel it’s very important to enable the community to interact with Ethereum
