Bitcoin 21M Cap Under Fire From Zcash Founder
Eli Ben-Sasson, Zcash founder and and CEO of StarkWare, the company behind Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Starknet, publicly argued that Bitcoin 21 million supply cap “doesn’t make sense.” He is also proposing instead that the…
Grvt and the Rise of Composable Onchain Wealth
Perp DEX Market Overview Perp DEX sector growth Perpetual futures have become the dominant instrument in crypto derivatives markets, with the decentralized venues offering them becoming the fastest-growing sector in Web3. Figure 1: Perp DEX share of…
Ripple CTO Proposes ReservedTxns to Block Front-Running on XRPL DEX
David Schwartz, co-founder of the XRP Ledger and Ripple CTO Emeritus, has proposed a two-component transaction reservation mechanism to address front-running and sandwich attack risks on XRPL’s native DEX and AMM. The proposal, surfaced in response…
Base suffers second mainnet stall in two days
Base block production resumed as of 16:11 UTC, following an alert to another mainnet chain stall at 15:33 UTC.
Strategy: The Capital Stack Meets a Falling Bitcoin Price
Below is a summarized version of The Block Research's Strategy: The Capital Stack Meets a Falling Bitcoin Price report. The full PDF version of this report is accessible here. Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, faces the first real test of its…
TD Cowen says CME has the upper hand in lawsuit against CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
“We expect CME will seek a preliminary injunction to block perps as the case proceeds,” said TD Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg.
Ethereum Price Prediction: Final Glamsterdam Tests Could Ignite ETH After FOMC
Ethereum price is pinned under $1,800, consolidating in a tight band as the market holds its breath ahead of the FOMC rate decision. Two overlapping catalysts, macro and protocol-level, could likely help the ETH case. On the development side, the…
Canadian PM Urges AI Diversification After US Anthropic Block, Decentralized AI Tokens Rally
The US move to pull Anthropic's top models offline shows the dangers of leaning on a few AI providers, Carney said.
Token Of Power Governance Exploit Drains $1.58 Million In WETH, TRM Says
TRM Labs says Token of Power was exploited for roughly $1.58 million in WETH.
Zcash Founder Says Ironwood Will Verify ZEC Supply On Day One
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox says the proposed Ironwood upgrade will give users immediate, trustless verification that ZECâs circulating supply is sound from the first block of activation. His comments address a central concern in the Zcash community…