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Ethereum Prepares for a Major Update: Minor Changes Are Coming

Ethereum developers, including Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation, have proposed EIP-8361 to adjust the network's issuance policy. The proposal introduces a "gradual issuance burn" mechanism that would systematically reduce and burn validator rewards as the total amount of staked ETH increases. The percentage of burned rewards would scale from 0% to 100% in line with the staking ratio. A key goal is to lower the net staking yield for validators to approximately 0% once 50% of ETH supply is staked, which would roughly halve the current yield to about 1%. Developers argue the current system still provides an economic incentive for unlimited staking growth, with projections indicating over 70 million ETH (more than 55% of supply) could be staked by early 2028 if no changes are made. Supporters warn that excessively high staking ratios could centralize control among large staking service providers, potentially weakening network decentralization and social consensus. They also cite dilution costs for non-stakers. The proposed linear reduction in staking yield aims to cap ETH issuance, maintain monetary neutrality, and remove the incentive for staking to grow beyond a certain threshold.

cryptonews.ru1h ago

Ethereum Prepares for a Major Update: Minor Changes Are Coming

cryptonews.ru1h ago

Double Warning for Bitcoin (BTC): Analyst Reveals Critical Level That Could Accelerate Decline, Major Player Bets Against This Price Level in September! Here's...

Bitcoin is experiencing a period of consolidation around the $60,000 level, but analyst Axel Adler warns of a key threshold. According to his analysis of the BTC UTXO stress indicator, Bitcoin has re-entered a high-stress zone, with the indicator rising to 71.58, suggesting a significant portion of circulating supply is held at a loss and selling pressure is building. Adler notes that the indicator was more neutral at 41 a year ago. He states that while stress recently declined, a weekly positive momentum of +3 indicates renewed pressure. The critical level for BTC is $61,500. A drop below this, coupled with the UTXO stress indicator rising above 90, could accelerate selling and lead to further price declines. Conversely, if the indicator falls below 70 with negative momentum, pressure would ease. Separately, an anonymous major investor has placed a bet against Bitcoin's price rising, selling $173 million in options contracts betting that BTC will not surpass $70,000 before September 25. If BTC stays below that level, the investor keeps a $3.03 million premium. This positions reflects significant market skepticism about a near-term breakout.

cryptonews.ru5h ago

Double Warning for Bitcoin (BTC): Analyst Reveals Critical Level That Could Accelerate Decline, Major Player Bets Against This Price Level in September! Here's...

cryptonews.ru5h ago

Mastercard completes acquisition of BVNK

Mastercard has completed the acquisition of BVNK, a company that develops payment infrastructure for transactions involving both fiat and digital currencies. BVNK’s platform enables businesses to store, transfer, and convert funds between these two types of currencies. Potential use cases include cross-border B2B payments, payout services, inter-party settlements, and corporate treasury management. Mastercard expects that combining the two companies will simplify the use of digital assets alongside traditional currencies in everyday financial operations. This acquisition forms part of Mastercard's broader strategy to bridge the traditional financial system with the digital asset ecosystem. The company also aims to leverage the growing demand for stablecoins in payments and other financial activities.

cryptonews.ru6h ago

Mastercard completes acquisition of BVNK

cryptonews.ru6h ago

Trump Family's Bitcoin Mining Firm Reports Losses for Third Consecutive Quarter, Stock Price Plummets Over 90% from Peak

American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company co-founded by the Trump family, reported its third consecutive quarterly loss. In Q2, the company posted a net loss of $57 million, or $0.80 per share, though this marked an improvement from the previous quarter's $82 million loss. Revenue saw a slight increase to $67 million from $62 million. The ongoing cryptocurrency bear market has severely impacted the company's asset value and stock price, which has plummeted approximately 95% from its peak. This decline was partly driven by a 14% drop in Bitcoin's price during the period. To maintain its Nasdaq listing, the company executed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split in July. Despite industry trends shifting towards AI infrastructure, American Bitcoin maintains its focus solely on mining. The company held roughly 8,000 Bitcoin as of June 30, a 14% increase from Q1. Eric Trump, the Chief Strategy Officer, emphasized the company's cost advantage, stating their mining cost is about half the market price, differentiating it from digital asset treasury companies that purchase at market rates. While the Trump family has reportedly earned significant income from various crypto ventures, American Bitcoin's sustained losses and stock decline highlight the risks of a strategy concentrated solely on Bitcoin exposure during a market downturn.

marsbit17h ago

Trump Family's Bitcoin Mining Firm Reports Losses for Third Consecutive Quarter, Stock Price Plummets Over 90% from Peak

marsbit17h ago

Dan Koe: The Counterintuitive Truth—You Don't Need to Remember Everything You Read

Dan Koe: The Counterintuitive Truth — You Don't Need to Remember Everything You Read The central idea is that deliberately trying to remember information is often misguided. True learning isn't about memorizing facts but about having important knowledge surface naturally when needed through use. Most forgetting is normal, not a failure. The article reframes learning using a control theory framework—a four-step feedback loop: having a clear Goal, accurately Sensing your current state, Comparing the gap, and Acting to close it. Most learning stalls because people only do step 2 (blind input) without a goal to create the necessary "error signal" for focused action. The most effective method is to start with output, not input. Begin a meaningful personal project first, and learn only what's necessary to complete it. This project-driven, "just-in-time" learning ensures knowledge is contextual and retained. The concept of a "Second Brain" often fails because it becomes a digital graveyard—over-collected and under-utilized. The goal should be building a "Second Subconscious"—a dynamic system that proactively surfaces relevant ideas during creation, not a static storage vault. Tools like Obsidian+Claude or Eden can help by automating organization and enabling semantic search, but their value depends on linking knowledge to active projects. Ultimately, what matters is not what you store, but what you filter and internalize. Focus on ideas that shape your worldview, use projects as filters, and transform collected material through writing and sharing. AI should be used to reduce friction in research and editing, not to formulate your core views. In conclusion, remembering is a byproduct, not the goal. Knowledge that sticks comes from pursuing personal goals, applying it in real projects, and digesting it through creation. The tools are merely aids; the crucial step is to start doing meaningful work and let the necessary knowledge find you.

marsbitYesterday 14:06

ZachXBT Refuses to Track $88M Coldcard Hack

Well-known blockchain investigator ZachXBT stated on X that he currently has no plans to track or investigate the Coldcard hack, which has resulted in losses of approximately $88.6 million. He cited a focus on ecosystems that value his work and noted a lack of support from Bitcoin maximalists for his investigations. The attack exploited a firmware flaw in Coinkite's Coldcard Mk3 hardware wallets (versions 4.0.1 to 4.1.9), causing some devices to generate guessable seed phrases. The hacker, potentially using automated tools or AI, drained funds from thousands of inactive addresses in multiple waves starting July 30th. Coinkite's incident response sparked separate controversy when the company emailed customers using addresses stored indefinitely, contradicting prior claims about data deletion policies. This has damaged trust in self-custody solutions. With ZachXBT stepping back, tracking the stolen 1,367 BTC falls largely to firms like Galaxy Research. The vulnerability may affect seeds generated over the past four years, requiring users to upgrade firmware and generate new seeds for safety.

cryptonews.ruYesterday 12:05

ZachXBT Refuses to Track $88M Coldcard Hack

cryptonews.ruYesterday 12:05

How Likely is it for TradeXYZ to Go Solo from Hyperliquid?

The article analyzes the possibility of TradeXYZ, a dominant project on Hyperliquid's HIP-3 real-world asset (RWA) perpetual contracts market, splitting off to build its own independent trading platform. With TradeXYZ commanding over 90% of HIP-3 volume and over 35% of Hyperliquid's total open interest, its leverage and influence are significant. The primary motive for a split is seen as capturing the underlying protocol fees, of which TradeXYZ currently receives only half. However, several factors strongly discourage such a move. First, replicating Hyperliquid's high-performance infrastructure would be challenging and could degrade TradeXYZ's product quality. Second, Hyperliquid serves as a crucial distribution channel, with most users accessing TradeXYZ's liquidity through its frontend. Third, the close, trusting relationship between the founders of both projects makes a hostile "betrayal" unlikely. The conclusion is that a split would likely result in a lose-lose scenario. Hyperliquid would lose its main growth narrative and see its valuation impacted, while TradeXYZ would face immense technical hurdles, lose its primary user channel, and damage its reputation. Instead of a full separation, the more probable path is for TradeXYZ to negotiate better terms while deepening integration, focusing on enhancing its own brand and user ownership.

marsbitYesterday 01:16

How Likely is it for TradeXYZ to Go Solo from Hyperliquid?

marsbitYesterday 01:16

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

Strategy's preferred STRC shares remain priced significantly below their $100 par value, closing July at $89.46 despite a monthly gain. The company confirmed its August dividend will hold at the recently increased 12% annual rate, paid semi-monthly. Management's stated objective is for the shares to trade at $99-$100, though no timeline was given. The firm reported a large Q2 net loss due to unrealized losses on its Bitcoin holdings but has built a $3.75 billion cash reserve to support preferred dividend payments for over two years. It has also begun repurchasing STRC shares while they trade below par.

cointelegraph2 days ago 15:30

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

cointelegraph2 days ago 15:30

A Major Change at the Fed? Report: Wash Considers Reducing Frequency of Policy Meetings, Breaking 40-Year Precedent

The Federal Reserve Chairman is considering reducing the number of regular Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings held each year, a potential major shift from the current practice of eight meetings annually that has been in place since 1981. According to a report, the proposal was discussed internally, with possible details finalized ahead of the September meeting. This change would mean fewer formal opportunities to vote on interest rates and could diminish the Fed's ability to respond to economic data while reducing market access to policy signals, marking a reversal of the central bank's long-term trend towards greater transparency. While the 1935 Banking Act sets a legal minimum of four meetings per year, historical meeting frequency has varied. The move aligns with the Chairman's broader agenda of institutional reform since taking office, which includes revising communication practices and data usage. An internal memo from 1988 had previously concluded that the eight-meeting schedule remained appropriate. If implemented, this reduction in meetings would significantly reshape the Fed's operational rhythm and its interaction with financial markets.

marsbit08/01 03:35

A Major Change at the Fed? Report: Wash Considers Reducing Frequency of Policy Meetings, Breaking 40-Year Precedent

marsbit08/01 03:35

Analyzing the Impact of AI on Economic Growth and Productivity

**Title: Analyzing AI's Impact on Economic Growth and Productivity** This article examines three contrasting views on AI's influence on economic growth and productivity. **The Optimistic View** posits that AI, especially through automating R&D ("recursive self-improvement"), could dramatically accelerate growth, even triggering a technological "singularity" with explosive, potentially infinite, economic expansion. **The Moderate/Mainstream View** acknowledges AI's productivity benefits but emphasizes significant real-world constraints that could limit its impact. These include: limited cost savings per task, structural ceilings on which jobs and industries are "exposed" to AI, adoption bottlenecks (e.g., compute, energy, regulatory hurdles), and the "weak link" effect where non-automatable tasks cap overall gains. Consequently, the realized AI dividend may be far lower than optimistic projections, with estimates typically ranging from 0.1% to 1.3% annual productivity growth. **The Pessimistic View** stems from two strands. The first aligns with the moderate view but applies extremely conservative assumptions about task exposure and efficiency gains, yielding minimal projected impact. The second introduces a demand-side critique: if AI primarily replaces rather than augments labor, it could depress labor's share of income, weaken consumer demand, and create a "demand trap" that ultimately stifles growth, unless offset by redistribution policies. **The authors' assessment** is nuanced: * **Short-term (1-2 years):** AI will support growth primarily through investment spending, not significant productivity gains. * **Medium-term (3-5 years):** Three potential paths emerge based on AI demand and bottleneck severity: 1. **"Optimistic Path":** High demand, few bottlenecks. Rapid productivity gains but risk of major job displacement and social conflict without redistribution. 2. **"Moderate Path" (most likely):** High demand but significant, surmountable bottlenecks. Leads to moderate productivity gains, financial market volatility (K-shaped returns), and sectoral job losses. 3. **"Pessimistic Path":** Low demand or severe bottlenecks. Minimal productivity and growth impact, triggering financial market corrections but allowing a smoother societal transition with less labor disruption. * **Long-term:** AI holds potential for a major productivity revolution and prosperity. The conclusion stresses that no path is smooth. Technologically "optimistic" outcomes could be socially detrimental, while "pessimistic" technological diffusion might be more socially stable. Policymakers must monitor developments and prepare balanced responses to manage economic, financial, and social sustainability.

marsbit07/31 10:46