Europe faces a persistent funding gap for tech scale-ups, with most investment coming from foreign sources. The EU hints at using blockchain to address these financial challenges, aiming to improve capital flow and investor attraction.
Cheng YuanSTARKs has finally reached its next challenge, where it will demonstrate its scaling advantages on Bitcoin.
JinseFinanceBitcoin’s rally has receded significantly this week, with the price down about 11% since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the listing of a Bitcoin ETF on January 10.
JinseFinanceThe Lightning Network offers a path to vastly increase the scalability of transactions using Bitcoin, but does not provide any meaningful way to expand ownership of tokens on the network. CTV can solve this problem.
JinseFinanceThe US government's Bitcoin holdings have surged to $8.3 billion due to recent seizures linked to high-profile cases. Comparatively, these holdings exceed those of prominent entities like MicroStrategy. Limited sales have occurred, generating substantial revenue, yet the US could have retained a much larger stash if BTC hadn't been sold. Anticipation looms over potential Silk Road Bitcoin sales, while uncertainties persist regarding Bitfinex hacker-held BTC. This development positions the US with potentially the world's largest government-held Bitcoin reserves, surpassing various countries combined, while China could rival this status if its holdings remain unsold.
EdmundBinance survey reveals crypto’s role in income generation, financial independence, and reducing inequality
Cheng YuanTaipei Blockchain Week (TBW) will host 'SHE Scales; 她’s Day' on December 16 at Songshan Cultural Park, as part of TBW's events from December 11-16.
OliveConsenSys will test its zkEVM private beta testnet internally starting next week. Onboarding of external users to the Layer 2 zk-rollup will begin in January 2023.
OthersMeta continues to decline requests for comments after its plans for a massive workforce reduction set to be announced next week leaked.
BitcoinistZK-rollup is the latest trending solution for scalability on the Ethereum network as developers strive to increase throughput while reducing transaction costs.
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