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.
Bitcoin Layer 2 developer Stacks launches its upgraded "Nakomoto" testnet today. The full rollout will start in April with code deployment, followed by signer testing before full activation in May.
Mathilde AdamOne of the great "mysteries" of the past several weeks was finally solved this Friday when, in a heartfelt video, Kate, the Princess Of Wales, revealed the upsetting reason she has been out of the public eye since last Christmas. Jokes, memes, and theories about the whereabouts of
Eva Senzaj PauramMehen Finance launched USDM, Cardano's first fiat-backed stablecoin, offering price stability compared to existing algorithmic options. USDM aims to attract new users with a 1:1 USD peg & transparency via on-chain reserves. Public rollout for retail users is expected in April 2024.
Mathilde AdamFrom warnings about offline payments to concerns about scammers, here are this week's biggest developments in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from around the world.
ObserversThe HKMA is taking its exploration of a digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD) to the next level. Phase 2 of the e-HKD Pilot Programme is now open for applications, inviting businesses to propose creative ways to utilize this digital currency.
Mathilde AdamIn the first two months of 2024, the volume of crypto transactions significantly rose. The Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency meanwhile is preparing to transfer crypto oversight to the Financial Services Authority.
Sasha MarkevichVitalik Buterin wants to reduce the centralization risks associated with large staking operators like Lido. The new framework proposes a two-tiered model, distinguishing between Service Operators and Delegators, and between heavy and light services.
Alexander MardarThe asset management firm is partnering with Securitize and Coinbase to offer a new tokenized fund on Ethereum. Crypto users have shown their enthusiasm by sending meme coins and NFTs to the fund’s address on Ethereum.
Eva Senzaj PauramA 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