Ethereum founder urges node operators to upgrade their clients
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, reminded node operators to update their clients as soon as possible on Twitter earlier today. The Ethereum team revealed that The Merge would take place in two stages last Wednesday. The first stage is the Bellatrix upgrade, which will take place at epoch 144896 on Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) Beacon […]
Dutch judge jails Tornado Cash developer for 3 months
A Dutch judge has ordered Alexey Pertsev, the alleged developer of Tornado Cash, to stay in jail for at least three months. Following his detention, Pertsev, developer of Tornado cash, was sent to court, where the judge ordered that he remain imprisoned for the following 14 days while authorities conducted their inquiries. He returned to […]
Ethereum developer discusses node centralization before Merge
Most of the 4,653 active Ethereum nodes are managed by centralized web service providers like Amazon Web Services, which experts worry might turn into a single point of failure. In a few weeks, Ethereum will formally switch from its current proof-of-work (PoW) mining consensus to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mining consensus. The official Merge transfer is […]
Zipmex wants to meet with Thai officials for “recovery strategy”
According to the company, the discussions would also involve representatives from Zipmex, Thailand’s SEC, and other governmental organizations. To discuss the company’s “recovery strategy,” Zipmex has asked to meet with the Securities Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) and other regulators. In a statement released on August 25, Zipmex stated that it has sent a letter […]
Xbox executive excited about Metaverse but wary of P2E games
Phil Spencer says “gamers have been in the Metaverse for 30 years” since games offer 3D shared environments. Although Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft’s Xbox division, is upbeat about the Metaverse, he is “conservative” about play-to-earn (P2E) cryptocurrency games because of their speculative and economic elements. Although many gamers are not yet convinced by […]