Auteur/autrice : Alberto
tl;dr Merge progress — minor spec updates, engineering full steam ahead 🚂No progress in client diversity. Be selfish, run a minority client! Merge update First of all — fantastic work to all of the engineering teams on the Kintsugi sprint, which culminated in the launch of the Kintsugi Merge testnet. It is incredible to see 3 execution clients and 5 consensus clients for a total of 15 different pairings operating on a unified front. Kintsugi🍵, the first long-standing Merge testnet, was not without excitement. The #TestingTheMerge effort hammered the testnet with transactions, bad blocks, and a number of other chaotic…
Update (July 12, 2025 23:17 UTC This article has been updated to add more information on the last known state of James Wynn’s X profile.James Wynn, a crypto trader known for his high-leverage crypto bets, appears to have deactivated his X social media account, following nine-digit losses.Wynn’s X handle “JamesWynnReal” now routes to a page that says “This account doesn’t exist. Try searching for another.”The trader’s wallets show a combined balance of just $10,176, according to balances displayed by Arkham Intelligence and Hypurrscan.Cointelegraph reached out to Wynn for comment but was unable to get in touch with the trader. Before…
Web3 company Animoca Brands signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DayDayCook (DDC) Enterprise, a meal-prep and packaged food company that recently adopted a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy, to manage Animoca’s BTC holdings and generate a yield on those reserves.Animoca will allocate up to $100 million in BTC as part of the deal, according to a joint announcement from Thursday. Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu told Cointelegraph that DDC Enterprise was chosen in part because of CEO Norma Chu and her ability to cultivate a “substantial non-crypto following,” introducing the asset sector to the general public,…
In Western Europe and North America, decentralised finance, referred to in common terms as DeFi, is largely seen through the lens of investment. The following guest post/opinion editorial was written by Kamal Youssefi, President of The Hashgraph Association. How Blockchain Can Replace Broken Financial Systems Asset managers involved in DeFi are promoting products that include […]
James Wynn, a crypto trader known for his high-leverage crypto bets, appears to have deactivated his X social media account, following nine-digit losses.Wynn’s X handle “JamesWynnReal” now routes to a page that says “This account doesn’t exist. Try searching for another.”The trader’s wallets show a combined balance of just $10,176, according to balances displayed by Arkham Intelligence and Hypurrscan.Crypto traders kept a close eye on Wynn’s high-leverage and high-risk bets, which often went against market sentiment, causing the trader to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. James Wynn’s wallet balances now show $6,580 left out of $100 million.…
After a near-excellent start to the month of July, Bitcoin has performed even more impressively over the past few days. The premier cryptocurrency, after a brief period of sideways momentum earlier this week, has attained a new all-time-high valuation at a price close to $119,000. Unsurprisingly, the Bitcoin market is experiencing a wave of optimism — an inference still heavily backed by the latest on-chain revelation. Bitcoin Market Sentiment Shifts Bullish In a July 11 post on social media platform X, cryptocurrency analytics firm Alphractal delved into the current price action of Bitcoin, offering insights into the cryptocurrency’s future trajectory. Related…
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! GASOL (GAS Optimization TooLkit) The COSTA group works on formal techniques, modeling and implementations related to verification and optimization of programs. Members Elvira Albert, Pablo Gordillo and Albert Rubio are applying that expertise to Ethereum smart contracts with GASOL, a framework for optimizing gas consumption. Every Ethereum smart contract…
The four-year Bitcoin (BTC) market cycle of forming new all-time highs followed by deep corrections is not dead, contrary to popular belief, according to Xapo Bank CEO Seamus Rocca.In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO said that the risk of a prolonged bear market is still very real and does not need a “cataclysmic” event to trigger it. Things as simple as a general slowdown in news, developments, or routine portfolio rebalancing could cause the next market-wide downturn. He added:“We all want to think that Bitcoin is an inflation hedge, and I believe that it will be that inflation hedge…
Bitcoin miners faced a 7.96% hike in difficulty on June 12, 2025, when block height 905184 was reached—pushing the number up to 126.27 trillion. Snagging BTC just got trickier. Saturday’s difficulty tweak pushed the level 7.96% higher, marking the ninth time it’s climbed this year, alongside five times it’s been dialed down. The difficulty figure […]
Image Credit: @HELLOITSLI Tekken 8 champion Arslan Ash recently admitted that he doesn’t listen to music, sending shockwaves through the FGC. Arslan Ash is currently at Esports World Cup, a seven-week esports event in Saudi Arabia with a high-stakes Tekken 8 tournament. The opening ceremony at EWC featured a performance by popular rapper Post Malone, who has had songs hit the top of the US Billboard charts. An interviewer asked Arslan if he was excited to meet Post Malone, but he answered he didn’t even know the artist. Keep Reading “I was misled and became a victim of gym culture”:…