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48 US Lawmakers Ask SEC Chair Gensler to Clarify Whether ETH Is a Security — Warn of ‘Negative…
Forty-eight U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler asking him to clarify whether ether is a security. “The negative repercussions of the SEC implicitly or directly…
Protocol Village: Lorenzo Plans First ‘Bitcoin Liquid Restaking’ Protocol Using Babylon…
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
Crypto Market Roundup — CORE and WIF Outshine in a Week of Market Volatility
On April 1, the overall cryptocurrency market witnessed a decrease, with a 2.2% drop over the last day, as bitcoin and ethereum fell by 2.4% and 3.2% respectively against the U.S. dollar. Despite this downturn, the past week saw 14 digital…
Protocol Village: Horizen Team Deploys Proof Verification Chain to Testnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
Vitalik Buterin Explores Blobs and Parallelization in L2 Rollup Analysis
In a recent deep dive into Ethereum’s future scalability and infrastructure, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discusses the latest introduction of blobs and their significant role in the evolution of layer two (L2) rollups. This…
Ethereum Blob Inscriptions Exceed 40%, Triggering Unprecedented ‘Blob Contention’
Following the debut of the Dencun upgrade and Ethereum blobs, enthusiasts have devised methods to embed data akin to how Ordinal inscriptions operate. Since this development, inscription-based activities now account for over 40% of blob…
Ethereum Hit by ‘Blobscriptions’ in First Stress Test of Blockchain’s New Data…
Ethereum fees for "blobs" – the blockchain's new dedicated class of cheaper data storage – spiked Wednesday after a project called Ethscriptions created a new way of inscribing data, known as “blobscriptions.”
Prisma Finance Suffers $11.6M Hack in Liquid Staking Shockwave, Moves to Mitigate Fallout
The decentralized finance (defi) entity, Prisma Finance, has fallen prey to a security breach, with onchain detectives revealing that $11.6 million has been pilfered from its liquid staking protocol. Prisma Finance in Turmoil: $11.6M Lost…
Ethereum’s Rising Validator Count Is Causing Concerns, Fidelity Digital Assets Says
Future roadmap upgrades for the network will become more difficult with a large validator set, the report said.
Protocol Village: Zircuit Launches ‘Build to Earn’ Program With Rewards for Devs
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.