🕵️ Vitalik Buterin has revised his 2017 perspective on blockchain technology, moving away from the idea of "recording only transactions without committing state." He now supports the use of advanced zero-knowledge technologies like ZK-SNARKs, which allow for state verification without the need for full transaction replay.
Buterin highlighted the importance of maintaining personal independent verification in blockchains to safeguard against potential failures in networks, nodes, providers, or consensus, especially in critical situations where it can serve as a counterbalance to intermediaries and centralization. link
Buterin highlighted the importance of maintaining personal independent verification in blockchains to safeguard against potential failures in networks, nodes, providers, or consensus, especially in critical situations where it can serve as a counterbalance to intermediaries and centralization. link
🇰🇷📊 Seoul Economic Daily reports that South Korea's third-largest crypto exchange Coinone is up for sale. Major shareholder and chairman Cha Myung-hoon is considering selling part of his stake and exploring other options.
Coinbase will visit Korea this week to discuss equity investment and cooperation with Coinone and local firms. Cha and his company hold a combined 53.44%; Com2uS holds 38.42%. link
Coinbase will visit Korea this week to discuss equity investment and cooperation with Coinone and local firms. Cha and his company hold a combined 53.44%; Com2uS holds 38.42%. link
🕵️ 272,400,000 #USDT (272,218,173 USD) transferred from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury link
📉 Bitcoin slides near $87,000 as US government shutdown fears weigh on crypto link
🇺🇸⛏️ The US winter storm "Fernan" has swept the nation, causing Foundry USA's Bitcoin mining pool hashrate to drop approximately 60% since Friday.
The storm led to ~200 EH/s offline, slowing Bitcoin block production to 12 minutes. Foundry USA currently controls ~198 EH/s, accounting for 23% of global pool hashrate. Other US pools are also affected, with miners adjusting energy usage to reduce grid load. The storm has caused power outages for over 1 million residents. link
The storm led to ~200 EH/s offline, slowing Bitcoin block production to 12 minutes. Foundry USA currently controls ~198 EH/s, accounting for 23% of global pool hashrate. Other US pools are also affected, with miners adjusting energy usage to reduce grid load. The storm has caused power outages for over 1 million residents. link
👀 The crypto startup Entropy, backed by A16z, is shutting down and will return money to investors. link
🇰🇷👀 The third largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Coinone, is up for sale. link
🐳 Whale transactions:
1. 0x3c9E panicked and sold 5,500 #ETH ($16.02 million) at a price of $2,912 over the past 3 days. Just 5 days ago, they bought 2,000 #ETH ($5.97 million) at $2,984.
2. 0xb5Ab (potentially linked to Bitfinex) transferred 50,000 #ETH ($145.25 million) to Gemini today after 9 years of inactivity.
3. An OTC whale bought an additional 20,000 #ETH ($56.13 million). Over the past 5 days, they have purchased 70,013 #ETH ($203.6 million). link link link
1. 0x3c9E panicked and sold 5,500 #ETH ($16.02 million) at a price of $2,912 over the past 3 days. Just 5 days ago, they bought 2,000 #ETH ($5.97 million) at $2,984.
2. 0xb5Ab (potentially linked to Bitfinex) transferred 50,000 #ETH ($145.25 million) to Gemini today after 9 years of inactivity.
3. An OTC whale bought an additional 20,000 #ETH ($56.13 million). Over the past 5 days, they have purchased 70,013 #ETH ($203.6 million). link link link
📊 Binance announced that it will open trading for the following pairs on January 27, 2026, at 08:30 (UTC):
- BNB/U
- ETH/U
- KGST/U
- SOL/U
- TRX/USD1
- USD1/U
Additionally, the Trading Bots service will be enabled for these pairs. link
- BNB/U
- ETH/U
- KGST/U
- SOL/U
- TRX/USD1
- USD1/U
Additionally, the Trading Bots service will be enabled for these pairs. link
🥷 Matcha Meta Sees $16.8 Million Drained in SwapNet Incident: PeckShield link