Author: 行政
Ethereum researcher ladislaus.eth published a walkthrough last week explaining how Ethereum plans to move from re-executing every transaction to verifying zero-knowledge proofs.The post frames it as a “quiet but fundamental transformation,” and the framing is accurate. Not because the work is secret, but because its implications ripple across Ethereum’s entire architecture in ways that won’t be obvious until the pieces connect.This isn’t Ethereum “adding ZK” as a feature. Ethereum is prototyping an alternative validation path in which some validators can attest to blocks by verifying compact execution proofs rather than re-running every transaction.If it works, Ethereum’s layer-1 role shifts from…
Cardano (ADA) may rebound if it breaks resistance near $0.31–$0.35. Leios upgrade aims to boost Cardano’s speed, security, and decentralisation. CME futures launch adds regulated institutional exposure to ADA. Cardano (ADA) has struggled to regain momentum over the past year. Currently, ADA is trading at $0.2635, with a slight 0.7% increase in the last 24 hours. The 24-hour range spans from $0.2611 to $0.2723, reflecting modest intraday volatility. Over the last seven days, ADA has lost about 11%, and its one-year performance remains down 62.4%. Despite the persistent bear market, Cardano’s trading volumes over 24 hours remain significantly high at…
Aster traded to highs of $0.65 amid a 9% uptick in 24 hours. The bounce from lows of $0.43 on February 5, 2026, could extend amid a retest of key levels. Risks of a downturn remain as Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle. ASTER is among the top-gaining altcoins on the day, as its price surges by nearly 9% to extend its upside movement above $0.60. The token, native to the innovative decentralized exchange platform Aster, is showing this renewed strength amid broader market weakness. On Tuesday, as Bitcoin and Ethereum held around $68,000 and $2,000, respectively, Aster jumped to intraday highs…
Bitcoin has a habit of turning certain numbers into places.A number becomes a shared memory, a public square where enough humans stare at the same line long enough that it starts to feel real.For the last few days, that place has been $71,500.Two days ago, I published a piece saying Bitcoin needed to recover $71,500 soon, or the drift back toward $60,000 begins. I hit publish right as attempt four failed, and the market kept circling the same level, coming back to it again and again. Related ReadingBitcoin must recover $71,500 soon or the drift back to $60,000 beginsBTC has…
Polymarket filed a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts, arguing the CFTC has exclusive authority over event contracts and that state interference would cause “irreparable harm” to national markets. The legal strike follows a Massachusetts judge’s recent order forcing rival platform Kalshi to geofence state residents after its sports contracts were labeled “unlicensed gambling.” As similar battles unfold in Nevada and Tennessee, the case will determine if prediction markets operate under a single federal framework or a patchwork of state-level gambling laws. Prediction market giant Polymarket has officially filed a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and state gaming…
XRP supply and escrow unlocks: a guide to modeling 2026 net flowsXRP supply in 2026 hinges on how much escrowed XRP Ripple chooses to distribute after monthly unlocks.The process is capped by the ledger, while market impact still depends on net flows and demand.According to the XRP Ledger, total supply is fixed at 100 billion XRP, while Ripple’s on-ledger escrow system sets an upper bound of 1 billion XRP that can become available each month.Unused amounts can be re-escrowed. For background, see XRPL’s “What is XRP?”, the total supply FAQ, and the XRPL escrow explainer. Related ReadingXRP’s $1 billion ETF…
Bitcoin recovered to $70,800 after a brief dip to $68,000, fueling a rally in crypto stocks led by Bullish and Strategy. Bernstein analysts characterised the pullback as the “weakest bear case” in history due to the lack of structural failures or systemic blowups. Mining difficulty saw an 11.2% drop due to high costs, and miners have capitulated, a technical reset that historically indicates a market floor and easing sell pressure. Both crypto-linked stocks and Bitcoin (BTC) jumped on Monday during US trading hours, lifting sentiment after an earlier drop. For instance, Bullish (BLSH) led gains, up about 14.2%, followed by…
Cango sold 4,451 BTC for $305 million to repay debt, leaving it with 7,474 BTC in reserve as the stock continues to trade below $1.00. The company appointed former Zoom executive Jack Jin as CTO to lead its pivot into AI “inference” computing using its existing mining infrastructure. Despite the shift, Cango remains active in mining, producing 500 BTC in January while planning to sell future rewards to fund its new AI business line. Bitcoin miner Cango said it sold 4,451 Bitcoin (BTC) over the weekend for roughly US$305 million (AU$466 million), using the full amount to repay part of…
Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, posted on X / Twitter on February 9 that lending protocols leveraging centralised stablecoins like USDC to generate a yield are not “genuine DeFi.” Buterin said that truly decentralised algorithmic stablecoins generating a yield would be true DeFi because they shift much of the risk away from individual users and onto the market makers. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has clarified what he considers true decentralised finance (DeFi), saying that centralised stablecoin yield models, such as those leveraging USDC, do not qualify because they don’t meaningfully change the risk profile for end users. Commenting February 9 on…
Jump Trading is securing exposure to leading prediction platforms by exchanging liquidity provision for equity rather than making direct investments. Kalshi and Polymarket’s rapid growth reflects both regulatory shifts in the US and rising institutional participation. The sector is becoming more competitive as crypto exchanges enter event-based trading markets. Jump Trading is reportedly taking equity positions in prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket through market-making arrangements, according to Bloomberg reporting. Under the reported agreements, Jump will supply liquidity to both platforms in exchange for ownership stakes rather than direct cash investment. Jump’s deal with Kalshi reportedly provides a fixed amount…