5 leading Bitcoin-backed loan platforms in 2026
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The 1.x Files: a fast-sync
ETH 1.x: a fast sync The new direction of ETH 1.x research has begun proper, with a focus on moving the current Ethereum chain towards the 'stateless client' paradigm, with the eventual target being a smooth transition into an Eth 2.0 Execution Environment. The next call will be focused on collecting and organizing research topics and planning a more structured...
Chainlink price holds $8.54 as whales accumulate 14M LINK
Chainlink whales have increased their activity as LINK attempts to recover from a broader market decline, with large holders reportedly accumulating more than 14 million tokens in less than a month. Summary ...
eth2 quick update no. 6
Welcome to this week's eth2 quick update! A handful of new eth2 testnets have come online and last week I had them all running on my laptop. There is still plenty of work to be done, but this is getting real :). tldr; Comprehensive Phase 0 audit to be conducted by Least Authority We are excited to announce an upcoming eth2...
Verus Ethereum Bridge hacked again for $7.54M after May exploit
The Verus Ethereum Bridge has suffered another exploit, with an attacker draining about $7.54 million in assets from the same contract hit in May. Summary ...
Crypto vaults could fall under SEC rules, Hester Peirce warns
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce has warned that some crypto vaults and onchain lending strategies may fall under federal securities laws, depending on how operators structure and manage them. Summary ...
Ethereum Muir Glacier Upgrade Announcement
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 9,200,000, which is predicted to occur on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Wednesday, December 30, 2019 to account for the variable block times Ethernodes.org has kindly provided Istanbul node statistics...
Japan’s first Bitcoin ETF could arrive by 2028 with ¥3T inflows
Japan could launch its first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund as early as 2028 as regulators prepare rules that would allow investment trusts and ETFs to hold crypto assets directly. Summary ...
The 1.x Files: The State of Stateless Ethereum
In the last edition of The 1.x files, we did a quick re-cap of where the Eth 1.x research initiative came from, what's at stake, and what some possible solutions are. We ended with the concept of stateless ethereum, and left a more detailed examination of the stateless client for this post. Stateless is the new direction of Eth...
