Month: June 2023

Ethereum validators may have to stake 64X more ETH, devs discuss

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Ethereum core developers plan to implement a 64-fold increase in the minimum amount of staked Ether (ETH) required to become a validator, from 32 ETH to 2048 ETH. The proposal was made during a June 15 Ethereum core developer consensus meeting by Ethereum Foundation researcher Michael Neuder. The researcher noted that although the current limit of 32 ETH allows more validators to join the Ethereum network, making it more decentralized, it also leads to an inflation of the validator set size. Neuder added that such a large increase would ultimately help…

BlackRock Files for a Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF

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Bitcoin held steady over the weekend, with altcoins continuing to lag behind. Bitcoin traded between $26,200 and $26,300 and ether, starting the weekend around $1,700, remains the same. Altcoins, however, underperformed bitcoin and ether, with Chainlink’s LINK, Cosmos’ ATOM and NEAR Protocol’s NEAR all losing 3% over the last 24 hours. U.S. markets are closed today, with the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market shut in observance of Junteenth. Original

Hawkish Fed, stocks market rally, and crypto falling behind

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Macro Markets, hosted by crypto analyst Marcel Pechman, airs every Friday on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel and explains complex concepts in layperson’s terms, focusing on the cause and effect of traditional financial events on day-to-day crypto activity. Episode 13 of Cointelegraph’s Macro Markets begins by exploring why the United States Federal Reserve’s latest move has been pinned on the stock market rally. According to Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman, part of the market was doubtful that the Fed would continue to sustain interest rates above 5% for the…

CertiK receives $500K bounty after Sui blockchain threat discovery

Blockchain security firm CertiK has received a bounty of $500,000 from the Sui network after flagging a threat that had the potential to disrupt Sui’s entire layer-1 blockchain. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, the CertiK team highlighted that the vulnerability dubbed “HamsterWheel” was different from traditional attacks which focus on shutting down blockchains by crashing nodes. This attack traps nodes, letting them perform operations without processing new transactions, similar to hamsters jogging on a wheel. The attack has the capability to cripple networks and make them unable to operate.…

Binance Withdraws Request for FCA Registration in UK

Binance has been considering expanding its business to the UK and other regions due to the crackdown on crypto exchanges in the US.  Following its lawsuit with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the global leading digital asset service provider Binance has withdrawn its registration of Binance Markets Limited (BML) with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Markedly, BML is the United Kingdom subsidiary of the global crypto exchange. With these latest developments, Binance and its associates hold no operational license or approval in the UK. BML submitted a…

Fidelity Investments Preps to Make Big Crypto Move

The traditional firm could dominate the US digital asset space for a long time to come. Asset management firm Fidelity Investments is reportedly planning a major move that can potentially shake the cores of the crypto markets. According to WhaleChart, the firm has two major moves lined up and would be hoping to achieve one or both of them soon. The Monday morning announcement reads: “Fidelity Investments is preparing to apply for a Bitcoin ETF and submit an offer to acquire Grayscale.” Fidelity Investments Keen About US Digital Assets Market…

Goldman Sachs Cuts Growth Outlook on China Following Similar Reductions from Major Wall Street Banks

Several Wall Street Banks, including Goldman Sachs, have cut their outlook on growth in China as the economy struggles. Leading global investment banking and management firm Goldman Sachs has joined several Wall Street banks to reduce its growth outlook for China. This downgrade comes as the East Asian powerhouse is experiencing a dwindling economy as it battles the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Goldman Sachs reduced the growth outlook for China’s full-year 2023 GDP (gross domestic product) to 5.4% from 6%, and that of 2024 to 4.5% from 4.6%. Led…

Big Players of Crypto Donate $1M to Crypto Investigator ZachXBT after Defamation Lawsuit

Prominent crypto personalities and businesses have extended help to ZachXBT as he faces the defamation lawsuit from musician and tech entrepreneur Jeffrey Huang. Several prominent businesses and members from the crypto community have donated more than $1 million in stablecoins and tokens to crypto investigator ZachXBT, as he prepares to fight against several defamation charges. As per the data from the on-chain analytics platform Nansen, ZachXBT received stablecoin donations in the form of USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT), Dai (DAI). Additionally, they also received memecoins such as PEPE and JESUS…