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BTCDomain Makes ․btc Happen on BTC Layer 1
9.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. It truly is time to rejoice now that .btc domains have come to Bitcoin. BTCDomain is a user-friendly domain system built on Bitcoin that allows users to begin registering, trading, and searching .btc domain names. By combining Ordinals and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technologies, they...
OpenSea unveils zero-fee Pro marketplace with enhanced features
6.4.2023
OpenSea has launched an NFT Marketplace with zero fees, OpenSea Pro. Previously known as Gem v2, OpenSea Pro has been defined as the most powerful and fastest marketplace aggregator. Collectors will be able to leverage the functionality of the platform to discover deals and insights across...
Pantera Capital leads $22.5M investment in M^ZERO Labs for decentralized infrastructure
5.4.2023
The funds will be used to develop decentralized infrastructure that enables institutional investors to allocate assets on-chain
Next Generation DeFi Platform M^ZERO Emerges from Stealth with $22.5M Funding Round
5.4.2023
The initial round was led by Pantera Capital, and included the Scaramucci family-linked SALT Fund, and Mouro Capital, the venture capital connected to the Santander Group
Binance Loses 16% of Market Share After End of Zero Fees on BTC Pairs and Rising Regulation Troubles
5.4.2023
Binance has lost a big share of its total trading volumes since ending its zero fees on Bitcoin pairs and in wake of the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC)’s lawsuit against the firm.
That’s according to the latest blog post by crypto analytics firm Kaiko, which says that Binance’s...
Binance Market Share Hits Lowest Since November After CFTC Lawsuit, End of Zero-Fee Trading
4.4.2023
It fell to 54%. In the U.S., Coinbase lost business while Binance.US saw a big jump
Binance’s market share drops on CFTC suit and no-fee trading halt: Report
4.4.2023
Binance’s market dominance fell largely due to its decision to end zero-fee trading for some trading pairs and not the CFTCs lawsuit, says Kaiko
Buterin weighs in on zk-EVMs impact on decentralization and security
3.4.2023
Vitalik Buterin has weighed the impacts of the addition of zk-EVMs at the protocol level, saying it could speed up the verification process on the base layer
ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space
1.4.2023
The two partners say using zero-knowledge proofs will allow Bitcoin nodes to sync quickly from anywhere on earth, “even without Internet.”
Zero Hash Taps Former Stripe, Coinbase Exec as President and COO
28.3.2023
Cyril Mathew previously led business development teams at Stripe and Coinbase
Steve Hanke Blasts Bitcoin: It Is ‘Not a Currency’ and Has a ‘Fundamental Value of Zero’
28.3.2023
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has criticized bitcoin, stating it is not a currency. The economist, known for his vocal opinions about crypto and for the promotion of dollarization initiatives in Latam, blasted bitcoin, saying it has a “fundamental...
Newly Formed ZeroSync Association Brings Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Bitcoin
28.3.2023
The association has received sponsorship from crypto investment firm Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries – the software company behind StarkNet, a layer 2 Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup scaling solution
Zero-knowledge proofs coming to Bitcoin, overhauling network state validation
28.3.2023
Zero-knowledge proofs have powered the development of Ethereum layer 2s, and now they’re coming to Bitcoin
Bitcoin ATM maker to refund customers impacted by zero-day hack
28.3.2023
General Bytes has implemented several measures in the wake of the hack, including offering to reimburse its cloud-hosted customers and adding new security measures
Bitcoin’s Non-Zero Balance Addresses Keep Surging, But These Key On-chain BTC Metrics Show Weakness
28.3.2023
The number of Bitcoin wallets holding a non-zero BTC balance continues to rocket higher, hitting a new all-time high of 45.388 million on Sunday, as per data presented by crypto analytics firm Glassnode.
That’s a rise of over 2 million since the start of 2022 and is the fastest rate at which...
Binance's Bitcoin Trading Volume Hits Lowest Level in 8 Months Following Termination of Zero-Fee Trading
27.3.2023
Zero-fee trade volume accounted for 66% of Binance’s trading volume in mid March prior to the decision to eliminate the zero-fee promotion
Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta Goes Live; Ethereum’s Buterin Sends First Transaction
27.3.2023
The release of Polygon’s zkEVM comes just days after competitor Matter Labs released its own zkEVM, zkSync Era
Regulatory Pressure Did Not Shut Down Privacy Tool, Aztec Founders Say
24.3.2023
Despite U.S. efforts to sanction Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools, Aztec says it shut down its Ethereum zero-knowledge tools for “commercial” reasons
Matter Labs Has No Plans for zkSync Era Airdrop, But Crypto Twitter Is Speculating
24.3.2023
Based on the precedent set by many crypto projects, including this week's example with Arbitrum's airdrop of its ARB token, the speculation over a possible zkSync airdrop isn’t totally unfounded
Matter Labs Opens zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’ Tech on Ethereum
24.3.2023
After launching ZkSync Era for developers-only last month, the project took the additional step Friday of opening it to general users. The latest push comes just days ahead of Polygon’s planned rollout on Monday of its own “zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine.”