Avalanche Suffers Outage, Fails to Produce Block for Almost Two Hours
Avalanche developers said they are investigating the issue.
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How the ‘Halving’ Could Impact Bitcoin
Bitcoin halvings have generally been good for the network. But price increases have decreased over time, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.
Bitcoin ‘Stronger’ Ahead of Halving: Grayscale
Spot bitcoin ETFs have amassed more than 192,000 bitcoin in holdings, as of Friday, since their launch nearly a month ago.
The Protocol: Solana’s Missed Moment, Exclusive Farcaster Q&A, Bullish Year of Dragon
Even in a slow week ahead of the Chinese New Year, there’s a lot of crypto news to cover. Here’s this week’s The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain tech.
Inside the ‘Private Mempools’ Where Ethereum Traders Hide From Front-Running Bots
These private mempools – where blockchain transactions avoid the eyes of front-running “MEV” bots – promise to offer better settlement and lower fees to Ethereum users, but experts are sounding the alarm bell on some big risks.
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. Begins Layoffs Under Previously Disclosed Plan to Cut Staff by 10%
The company plans to drastically reduce its headcount throughout 2024 through a series of layoffs and reorganizing measures.
Frax Finance’s Layer 2 Fraxtal to Debut in February: Founder
Kazemian expects Fraxtal to debut with a bang, attracting at least several hundred million dollars worth of crypto assets in the first month.
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live, But Fails to Finalize on Testnet
Developers said the missed finalization was likely due to an expected lack of participation and older network validators.
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Proposes Gas Limit Increase
Ethereum’s gas limit refers to the maximum amount of gas that can be expended in an individual block. A limit increase could improve network capacity and potentially reduce costs for users.
The Protocol: Beneath Bitcoin ETF Chaos, A Blockchain Drama
In this week’s issue, we dive into the proposal that would have curtailed Ordinals inscriptions “NFTs on Bitcoin” traffic – were it not abruptly ended over the past week by a maintainer for the popular Bitcoin Core software. ALSO: Sam Kessler tries out the Polygon-based “Verify” tool – on Fox News stories.