The zkEVM ecosystem spent a yr sprinting on latency. Proving time for an Ethereum block collapsed from 16 minutes to 16 seconds, prices dropped 45-fold, and taking part zkVMs now show 99% of mainnet blocks in underneath 10 seconds on track {hardware}. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) declared victory on Dec. 18: real-time proving works. The…
A recent $4 billion lawsuit tied to Terraform Labs’ collapse is turning into a take a look at of what a stablecoin’s $1 promise means amid the adoption of greenback tokens as cost rails. The case is about greater than who pays for a 2022-era failure. It additionally decides whether or not a “secure” worth…
Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit group devoted to supporting Ethereum’s long-term improvement by means of analysis, expertise, and neighborhood initiatives, has printed an replace on the progress of its zkEVM ecosystem, summarizing a 12 months of developments and outlining future objectives. According to the report, latency for real-time proving has decreased dramatically from 16 minutes to…
The third week of December noticed crypto companies deepen their attain throughout schooling, funds, sports activities, and controlled finance. From exchange-led college applications to cost integrations and high-profile cultural partnerships, these offers spotlight how crypto firms are positioning for mainstream adoption heading into 2025. Bitget Expands Blockchain Education With ETH Zurich Partnership Bitget has entered…
Layer 1 blockchain Aptos has launched the post-quantum signature improve AIP-137, designed to optionally allow account-level assist for post-quantum digital signatures, addressing potential future dangers from quantum computing. The proposal doesn’t have an effect on present accounts and intends to implement the hash-based signature scheme SLH-DSA, which is standardized beneath FIPS 205. AIP-137 suggests SLH-DSA-SHA2-128s2…
Cryptocurrency alternate CoinJar introduced its growth into the United States, constructing on its established presence in Australia, the UK, and Ireland, marking a notable step within the firm’s worldwide development. The US launch will function underneath related federal and state laws, reflecting CoinJar’s constant deal with compliance throughout its markets. As a part of this…
Falcon Finance introduced the launch of USDf, its $2.1 billion multi-asset artificial greenback, on the Base community, introducing a brand new type of “common collateral” to one of many fastest-growing Layer 2 ecosystems. The integration permits customers to bridge belongings from Ethereum to Base and entry extremely aggressive annual proportion yields amongst main yield-bearing stablecoins…
Fetch.ai, a decentralized AI platform that makes use of autonomous software program brokers to find, coordinate, and execute duties for customers, companies, and gadgets, has launched the world’s first AI agent-to-agent fee system. This system permits private AI brokers to finish transactions independently on behalf of customers, even when they’re offline, by ASI:One, Fetch.ai’s proprietary…
Cryptocurrency alternate Gate has launched its 2025 Year-End Summary, offering an in depth assessment of customers’ exercise all year long by a timeline-based evaluation and key behavioral information associated to buying and selling and product participation. Rather than emphasizing solely income or buying and selling volumes, the abstract highlights customers’ essential moments and engagement patterns…
Ondo Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that goals to attach conventional monetary markets with blockchain know-how by means of the tokenization of real-world belongings. The platform has launched the Ondo Bridge, a cross-chain infrastructure for tokenized equities and exchange-traded funds, developed in partnership with LayerZero. The bridge is presently operational on Ethereum and…