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Technology Recap:
BitcoinThe term "Bitcoin" can either refer to Bitcoin the network, ... More:
Peter Todd announced a patch on top of Bitcoin Core v24.0.1 that sets a full RBF service bit when it advertises its network addressIn a cryptocurrency context, an address is a cryptographic k... More to other nodes. This RBF (Replace-by-Fee) service bit only works if the nodeIn the world of digital currency, a node is a computer that ... More its advertising too is also enabled with mempoolfullrbf.
Jack Dorsey is apparently working on integrating a Lightning option on Square terminals.
Ethereum:
Tim Beiko shares a recap of the first ACD(E) of 2023. ACD(E) is AllCoreDevs Execution Layer call. The discussion covered the Shanghai scope, EOF, and focus on potential new EIPs (Ethereum Improvement Proposals).
Erigon developer, Giulio Rebuffo, dives into the Engine API and various thoughts around the consensusConsensus is a mechanism to achieve the necessary agreement ... More layer.
Terence Tsao, developer for Prysm/Arbitrum, shares the plans for Devnet 4 with focus on EIP-4844 for execution clients and consensus layer.
The Ethereum Foundation is summoning participants to take part in the KZG Ceremony which is a new cryptographic scheme that needs a trusted setup to initiate EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding).
Developers are voicing concerns around the dependency of bootnodes within both execution and consensus layer clients and the reliance on third-party cloud servicesGeneral services, including non-profits, forums and news sit... More.
Other Chains:
zkSync walks through the benefits of EVM compatibility on zkSync v2.0.
Loopring publishes their Quarterly Update for Q4 of 2022.
Holograph is now live on Ethereum, Polygon, and Avalanche mainnets!
Paxos shares their thoughts on BUSD and wrapped versions.
Seun Lanlege introduces ICS-15, an Ethereum beacon chain light client specification for IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) which is used within Cosmos.
Juno Network is upgrading to V12, bringing new features in its largest update since its inception. The upgrade will include the Interchain Account Host + Controller, Wasm v0.30, IBC v4 and more!
DeltaPrime launches a new native under-collateralized borrowing protocol on Avalanche.
StarkWare shares that Cairo v1.0 is here! This marks a major milestone in the evolution of Cairo, which was first introduced in 2020 as a Turing-complete programming language for efficiently writing STARK-provable programs.
Ondo Finance announces tokenized US Treasuries and Bonds.
Timeless Finance announces the launch of their token, Liquidity Incentive Token (LIT). LIT incentivizes liquidity more efficiently by giving gauge rewards to Uniswap V3 positions.
Saga announces collaboration with Celestia to implement sequences-as-a-service to scale rollups.
Astaria, an NFTA Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is a token that is unique in such... More collateralized lending market, opened up its repos to the public with access to their full codebase.
MYSO Finance announces that their MYSO V1 protocol is officially live on Ethereum mainnetThe term Mainnet differentiates a realnet/mainnet blockchain... More!
Hacks | Vulnerabilities | Exploits:
On January 3rd, 2023, GDS lost $187K in a reward manipulation exploit.
CoinTelegraph reports that an NFT influencer falls victim to cyberattack, losing $300K+ in assets including a CryptoPunk.
Mainstream Recap:
Digital Currency Group, the parent company to crypto broker Genesis and the publication CoinDesk, has shut down its wealth management subsidiary HQ Digital.
Gemini publishes a page to provide transparency in the process of finding a resolution for all Earn users to redeem their assets. They are in on-going conversations with Genesis, Digital Currency Group, and others.
Coinbase to cut 20% of jobs and abandon several projects to weather the downturn in the crypto market. CEO, Brian Armstrong shared this with employees.
Mastercard is launching a spotlight program for emerging musical artists built on the Polygon blockchainA blockchain is a shared digital ledger, or a continually up... More to help up-and-coming creators tap into the power of Web3.
Forbes reports that Binance is bleeding assets with ~$12B gone in less than 60 days.
Vinay Gupta, CEO of Mattereum, shares How Crypto Interacts with Real World Assets.
Pratyush Ranjan Tiwari publishes a blog post on the recent progress on verifying ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) signatures privately, using zero-knowledge proofs.
This Week’s Cup of Coffee:
This week, we are headed to Redding, CA for a cup of Milk & Honey Blend from Feast Coffee & Culture. This medium-dark roast is packed with tons of flavor with notes of honey, hints of milk, cacao nibs and more! Perfect for espresso, sip up and enjoy!!