Crypto News
Ethereum’s Second Buggy ‘Pectra’ Test Could Lead to a Delayed Upgrade
Ethereum developers on Wednesday initially celebrated a seemingly successful test of Pectra, the blockchain’s most significant upgrade since 2024, on the Sepolia test network. However, hours after the test, Sepolia began to encounter errors.It was the second buggy test for the highly anticipated Pectra upgrade, which is designed to improve Ethereum's efficiency, user experience, and validator system. The issues have led to calls from some developers that the upgrade be delayed.Wednesday’s Sepolia test was expected to be the final step before Pectra’s launch on Ethereum’s mainnet. Initially, the test appeared to succeed, but later, developers noticed empty blocks being added to the chain.The Ethereum Foundation attributed the issue to "an issue with Sepolia's permissioned deposit contract," which "prevented many execution...
Social News Site Digg Returning From Moonbirds, Reddit Founders—With an AI Twist
Kevin Rose is bringing back Digg with help from his Moonbirds co-creator Justin Mezzell, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and AI tools.Source link
Market Optimism Helps Bitcoin Gain Momentum
News of potential interest cuts and the expected unveiling of a national crypto strategic reserve at the upcoming White House Crypto Summit, all helped buoy the dominant cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Price Rises Amid Positive Market Sentiment Bearish traders suffered liquidations on their short positions as positive economic news gave bitcoin a modest 7% rally this morning.Source link
Brother of Australian Olympic Breakdancer ‘Raygun’ Charged With Crypto Fraud
The Australian regulator says Brendan Gunn was charged with one count of dealing with money reasonably suspected to be the proceeds of crime.Source link
Improving Blockchain Data Usability: A Key to Unlocking Institutional Capital
Data is an essential element of an efficient market. If market efficiency is the degree to which prices reflect all available information, having quality information is crucial. And to get to information, you need data. Traditional financial markets are data-rich and have high levels of standardization and accessibility, giving market participants abundant avenues for analysis. Digital asset markets are awash in data, but this data has less structure and little standardization, complicating many aspects of fundamental and quantitative analysis.It’s somewhat ironic that data is a sticking point for digital assets since a much-lauded aspect of public blockchains is their transparency. Transactions and data on the blockchain are available essentially immediately to anyone with access to the system. But transparency does...