Bitfinex has eliminated the need for a separate Securities sub-account — customers can now view their securities in their master account. Existing Securities sub-accounts will be converted into regular trading sub-accounts, preserving all current balances, credentials, 2FA settings, and withdrawal permissions. Master account holders can now view their full portfolio — from crypto to tokenised
Ethereum’s best marketing line was that using it destroyed it, that every transaction burned ETH and shrank the supply. Then the network solved its scaling problem, activity fled to layer 2s, and the burn collapsed. The scaling worked. The scarcity did not survive it. Summary Ethereum’s “ultrasound money” thesis held that EIP-1559 fee burning would
Introducing the Ecosystem Support Program In the beginning, most Ethereum-related development and research occurred within the Ethereum Foundation. Today, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown from a small garden to a vast, vibrant rainforest. Along the way, the Ethereum Foundation’s role within the ecosystem has changed almost as much. However, supporting Ethereum to the best of
In the latest Bitcoin news, Strategy (MSTR) is trading roughly 43% below what a discounted cash flow (DCF) model says it is worth, and it just sold $216 million in Bitcoin to pay preferred dividends. Those two facts sit in direct tension, and resolving that tension is what determines whether MSTR is a bargain or
Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan has warned that crypto’s failure to attract enough top entrepreneurs has become one of the industry’s biggest obstacles as young talent moves toward artificial intelligence. Summary Jeff Yan says crypto is struggling to attract top young entrepreneurs. AI’s prestige and rapid growth are pulling talented founders away from on-chain finance. George
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 9,069,000, which is predicted to occur on Saturday, December 7, 2019. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Sunday, December 1, 2019 to account for the variable block times Ethernodes.org has
Supporters of BIP-110 view Bitcoin as a public utility whose scarce block space should be reserved primarily for monetary settlement. Inscriptions and other data-heavy applications represent consumption of a limited resource that should be protected for financial transactions, even if doing so requires introducing new consensus rules. DOG Mode starts from the opposite premise. Leonidas
With Strategy’s cash reserve now at $3 billion, founder Michael Saylor has named corporate adoption as a necessary condition for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Summary Michael Saylor says corporate adoption is essential for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Strategy’s $3 billion cash reserve has helped ease concerns about forced Bitcoin
Welcome to the fourth installment of eth2 quick update. There are a lot of moving pieces to talk about this week. Other than the heroic eth2 client development going on, these are the highlights: tldr; Differential fuzzing grant Sigma Prime has been awarded a grant to lead the differential fuzzing effort for eth2 clients. This
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has bought $18.3 million of SpaceX shares after the stock fell 5.43% to a new post-IPO low, according to the firm’s July 17 trading report. Summary ARK Invest bought $18.3 million of SpaceX shares after the stock hit a post-IPO low. Four ARK ETFs acquired 147,623 shares as SpaceX closed 8.2%
