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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has co-authored a paper titled “Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium,” introducing the concept of Privacy Pools. This protocol aims to enhance privacy on blockchain networks while ensuring regulatory compliance. Vitalik Buterin co-authors paper on Privacy Pools Privacy Pools: Balancing Anonymity and Compliance According to the paper, the Privacy Pools protocol allows users to publish zero-knowledge proofs, demonstrating that their funds do not originate from known unlawful sources without revealing their entire transaction history. This is achieved by proving membership in custom association sets that are in line with certain properties required by…
The market is recovering from the end-of-year bleeding that dragged most cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), to monthly lows. As the flagship crypto retests key levels, some analyst shared their predictions for the 2025 bull market and BTC’s performance. Bitcoin Correction Close To An End? Over the last three days, Bitcoin has slowly climbed back to the $96,000 level, briefly trading near the $98,000 mark on Thursday afternoon. Last week, the flagship crypto lost this key range, failing to reclaim it for six days. This zone served as a crucial bounce point since mid-November. However, the New Year recovery sent BTC’s…
On February 12th, the Ethereum price witnessed a significant inflow to reach $2,730, registering an intraday gain of 5.5%. Contrary to broader market consolidation, this uptick can be attributed to 21Shares filing a proposal with the SEC to allow staking within its Core Ethereum ETF. The news bolsters ETH’s potential to rebound and recuperate bullish momentum. Key Highlights: A support trendline intact since June 2022 drives the current uptrend in Ethereum price. Cboe BZX Exchange has officially submitted a proposed rule change to the U.S. SEC, aiming to amend the structure of the 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF to incorporate Ethereum…
In less than two years, Liang Wenfeng’s DeepSeek stands ready to pull him into the top tier of AI global wealth leaders. Or, he might simply remain a billionaire. The answer depends on who you ask. According to startup founders and AI experts, the firm’s value estimates range from $1 billion to $150 billion. The mid-range puts the firm between $2 billion and $30 billion, placing Liang with his 84% stake among Asia’s wealthiest tech moguls, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. DeepSeek shrouds its valuation in secrecy, leaving investors guessing Since the funding and revenue of DeepSeek are not openly…
The implementation of TLIP by the IOTA Foundation in Kenya is reported to have drastically upgraded supply chain management by connecting systems across borders. Despite its potential and efficiency, about 90% of all international trades are said to rely on paper-based documents, which end up slowing down the process of facilitation. The joint creation of the Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP) by IOTA and world entities, including “The World Economic Forum, TradeMark Africa, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change,” is reported to have subjected International trade to a significant transformation. Fascinatingly, this has been the case in many…
Web3 is many things: a self-sovereign internet; a foundation for financial freedom; an open data exchange layer; a mechanism for speculating on catcoins. Not only is web3 many things to many people but it’s also many parts operating on many chains – too many to count. And certainly too many to bridge to and explore before moving liquidity onto the next and repeating. Ain’t nobody got time for that. Thankfully, nobody got to do that anymore because, after years of trial and error, we’re finally entering an onchain era where the many chains can work as one. Through a combination…
While many celebrate Bitcoin’s 16th anniversary it’s always a good idea to reflect on the fact that in contrast to fiat currency, bitcoin represents a fascinating attempt to anchor value in the immutable laws of cryptography, mathematics, and energy rather than the arbitrary decrees of governments. Fiat’s Illusion, Bitcoin’s Reality During its early years the Bitcoin network was once laughed at and frowned upon and today, it has become a financial heavyweight in the world. One reason for this is due to the decay of fiat currencies. Fiat currency is a medium of exchange that derives its value not from…
Ethereum price today: $2,670 Ethereum is riding the positive market sentiment of Trump’s agreement with Putin. The top altcoin bounced from an intraday decline sparked by the US higher-than-expected CPI data. Goldman Sachs upped its Ethereum holdings to $480 million in Q4. Ethereum needs to recover the $3,000 level to spark a short-term bullish momentum amid signs of a crossover in the Stochastic Oscillator. Ethereum (ETH) saw a 3% gain on Wednesday following United States (US) President Donald Trump’s agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin negotiations to end the Russian-Ukraine war. The agreement helped ETH and the wider…
J’JO Finance, a cryptocurrency investment platform, has launched its latest feature, Market Segment Indexes, to provide users with greater control over their investment strategies. This new offering allows investors to create personalized digital asset portfolios based on specific market sectors such as DeFi, AI, and real-world assets, enhancing their ability to navigate the volatile crypto market. The primary goal with the Market Segment Indexes is to simplify crypto investing by offering automated index solutions. The company explained that the new indexes complement its flagship J’JO35 index, which tracks the top 35 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization and is automatically rebalanced on…
The SHIB community continues to actively remove meme coins from the circulating Shiba Inu supply. According to the data recently shared by the Shibburn tracking platform, the SHIB burn rate has plunged heavily in the last 24 hours. It has mirrored the recent SHIB market behavior, which has also taken the second largest meme-inspired cryptocurrency into the red zone on charts. SHIB burns deep in red A recent update on the Shibburn website shows that since last morning, thanks to the regular efforts of the SHIB community, another multi-million meme coin lump has been removed from circulation and locked in…