Ethereum core developers plan to implement a 64-fold increase in the minimum amount of staked Ether (ETH) required to become a validator, from 32 ETH to 2048 ETH. The proposal was made during a June 15 Ethereum core developer consensus meeting by Ethereum Foundation researcher Michael Neuder. The researcher noted that although the current limit of
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Consumer protection groups from the European Union (EU) have urged regulators to conduct investigations on artificial intelligence (AI) models behind popular chatbots. According to a report from the AP on Tuesday, 13 watchdog groups issued a warning to their national consumer, data protection, competition and product safety authorities regarding concerns about generative AI. The groups
What Bitcoin Did podcaster Peter McCormack admits that he has a “weird relationship with Twitter,” as he believes it “brings out the worst in people.” He’s worked hard to build up more than half a million followers to promote his show but still isn’t sure that Twitter is a “net positive” because it “elevates a
Bitcoin (BTC) faces up to one-and-a-half years of “boredom” as the bull market gathers steam, a new prediction says. In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode predicted an “arduous” period for BTC hodlers next. Glassnode: Bitcoin hodlers set for 12 months’ “gradual accumulation” Thanks to gaining 70% in
Zero knowledge proofs have been hailed as a major advancement for blockchain technology but the efficacy of these protocols will require streamlined data availability solutions to unlock their full potential. Anurag Arjun, co-founder of Polygon and blockchain data availability protocol Avail, highlighted the importance of data availability for ZK rollups in an interview with Cointelegraph.
Despite seeing themselves as more “risk averse” than their older counterparts, nearly a third of all young Australian investors hold or have traded cryptocurrencies over the last year, a new study has found. In an Australian investor study from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), 46% of “next generation investors” — the report’s terminology for investors
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has gained for five consecutive weeks, the first such instance since November 2021. In comparison, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading well below its local high of $31,000, made on April 14. This shows a clear divergence between the performance of the two asset classes. Some analysts expect Bitcoin’s range-bound action to
Summary: Ethereum Foundation researcher Michael Neuder proposed increasing the validator balance cap from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. The idea being considered within the developer community would stem the growing active validator set size and optimize network efficiency. Increasing the limits of validator balances would also make room for auto-compounding of rewards, allowing validators to
In an interview with Bloomberg, ARK Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood recently discussed why her flagship fund, Ark Innovation (ARKK), is adding to its position in shares of Coinbase (COIN) after the SEC sued Binance, one of Coinbase’s biggest competitors. ARKK purchased nearly 330,00 shares of COIN on June 6, 2023, worth about $17
Ever since the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) was launched in 2017, Web3 users have been able to replace the long strings of characters that make up a crypto address with a more easily memorized blockchain username or Web3 domain name. For example, Ethereum (ETH) users can now send crypto to the network’s founder, Vitalik Buterin,
Bitcoin (BTC) dominance, the measure of how much Bitcoin makes up of the total crypto market cap, has breached the 50% mark. On June 19 at 6 pm UTC, Bitcoin dominance hit just above 50% and has since settled to 49.9% at the time of publication, according to data from TradingView. This means that Bitcoin
Five years after Bill Hinman delivered his speech on cryptocurrencies, Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Ripple, Stuart Alderoty, has called for an investigation into the former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official’s actions. The call comes after the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple and the subsequent release of public emails and drafts of Hinman’s speech, which
On June 19, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that cryptocurrency investment products experienced outflows totaling $5.1 million last week. The outflows contributed to the continuation of a nine-week streak of outflows, resulting in a cumulative total of $423 million. Weekly crypto asset flows. Source: CoinShares The report
On June 19, Ethereum block explorer and analytics platform Etherscan launched a new tool, dubbed “Code Reader,” that utilizes artificial intelligence to retrieve and interpret the source code of a specific contract address. After user prompt input, Code Reader generates a response via OpenAI’s large language model (LLM), providing insight into the contract’s source code
After a momentary retest of the $25,000 support on June 15, Bitcoin (BTC) gained 6.5% as bulls successfully defended the $26,300 level. Despite this, the general sentiment remains slightly bearish as the cryptocurrency has declined by 12.7% in two months. The dismissal of Binance.US’s temporary restraining order by United States district court Judge Amy Berman
The price of Cardano (ADA) is down over 3% on June 19 after dropping over 30% in the past two weeks. Is ADA price headed for its fourth red weekly candle in a row? No respite for Cardano price bulls On June 19, ADA price fell over 3% to daily lows of $0.257 as traders