Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes the Bitcoin network needs scalable solutions like the zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups to become more than another payment network. Buterin’s comments came during a Twitter space hosted by Bitcoin developer Udi Wertheimer with discussions revolving around Ethereum’s scaling experiments. A ZK-rollup chain is an off-chain protocol that operates on top of
Month: July 2023
Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong, also known as Daniel Shin, has reportedly had his first hearing for charges related to allegedly illicit profits from the sale of Terra (LUNA). According to a July 10 report from News1 Korea, a trial preparation hearing for Shin and 7 alleged accomplices began in a Seoul Southern District Court
Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week barely clinging to $30,000 as a “bearish divergence” sets the tone. After a quiet weekend, BTC price action faces a potential pullback period within its broader bullish trend, traders say. What could be on the menu for the market this week? After a relative period of calm, external triggers
Stablecoin use could be “stifled” by daily transaction caps in the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation, with some calling for the framework to be revised. On May 31, MiCA was signed into law which paved the way for the world’s first regulatory guidance on cryptocurrencies to come into effect. The legislation was received
Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital has linked the recent slump in its total amount of Bitcoin’s (BTC) mined in June to the weather conditions in Texas and a drop in transaction fees. According to a July 5 statement, Marathon Digital experienced a “21%” decline in June for the total amount of Bitcoin mined compared to the
A Canadian judge has ruled that the widely used thumbs-up emoji can affirm that a person is legally entering into a contract. According to a report from the New York Times, judge T.J. Keene said the decision mirrors a “new reality in Canadian society” as more people use emojis to express themselves in all sorts
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 209,000 in June, below economists’ expectations of an addition of 240,000 jobs. Although the figures show a cooling labor market, market observers remained concerned as the average hourly earnings growth held steady at 0.4% from May and 4.4% from a year ago. The report did not alter expectations of a 25 basis
Bitcoin (BTC) will suck in “all prosperity gains” in future and leave behind those who have no exposure as a result, a new prediction says. In a Twitter thread on July 8, investor Luke Broyles delivered a bold vision of how Bitcoin would become “society’s base money.” Investor tells would-be Bitcoin buyers: “Get off zero”
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. owns up to $250,000 in Bitcoin (BTC), in contrast to his previous claim that he was not an investor in the leading cryptocurrency. A record obtained by CNBC shows Kennedy Jr. owned between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin at the end of June. The investment was made
A Salvadoran teenager shares his journey of completing El Salvador’s Bitcoin diploma program, Mi Primer Bitcoin, meaning My First Bitcoin. Now, he has returned to his former high school to educate the teachers about Bitcoin (BTC). In a series of tweets on July 8, 18-year-old Gerardo Moran revealed that El Salvador’s Bitcoin diploma program, Mi
In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Natalie Brunell, a podcast host, educator and media commentator in the Bitcoin space. Her podcast, Coin Stories, consistently ranks among the top 50 to 100 on Apple podcasts. She has over 300,000 Twitter followers, and is an award-winning TV journalist and former investigative reporter. Brunell explains how Bitcoin
The news surrounding BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (EFT) sent the asset’s price from its local lows in mid-June to a strong monthly close of +12%. To most observers, this was a sign that institutional investment into the cryptosphere is once again on the horizon. A future approval of a spot
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (ASME), an industry advocacy group that represents wholesale market participants in Europe, called for the inclusion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector within the recently passed markets in crypto assets (MiCA) regulations. MiCA is considered the first potential comprehensive crypto legislation that is set to come into effect
Top Stories This Week Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has recently delivered pro-crypto remarks, claiming “Bitcoin is an international asset” and suggesting U.S. regulators consider how an ETF directly linked to Bitcoin could democratize finance in the country. Under Fink, BlackRock has attempted to launch a spot BTC ETF with crypto exchange Coinbase acting
Barking with community-driven enthusiasm and bone-rattling potential, dog-themed coins are forming a pack on the stage of emerging digital assets. In recent years, the cryptocurrency world has witnessed a surge in the popularity of dog-themed digital assets. These endearing tokens, which drew inspiration from the popular Doge meme, have swept the cryptocurrency industry by storm,
Blockchain network Avail has launched a testnet data availability bridge to Ethereum, according to a July 7 announcement. Once testing is completed, the bridge will allow developers to easily create “validiums” or low-cost layer 2s that do not store full transaction data on Ethereum, the announcement stated. Avail was originally created by Polygon Labs, but
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