Ethereum’s proposed move to 6-second block times under EIP-7782 promises faster transactions and real-time responsiveness. Ethereum core developer Barnabé Mannot has proposed EIP-7782, which seeks to halve Ethereum block times from 12 to six seconds. If accepted, it would become one of the most significant upgrades since The Merge, which introduced the new proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus layer. The EIP-7782 proposal put forward the promise of faster confirmations and improved decentralized finance (DeFi) efficiency. Read more
Bitcoin price performance frustrates bulls as $110,000 stays out of reach, but the clock is ticking to even more risk-asset volatility. Key points: Bitcoin tries and fails to crack $110,000 as overhead liquidity thickens. Traders say that more signs of strength are needed to reignite bull market momentum. Read more
A look inside the industrial-scale phone bot farms that fake activity to steal crypto airdrops away from genuine users. It was in a refrigerated tin shed just 40 minutes from Ho Chi Minh City that Mirai Labs CEO Corey Wilton finally understood the immense scale by which crypto airdrops are being gamed. Its genuinely scary, Wilton tells Magazine shortly after visiting a phone farm in Southern Vietnam, which he estimates has at least 30,000 smartphones in a room no larger than a studio-sized apartment. For four years, Winton had been hoping to get a first-hand look at the type of operation that undermined his flagship NFT horse-racing game Pegaxy in 2021. Read more
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Tokyo-listed energy and fintech firm Remixpoint has raised 31.5 billion Japanese yen ($215 million) to expand its Bitcoin treasury, aiming to accumulate 3,000 BTC. Tokyo-based energy company Remixpoint raised 31.5 billion yen (around $215 million) to expand its Bitcoin treasury, according to a Wednesday announcement. Remixpoint will allocate the newly raised funds entirely to Bitcoin (BTC) acquisition, the company said in an X post. The funds were raised through Remixpoint’s 25th series of stock acquisition rights and fourth series of unsecured bonds, according to local media outlet CoinPost. This series of stock acquisition rights will create 55 million new shares, representing a 39.9% dilution. The issuance is made without any discount and is conducted at market price. Read more