1. Vitalik’s latest blog post: Discussion on multi-dimensional gas pricing
In Ethereum, until recently, resources were limited and priced using a single resource called "Gas". Gas is a measure of the "computational effort" required to process a given transaction or block. Gas combines multiple types of "effort" together. Click to read
$213.20 million in seed round financing ZK coprocessor network Lagrange interpretation
On May 8, 2024, the Lagrange Labs team announced the completion of a $13.2 million seed round of financing, led by Founders Fund, with participation from Archetype Ventures, 1kx, Maven11, Fenbushi Capital, Volt Capital, CMT Digital, Mantle Ecosystem Fund, and various friends, supporters, partners, and angel investors. Lagrange Labs said it will use the funds to continue to accelerate the development of Lagrange Labs' ultra-parallel ZK coprocessor and state committee products, and continue to expand our growing ecosystem of partner projects. Click to read
3. Bitcoin developers: Meme coins replace VC tokens to make Bitcoin better and better
The VC token industry is no longer what it was in 2017 or even 2021. Back then, newbies to the “crypto” space trusted VCs to give advice on what to buy and what not to buy. These crypto VCs made a fortune because almost everything they promoted was bought by the gullible public, driving prices up dramatically. They made money through a variety of tokens, from EOS to IOTA, WAX, and STEEM. At that time, they had a golden period of market influence. Click to read
4. Why I am bearish on Friendtech V2
This time I disagree with C's opinion. I am clearly bearish on Friendtech V2, and I think the current V2 is a Dunkirk retreat to cover Paladin's withdrawal. Back to the three-disk theory framework, FT is based on mutual assistance pumping, dividend control, and split growth. The FT drawbacks I put forward in the three-disk theory 4 are: click to read
5.Glassnode: Why is the price difference between BTC and ETH getting bigger and bigger?
Bitcoin halving events are widely publicized ahead of time and have historically been a volatile sell-off news event in the short term. The fourth halving was no exception, with BTC prices falling 11% to trade in the $57,000 region. This is the lowest price in the past two months, although markets have returned to stability since the halving.
Curiously, the price of the first two halving cycles was flat two weeks later, with only the first halving cycle seeing a +11% gain. Overall, the 60 days following a halving event tend to be volatile and sideways, with slight declines to around -5% to -15%. Click to read
