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Este artículo también está disponible en español. Metaplanet ushers in the new year with a bullish sentiment on Bitcoin and blockchain technology. After announcing late last year that it had purchased ¥1 billion worth of Bitcoins, the Japanese company is making headlines again by announcing its plans to increase its holdings to 10,000 Bitcoins. Related Reading Metaplanet’s decision to double down on the world’s top digital asset comes during favorable political and economic conditions, with analysts expecting that Bitcoin may hit $200k soon. Currently, Metaplanet boasts 1,762 Bitcoins, worth $173.4 million, and is one of the top companies following MicroStrategy’s…

Affected configurations: All smart contract wallets created using Ethereum Wallet  Frontier, version 0.4.0 (Beta 7) or earlier. Wallets created with Ethereum Wallet 0.5.0 and all later versions released after March 3, 2016, are not affected. Likelihood: Low Severity: High Summary: Do not use wallet contracts or owner accounts of those wallets that were created by the Ethereum Wallet 0.4.0 or earlier. If you send to (or interact with) a malicious contract it could take ownership of your wallet contract. Create a new wallet and move your funds. How to be super safe?? Don’t use the vulnerable wallet contracts, AND the owner accounts…

Gary Gensler is set to resign as the SEC Chair on the 20th of January, paving the way for new SEC leadership. Per Ripple’s CEO, Trump’s win is already having a positive impact on the company. Ripple [XRP] has gained by 15% year-to-date to trade at $2.40 at press time. Following these gains, the token is already outpacing most cryptos, including Bitcoin [BTC].  XRP is poised for significant price movements this month due to several developments that could bode well for its legal status. In October last year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an appeal in a…

JAN3 joins tech and publicly listed companies in fully adopting Bitcoin and expanding its adoption. On its blog, the company shared that it has raised $5 million in funds, which it plans to use to develop and expand its AQUA Wallet. Popular investors, including Tether and Fulgure Ventures, support the company’s initiative to help expand Bitcoin’s use cases. It aims to address the crypto’s scalability and expand its adoption, particularly in regions with limited or no access to financial services. JAN3’s investment in this wallet reflects the growing demand for financial tools linked to Bitcoin. The project also highlights the…

The last week was quite hectic for all of us in the Ethereum ecosystem. The DAO has shown us that it takes much more effort to write smart contracts than we originally anticipated; but also that it takes a surprising amount of debate to reach a consensus on issues of this scale. Everybody in our community was very vocal and forthcoming about how the problem should be fixed in his/her opinion, or whether there’s even a problem to fix in the first place. While many have suggested an immediate hard-fork, the implications of such action are yet to be fully understood. An alternative…

Ethereum (ETH) co-creator Vitalik Buterin is suddenly selling off dozens of digital assets, including Neiro (NEIRO) and other memecoins. According to market analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, Buterin has sold Dogecoin (DOGE) and a number of other smaller market cap, lesser-known digital assets on Monday. Pseudonymous on-chain analyst EmberCN provides a list of the Buterin sales on the social media platform X identifying 28 memecoins that sold for nearly $1 million in total The sales include 70 million Neiro for $74,095, and 92,000 DOGE for $35,233. The on-chain analyst says it appears Buterin is consolidating his holdings to send donations to his…

I really thought that we had seen the bottom in terms of Bitcoiners making irrational and ridiculous arguments against improvements to Bitcoin, in order to paint themselves as some kind of righteous underdog fighting against corruption and incompetence from the inside.Boy was I wrong. So, some things to explain first. With Lightning channels, you have to decide your fee-rate for a unilateral close transaction ahead of time. Because the actual UTXO is a multisig, both parties to the channel have to sign the transactions either side uses to close the channel unilaterally ahead of time. The entire security of Lightning…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto markets are poised for a dynamic start to the new year, with a series of pivotal events set to reshape sentiment and trading volumes. From macroeconomic decisions by the Federal Reserve to protocol updates and legal proceedings, here are the key developments demanding close attention from investors: #1 Crypto Awaits The FOMC Minutes Release (January 8) On Wednesday, the minutes from December’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting are scheduled for release, offering insights into policymakers’ deliberations and possible hints at upcoming rate decisions. The minutes will shed light on the Federal…

Affected configurations: geth 1.4.8 Likelihood: High Severity: High Details: An attack vector has been identified in the freshly released implementation of the DAO soft fork. The fork enactment code in geth (and other clients) allows execution of EVM code up to the block gas limit without paying for gas. This can slow down mining and prevent inclusion of legitimate transactions. The soft fork will not be enabled if the gas limit of block 1800000 is above 4000000 gas (i.e. if the community vote to activate the fork fails). The attack cannot be performed in this case. Effects on expected chain reorganisation depth: None Proposed temporary…

Filecoin’s surge over the past 24 hours may be tied to its TVL, which has neared $100 million in the last seven days. Traders on Binance and OKX appear highly optimistic about FIL, opening numerous long positions in anticipation of price increases. In the past 24 hours alone, Filecoin’s [FIL] price has climbed by 10.35%, adding to its impressive 22.82% gain over the last week. Market analysis indicated that current sentiment favored additional growth. However, FIL will need to break through a key resistance level to sustain its upward trajectory. Growing TVL could drive further growth Filecoin’s Total Value Locked…