Revisiting Ethereum’s ‘Gold Standard’ Rollups and Plasma
Ethereum Layer-2 Scaling Solution: Revisiting Plasma Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, recently suggested that teams working on zero-knowledge (ZK) Ethereum Virtual Machines (EVMs) should consider revisiting Plasma, a once-prominent Ethereum…
Investing in Web 3.0: Is XRP Spike on Hoax Filing a Bad Look?
The Nov. 13 XRP (XRP) price action stemming from a falsified BlackRock XRP trust filing shouldn’t sway the United States securities regulator’s decision to approve or delay spot Bitcoin (BTC)…
OKX Launches Ethereum Layer-2 Testnet Using ZK-Based Polygon CDK
Differences between Web 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 Crypto exchange OKX has unveiled a testnet for their upcoming Ethereum layer-2 network, dubbed “X1”, as per a Nov. 14 announcement. The network…
How Bitcoin Bounced Back as Inflation Slowed Beyond Forecasts
At the Wall Street open on Nov. 14, Bitcoin (BTC) was aiming for $37,000 as the latest US inflation data failed to meet expectations. CPI offers Bitcoin, stocks a pleasant…
Crypto Regulations: Ripple Exec Highlights Need for Tech-Neutral Policies
Technology-Neutral Approach for Cryptocurrency Rules At the recent Ripple Swell 2023 event, Navin Gupta, managing director of South Asia, Middle East and North Africa at Ripple, stressed the importance of…
South Korea’s Democratic Party Mandates Crypto Disclosure for Parliamentary Candidates
Crypto and the 2024 General Election The Democratic Party of Korea, which currently holds a majority of 167 out of 300 seats in the National Assembly, has made it mandatory…
Hardly Anyone is Using ERC-4337 Smart Accounts – Find Out Why
ERC-4337 Adoption Struggles John Rising, an advocate for Ethereum account abstraction, has shared some “sobering” numbers that reveal the poor adoption of ERC-4437. On X (formerly Twitter) Rising shared data…
Deadline Approaching for SEC to Approve Bitcoin ETFs
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. On Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a…
Comparing Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0: Price Analysis
Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a significant improvement in sentiment this year, with a more than 120% year-to-date rise. Data from BitInfoCharts shows that the number of crypto wallets holding more…
How Web 3.0 Coins are Fueling the $1B Bitcoin Institutional Inflows
In the past eight weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investment vehicles have seen more than $1 billion in new capital. As highlighted in the latest weekly report from crypto asset management…