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This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. It all starts with Ethereum. The L1 is too slow. Every node needs to redundantly re-execute transactions in a block to ensure validity, which limits scalability. By 2020, the Ethereum community coalesced around rollups as the scaling solution. Vitalik’s 2021 landmark blog post on rollups explains how optimistic and zk rollups can scale Ethereum. Zk rollups are technologically superior for scaling but the tech was still too expensive to use and far behind (more later). So optimistic rollups broke into the market first. Optimistic rollups assume all…
President Donald Trump doesn’t care about Wall Street’s panic. That’s the message he sent loud and clear on Thursday, sitting in the Oval Office with reporters as he signed executive orders. When asked whether the one-month pause on tariffs for certain imports from Canada and Mexico had anything to do with the stock market, he shot that down immediately. “Nothing to do with the market,” he said. “I’m not even looking at the market, because long term the United States will be very strong with what is happening here.” He made it clear—this isn’t about stocks. It’s about trade. “This…
The much-anticipated KAITO token airdrop on Base is now live. However, users must pay a fixed fee of 0.0015 ETH ($4.1) to claim their tokens. On-chain data reveals this fee has already generated 36 ETH ($98,800) and continues to increase. The question now is: how will this fee affect KAITO’s price? This claim charge might be a service fee for tokentable, the platform managing the airdrop. Market observers are watching KAITO’s trading and adoption to gauge its price trajectory post-airdrop. On-chain transaction shows in order to claim $KAITO airdrop, users need to pay a fix 0.0015 $ETH ($4.1) fee.This could…
India’s Income Tax Department could soon be getting a s fleeting number of digital surveillance powers, that would let them monitor and, if needed, access individuals’ social media accounts and emails all in the name of curbing crypto fraud. This move, if approved, is slated to take effect from April 1, 2026. It is part of the Income Tax Bill 2025, which aims to improve the detection of tax evasion and undisclosed assets in the country’s rapidly growing digital economy. BREAKING: 🇮🇳 India’s Income Tax Department getting power to monitor ALL digital activities including #crypto holdings from April 2026Tax officials…
Coinbase announced plans Monday to introduce 24/7 perpetual futures trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the US through its regulated Coinbase Derivatives exchange, marking the first time such offerings will be available domestically. Coinbase Derivatives, LLC, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated futures exchange, confirmed it will launch continuous Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts, aligning US derivatives markets with global crypto trading norms. Derivatives trading constitutes approximately 75% of global crypto trading volumes, yet a substantial portion of these transactions occur outside US jurisdictions. By providing perpetual-style futures contracts with no expiration dates, Coinbase seeks to replicate a popular global…
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm CleanSpark has announced its upcoming inclusion in the S&P SmallCap 600 index. CleanSpark, one of the largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies in the world, revealed this via press release on Mar. 10. According to the news release, inclusion in the S&P SmallCap 600 index will go into effect ahead of market opening on March 24, 2025. Why does this matter? The S&P SmallCap 600 Index measures the small-cap constituents of the U.S. stock market. It tracks companies based on criteria such as book value and earnings, with these deemed value stocks also evaluated in terms of…
In the Wild West of crypto, where scams and fraud remain common, one team is betting on a novel solution: bringing reputation on-chain. Ethos Network, a platform designed to establish credibility and trust in the crypto space, is gaining traction as it tackles one of the industry’s most persistent problems—bad actors. The brainchild of Trevor Thompson (aka Serpin Taxt) and Ben Walther, Ethos was born out of frustration with rampant scams plaguing the space. “I used to do a lot of trading in crypto, and I witnessed a lot of the crime, fraud, and scams that have become more apparent…
Ethereum (ETH) remains under pressure, struggling to break above $2,300. Its technical indicators still point to a downtrend. The BBTrend indicator is improving but remains negative, showing that bullish momentum hasn’t fully developed. At the same time, the number of Ethereum whales has increased slightly, possibly due to the White House Crypto Summit, as investors anticipate regulatory shifts or the inclusion of ETH in the US strategic crypto reserve. For ETH to turn bullish, it needs to break key resistance levels and sustain buying pressure. BBTrend Shows the Uptrend Isn’t Here Yet Ethereum’s BBTrend indicator has climbed to -2.6, improving…
During the last 30 days, the crypto ETF market experienced substantial outflow that reached $41.20 million in total. Data shows that leading crypto ETFs maintain total assets under management (AUM) at $113.74 billion in current statistics. Bitcoin ETFs control the largest sector AUM at $104.4 billion but Ethereum ETFs maintain an AUM of $9.2 billion. CRYPTOCURRENCY ETFs OVERVIEW (30D)#iShares #FidelityWiseOrigin #Grayscale #ARK21SharesTotal Assets under management: $113.74B Total Net Flow: – $41.20M#ETF #Bitcoin $BTC #Ethereum $ETH pic.twitter.com/No2FSZZ9rs — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) March 6, 2025 Bitcoin ETFs See Positive Flow, Ethereum ETFs Struggle The Bitcoin ETF category experienced…
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou shared a 2023 warning from China’s law enforcement officials, calling Pi Network a scam. Pi made the largest airdrop in crypto history today, but despite the hype, it still has bitter opponents. The warning described Pi using very harsh language, calling it a “pyramid scheme” that uses the elderly as “hunting targets.” If the project collapses in the future, it could have repercussions for China’s crypto policy. Bybit Remains Firm Against Listing Pi Pi Network, one of the most ambitious blockchain projects, had its long-awaited mainnet launch today. It quickly became the most valuable airdrop in…