Archive for month: March, 2024
Ethereum Hit by ‘Blobscriptions’ in First Stress Test of Blockchain’s New Data System
Ethereum fees for “blobs” – the blockchain’s new dedicated class of cheaper data storage – spiked Wednesday after a project called Ethscriptions created a new way of inscribing data, known as “blobscriptions.”Source
Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison
He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.Source
OKX’s Global Compliance Chief Left After Six Months
Patrick Donegan, whose LinkedIn profile says he managed a team of 300 people around the world, was at OKX from August 2023 to January 2024.Source
Crypto for Advisors: Beyond Bitcoin, Crypto Indices
Just like equities have the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, we now see the emergence of cryptocurrency and digital asset indices.Source
MicroStrategy Slumps 14% After Short Seller Says Stock Trades at an Unjustifiable Premium to Bitcoin
The bitcoin price implied by MicroStrategy’s share price is $177K, 2 ½ times the spot price of the cryptocurrency, the report said.Source
Dogecoin Bets Jump to $2B as Price Reaches Highest Level Since 2021
DOGE prices tend to move on speculation about the token’s use on X, the Elon Musk-owned social media giant.Source
Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to a quarter-century in prison Thursday.Source
Ethereum’s Rising Validator Count Is Causing Concerns, Fidelity Digital Assets Says
Future roadmap upgrades for the network will become more difficult with a large validator set, the report said.Source