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ZK-rollups are the hottest thing in Ethereum right now, having seemingly appeared out of nowhere in late 2018 to fundamentally reshape the “Eth2” plan to scale via sharding alone. Zero-knowledge, or validity proof rollups, essentially perform the computations for many thousands of transactions away from Ethereum and then write a tiny cryptographic proof back to […]
Ad Riot Platforms has responded to claims from The New York Times regarding its crypto mining practices, as seen in a statement on April 10. Riot contests energy use claims On April 9, the New York Times published an article titled “The Real-World Cost of the Digital Race for Bitcoin,” which described the activities of […]
One crypto legal expert says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not proven that XRP is a security in the regulator’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs. In a lengthy thread, attorney and XRP supporter Jeremy Hogan tells his 263,300 Twitter followers why he believes the SEC has so far failed to prove XRP is a security. […]
Ripple CTO David Schwartz says he wants to have as many people as possible to have no barrier to using XRP. In a tweet to his 434,000 Twitter followers, Schwartz says that he is often asked about whether certain technologies should be exclusively compatible with XRP. According to Schwartz, he prefers to live in a […]
Ad The Texas Blockchain Council — a trade advocacy group — launched a campaign to denounce a recent bill seeking to eliminate various incentives available for Bitcoin miners in the state. The campaign — called “Don’t Mess With Texas Innovation” — intends to block the bill, which is due for voting by the state Senate. […]
Ad Several crypto stakeholders have criticized the New York Times April 10 report on Bitcoin (BTC) mining, arguing that it does not reflect happenings in the industry. What NYT wrote According to the report, Bitcoin mining consumes as much electricity as a small city. The report added that the activities do not generate economic value, […]
Top Stories This Week Bitcoin white paper is apparently hiding in Apple’s modern macOS Satoshi Nakamoto’s original white paper laying out the thesis for the Bitcoin network is seemingly hiding within every modern version of the operating system for Apple’s Mac computers. An April 5 blog post from technologist Andy Baio revealed that a PDF […]
US Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) thinks crypto-critical lawmakers and regulators just want to maintain their control over the country’s financial system. Emmer, the House Majority Whip and a crypto supporter, says in a new interview with Laura Shin that crypto shouldn’t be a partisan issue. He calls crypto-skeptical Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) a “control-freak senator.” […]
Crypto legal expert Jeremy Hogan is predicting one possible outcome in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple. The pro-XRP attorney tells his 262,800 Twitter followers that a judge may rule the sale of the payment token only violated US securities law for a certain time period. Hogan is reacting to a […]
The U.S. state of Arkansas has passed a bill that aims to protect the local right to mine cryptocurrency, as seen in state legislature records. Those records indicate that the bill was passed by the House and Senate on April 6. It was enrolled and sent to the Governor’s office, where it requires approval, on […]
