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 MardarA wave of testimonies from debanked crypto founders and users has been flooding social media ever since Marc Andreessen discussed Choke Point 2.0 on Joe Rogan's podcast.
With 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.
Parity Technologies announces Polkadot 2,0 launch in Q1 2025. TON launches Teleport bridge for Bitcoin transfers as tgBTC in Telegram. Taiwan to implement crypto AML rules on Nov 30. Switzerland to investigate Bitcoin mining for energy efficiency. Hong Kong central bank to subsidize companies issuing tokenized bonds. XT Exchange
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.
Aiming for a slice of a rapidly growing market, Ripple, the company behind the XRP Ledger, has announced its own stablecoin. The token, pegged to the value of the US dollar, is expected to launch later this year.
ObserversPropelled by low fees and easy access, memecoin degens have taken over Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.
Eva Senzaj PauramRecent challenges and historical issues have put Waves under serious scrutiny, with Binance flagging potential standards concerns and previous project struggles casting shadows on future initiatives by founder Sasha Ivanov.
Alexander MardarFive months after ending its Solana staking service, Lido faces a new hurdle: a suspected bug in the withdrawal mechanism is hindering users' ability to withdraw their stSOL funds.
Mathilde AdamThe board consists of three independent members and four company insiders. It's a step towards better governance, with some caveats.
Sasha MarkevichThe huge Bitcoin buy coincides with surging institutional interest, fueled by U.S. Bitcoin ETFs and the approaching halving. This solidifies Tether as a major Bitcoin player, both as a holder and future miner.
Mathilde AdamAfter the rough week, the NFT platform is set to relaunch, focusing on enhanced security and user compensation. The hack has reignited the debate about vulnerabilities and centralization in blockchain networks, but also effectively pushed Munchables to the top of the news.
Mathilde AdamWith a pre-market price setting Wormhole’s market cap at an impressive $2.7 billion, concerns arise about its value compared to its actual usage in the bridge market.
Alexander MardarA wave of testimonies from debanked crypto founders and users has been flooding social media ever since Marc Andreessen discussed Choke Point 2.0 on Joe Rogan's podcast.
With 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.
Parity Technologies announces Polkadot 2,0 launch in Q1 2025. TON launches Teleport bridge for Bitcoin transfers as tgBTC in Telegram. Taiwan to implement crypto AML rules on Nov 30. Switzerland to investigate Bitcoin mining for energy efficiency. Hong Kong central bank to subsidize companies issuing tokenized bonds. XT Exchange
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