Ethereum Plans For Dencun Upgrade: Is This The End Of Roll-Ups?
Ye Zhang, the co-founder of Scroll, a layer-2 project using zero-knowledge proof, is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Dencun upgrade. In a post on X, Zhang pointed out Dencun’s potential benefits, particularly the low transaction fees. However, in the same post, the co-founder highlighted the likely challenges it could present for existing layer-2 scaling solutions using roll-ups. […]
Are there any plans to make Bitcoin quantum resistant?
First of all, Bitcoin is a decentralized protocol with no one in control. It doesn’t and can’t have any plans or roadmap, and any changes to it require consensus of its users. With that out of the way, I don’t think quantum computing is seen as an imminent threat. From what I could find, even […]
BlackRock Smashes Expectations With $788 Million Inflows In One Day
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, achieved a remarkable milestone on March 5. Attracting a staggering $788 million, it exceeded its previous record of $612 million in inflows in a single day. This surge in investment coincided with Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high (ATH) of $69,300, surpassing its previous ATH set in 2021. Bitcoin ETF Trading […]
The Emergence of Liquid Restaking Tokens and Their Impact on Blockchain Security and Efficiency
Another chance to strive for the vitality of Ethereum staking: Liquid restaking protocols give Ethereum a new opportunity to invigorate its staking ecosystem. As an advancement over traditional liquid staking, these protocols aim to engage in Ethereum’s consensus process, thereby democratizing the staking landscape and challenging the hegemony of established liquid staking leaders. The traditional […]
Change Log: Version 1.91 – Bitfinex blog
06 Mar Change Log: Version 1.91 Posted at 16:53h in Change Log by Maria Lobusova The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs. Version 1.91 Improvements Updated the design for the virtual tour […]
hash – Computing HASH160 of a Taproot X-only 32 byte Public Key
I know that Taproot does not use pubkey hashes, but I want to compute a HASH160 of a 32 byte Taproot X-only public key anyway. The rationale is to compare it to an existing 20 byte HASH160 from a Witness V0 ScriptPubKey, to see if the same underlying public key is used in both outputs. […]
Bitcoin Crash Or Surge? Fed’s BTFP Program Ends In 5 Days
As the US Federal Reserve’s Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) approaches its conclusion on March 11, 2024, the Bitcoin and crypto market stands at a critical juncture. Instituted in March 2023 in the aftermath of the sudden collapses of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, the largest since the 2008 financial crisis, the BTFP has […]