1. Understand Jolt zkEVM launched by a16z in one article

On April 9, 2024, the a16z cryptographic research and engineering team released a preliminary implementation of Jolt, a new SNARK design approach that is 2 times faster than existing technologies, and there will be more improvements.

Verifiable computation (commonly known as ZK) is a very powerful technology that applies to both blockchains and non-blockchains. It enables one computer (verifier) ​​to delegate computation to another more powerful computer (prover) and effectively verify that the computation is performed correctly. Click to read

2. Messari: Bitcoin Report for the First Quarter of 2024

Bitcoin (BTC) is the first consensus-based distributed peer-to-peer payment settlement network. Bitcoin (BTC) is the native asset of the Bitcoin blockchain and the world's first digital currency without the control of a central bank or administrator. Bitcoin is often referred to as digital gold, and it has a predictable, stable, and autonomous monetary policy that gives it ideal value storage properties.

To ensure the security of its network, Bitcoin uses the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism to solve the "double-spending problem". PoW requires participants (miners) to contribute computing power to solve arbitrary mathematical problems in order to add new blocks to the blockchain. Bitcoin is rewarded to the miner who solves the problem first, thereby minting new Bitcoin. Click to read

3. What factors catalyzed the fierce rise of TON?

Toncoin (TON) continues its rally this month, becoming one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap after surging 50% from its April lows to set a new all-time high! What catalysts are driving TON’s outperformance?

The Open Network (TON) was originally created in 2018 by popular messaging app Telegram as a competitor to Ethereum, but the company abandoned TON in 2020 after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the company for raising $1.7 billion from a private placement, arguing that it was an unregistered security. Click to read

4. The Rollup Lianchuang: 2024 is the year of modular expansion of cryptocurrency

Modular blockchain has become the biggest zero-to-one innovation in the crypto space since Ethereum.

Following the highly anticipated releases of Celestia and Dymension, expectations are very high for upcoming modular ecosystem projects. With dozens of tokenless protocols preparing to launch on mainnet this year, and modular narratives seeping into all the cracks of crypto media, I believe we are on the cusp of expansion, similar to what happened after the birth of smart contracts.Click to read

5. Will there be a black swan before and after the Bitcoin halving?

Just when BTC (Bitcoin) was about to attack, breaking through the resistance line of the upper edge of the wedge (about $70,000) and occupying the position above $72k, the bears suddenly came back and beat the bulls back into the wedge below $70,000. The bulls' breakout failed. The bears' confidence is roughly the following points: one is the approaching US tax season; the second is the Fed's tightening policy; the third is the sluggish inflow of ETFs and the expansion of outflows. Click to read