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ForkLog 15 03.04.2024

Hut 8 CEO Dismisses Prospect of New Bankruptcy Wave Among Bitcoin Miners

Hut 8 CEO Asher Genut does not foresee a repeat of 2022’s wave of bankruptcies among mining companies in the near future. He made this statement in an interview with Bloomberg. According to him, the primary financial issues for miners at that time were linked to excessive debt and unpreparedness for rising electricity prices. In […]

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ForkLog 16 02.04.2024

Vitalik Buterin Backs Critics of L3 Solutions

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin joined the debate on the value of third-layer solutions, referencing his post from a year and a half ago. Re-upping my post from 1.5 years ago on “layer 3s”:https://t.co/iHWEgPA7Hl The summary is that layer 3s don’t magically improve throughput even more, though they can reduce some fixed costs of batch publishing […]

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ForkLog 31 01.04.2024

Polygon CEO Questions the Necessity of L3 Networks for Ethereum

Third-level networks are unnecessary for scaling Ethereum and pose a threat to the security of the ecosystem’s main blockchain, according to Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron. I’ll say the quiet part out loud: L3s exist only to take value away from Ethereum and onto the L2s on which the L3s are built. *You do not […]

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ForkLog 33 29.03.2024

Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum’s Scaling Path Post-Dencun

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has highlighted the need for internal network scaling and parallel processing of rollups to build on the success of the Dencun upgrade. Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here?https://t.co/P2cyf9sCwb — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) March 28, 2024 The most significant upgrade since the migration to the PoS algorithm via The Merge […]

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ForkLog 21 28.03.2024

Bitwise Predicts Bitcoin Allocation in Portfolios to Reach 3%

Several asset managers have already allocated 3% of their clients’ funds to the leading cryptocurrency, with many more poised to follow suit soon, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. Day 19 of 20 on the road. It has been an amazing trip. A few additional take-aways to share: 1) ETF Flows Will Continue for Years: […]

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ForkLog 20 28.03.2024

BlackRock CEO Surprised by Bitcoin ETF Hype

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink expressed his surprise at the interest from retail investors in the company’s spot Bitcoin ETF during an interview with Fox Business. ?NEW: @BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on $BTC and his $IBIT ETF: “Look, I’m very bullish on the long term viability of Bitcoin. We’re creating now a market that has more […]

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ForkLog 16 27.03.2024

Robert Kiyosaki Warns Bitcoin Could Crash to Zero

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestseller “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and entrepreneur, has suggested that the leading cryptocurrency could be a scam and plummet to zero. Q: Are you a Bitcoin Bull? A. Yes. Bitcoin is the perfect asset at the right time. I love Bitcoin. Wish I had bought more earlier. Q: Is it […]

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ForkLog 2 27.03.2024

Wall Street’s Financial Influence on Bitcoin Mining Examined

Funding of public companies has strengthened their role in mining digital gold. The decentralization of the Bitcoin blockchain is under threat. Collaboration and innovation, along with geographical diversification, will help uphold the network’s principles. Institutional funding of public companies has disadvantaged individual and small miners and may have long-term implications for network dynamics, according to […]

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ForkLog 14 26.03.2024

Grayscale Anticipates Ethereum Spot ETFs by May

Ethereum spot ETFs are expected to receive approval in May, despite claims of “lack of engagement” from the SEC with applicants. This was stated by Grayscale’s Chief Legal Officer, Craig Salm. 1/ Recently, there’s been a lot of chatter about spot #Ethereum ETFs. I personally am not deterred by it and believe the ETFs should […]

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ForkLog 26 26.03.2024

Impact of SEC’s Inquiry into Ethereum Foundation on ETH-ETF Approval: ForkLog Analysis

The Ethereum Foundation and several other unnamed organizations have received inquiries from the SEC regarding the status of ETH. ForkLog examines how this development might affect the approval of a spot exchange-traded fund based on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Following the registration of a BTC-ETF on January 10, Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and […]

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ForkLog 23 25.03.2024

Challenges for Binance’s Local Business in Russia

The closure of the cryptocurrency exchange CommEX will not be a significant loss for the Russian crypto market, according to Sergey Mendeleev, CEO of Indefibank, in a comment to ForkLog. CommEX failed to meet certain “obligations to Binance under the concluded deal,” as previously reported by representatives of the latter. What exactly Binance meant remains […]

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ForkLog 8 23.03.2024

Gary Gensler Criticizes Crypto Firms for Avoiding Registration

Gary Gensler, Chairman of the SEC, stated during a speech at Columbia Law School that cryptocurrency companies need “a little disinfectant.” This was reported by The Block. He noted that disclosure by financial companies ensures market efficiency and investor protection, yet some in the crypto industry seek to evade registration requirements. “A lack of registration […]

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