Currently, two block builders, Beaverbuild and Titan Builder, dominate Ethereum block production. They hold approximately 88% of the market share, making the Ethereum network vulnerable to the risk of transaction censorship.
Alexander MardarDecentralized technology has won an important battle against the law, but the game isn't over yet.
Eva Senzaj PauramEthereum has reclaimed its position as the primary blockchain for hosting USDT for the first time since 2022. Tether is minting new stablecoins on Ethereum as it expects higher demand.
Sasha MarkevichCurrently, only whitelisted parties can deploy EVM smart contracts on the mainnet. However, anyone can interact with the already deployed smart contracts.
Alexander MardarWalletConnect - more like traditional web2 infrastructure than a blockchain. Season 1 of the airdrop will distribute 50 million $WCT tokens, but the tokens won't be transferable until 2025 due to ongoing tests for the WalletConnect network.
Alexander MardarCurrently, two block builders, Beaverbuild and Titan Builder, dominate Ethereum block production. They hold approximately 88% of the market share, making the Ethereum network vulnerable to the risk of transaction censorship.
Alexander MardarWith Solana’s staking market booming, centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase are reaping the rewards, leveraging their position to maximize staking and trading revenues.
Gensler declared war on "fraudsters" and "hucklers" — and took celebrities to task when they promoted little-known coins to their millions of followers, without disclosing they had been paid to do so.
Switzerland to investigate Bitcoin mining for energy efficiency. Hong Kong central bank to subsidize companies issuing tokenized bonds. XT Exchange halts all withdrawals. Russia's Federation Council approves bill to tax crypto transactions and mining. World App integrates Blockaid to boost user security. Vancouver mayor proposes Bitcoin adoption to
Shanghai Judge Sun Jie drew a line between personal crypto holdings and banned activities as the underground market thrives.
Riding the memecoin wave to scam inexperienced and busy users, hackers have built “poisoned” repositories of trading bots, from which ChatGTP eventually trained.
For all the key details of new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' weekly has you covered. CBDC Updates 'Urgency' Required in Digital Euro Rollout
Happy Sunday, Observers! Good things come to those who wait, and we waited. Bitcoin was $500 short from $100,000 after the news that the world’s leading anti-crypto crusader, SEC’s chair Gary Gensler, is leaving its post. Now that we are throwing precautions out the window, wild things
The two-hour downtime was due to a bug in the transaction scheduling logic, which led to validators crashing. The incident resulted in a drop in SUI's price and raised doubts about the network’s ability to compete with Solana.
The zero-knowledge privacy application is gaining momentum on Farcaster, which has been grappling with a 96% decline in monthly revenue since February.
The new protocol will function partly off-chain and draws inspiration from traditional banking models. Although it has sparked excitement within the ecosystem, there are also concerns about whether it might be considered an unlicensed lending product.
Alexander MardarPolygon has established a robust framework for community funding, announcing a new Community Treasury Board. The independent board will manage around $70 million for community support and protocol development programs.
ObserversWeb3's biggest lifestyle app joins hands with adidas to bring co-branded digital sneakers to 5 million users
Sponsored ContentArgentinian president Javier Milei went on a trip to the U.S. Instead of meeting with the president, who was busy with reelection efforts and geopolitical tensions, the ultra-libertarian economist met someone with a similar power status - Elon Musk. The two men bonded over their love for free market
Eva Senzaj PauramPolitical trends are soaking into crypto. The rise of meme-coins with cultural relevance challenges the assumption that such tokens have no intrinsic value or utility.
Eva Senzaj PauramU.S. Fed observing retail CBDCs of the Caribbean microstates. The ongoing active work on CBDC in Europe and doubts of Australians.
ObserversA long-running legal battle between a Bitcoin-focused Custodia bank and the Federal Reserve shows no sign of abating.
ObserversThey were billionaires with cult-like followings. But now, life is unrecognizable for these two fallen crypto entrepreneurs.
ObserversWith Solana’s staking market booming, centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase are reaping the rewards, leveraging their position to maximize staking and trading revenues.
Gensler declared war on "fraudsters" and "hucklers" — and took celebrities to task when they promoted little-known coins to their millions of followers, without disclosing they had been paid to do so.
Switzerland to investigate Bitcoin mining for energy efficiency. Hong Kong central bank to subsidize companies issuing tokenized bonds. XT Exchange halts all withdrawals. Russia's Federation Council approves bill to tax crypto transactions and mining. World App integrates Blockaid to boost user security. Vancouver mayor proposes Bitcoin adoption to
Shanghai Judge Sun Jie drew a line between personal crypto holdings and banned activities as the underground market thrives.
Riding the memecoin wave to scam inexperienced and busy users, hackers have built “poisoned” repositories of trading bots, from which ChatGTP eventually trained.
For all the key details of new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' weekly has you covered. CBDC Updates 'Urgency' Required in Digital Euro Rollout
Happy Sunday, Observers! Good things come to those who wait, and we waited. Bitcoin was $500 short from $100,000 after the news that the world’s leading anti-crypto crusader, SEC’s chair Gary Gensler, is leaving its post. Now that we are throwing precautions out the window, wild things
The two-hour downtime was due to a bug in the transaction scheduling logic, which led to validators crashing. The incident resulted in a drop in SUI's price and raised doubts about the network’s ability to compete with Solana.