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Rumors are swirling through the cryptocurrency community regarding the commencement of FTX’s long-awaited $16 billion repayment plan to creditors, a move that has garnered both excitement and skepticism.  As the defunct exchange, once led by the now-convicted Sam Bankman-Fried, prepares to initiate these payments, key industry players are expressing optimism about the potential positive impact on the crypto market. $16 Billion Creditor Repayment Process Many analysts believe that a portion of the cash payments from FTX’s repayment plan will flow back into the cryptocurrency market, thereby bolstering the overall bullish trend of the digital asset ecosystem.  The expectation is that…

The Foundation believes Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) should not be published as a W3C Recommendation, and we are now making public the formal objection the Ethereum Foundation submitted to the W3C opposing the recommendation of EME. As a member of the W3C, the Ethereum Foundation contributes to the standards-making process and votes on matters such as the EME recommendation. Many developers and researchers at the Ethereum Foundation conduct security research and build software that use web technology, and from that perspective, we have objections to EME as well as Digital Rights Management (DRM) in general. Most if not all people who use…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Some people wake up and have no idea where they left their phone the night before. Then, there are those who instinctively check their social media accounts before their eyes are even fully open. For many, this means scrolling through notifications on Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok—starting their day with a digital inventory before they’ve even had time to wake up. These days, users have even found new ways to engage with social media beyond traditional use…

SEC regulations have crippled the growth of several crypto projects. Binance Coin is a high profile victim, dropping drastically after the SEC sued Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao and sent him to prison. Ripple is another target, and while its issue with the SEC is more prolonged, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.  In essence, crypto analysts believe an XRP price resurgence is on the cards. Several indications point to this eventuality, including an XRP metric showing a 40% surge in December. Will XRP eventually break a new all-time high in 2025, like veterans predicted? XRP: The…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum has kicked off the new year with a strong performance, surging over 9% in just a few days. This rally has brought renewed optimism to the market, especially among analysts and investors who had grown concerned about Ethereum’s prolonged underperformance compared to Bitcoin. Over the past months, ETH struggled to maintain momentum, causing many to question its near-term potential. Related Reading However, top analyst Daan recently shared an insightful chart that has shifted the narrative. According to Daan, Ethereum has historically shown significant activity during the first quarter of the year, even…

Development has steadily continued over the last month and a half as we approach the launch of Metropolis. Over a series of core dev calls over the last few months, we have specified and finalized the EIPs for Metropolis, and made the appropriate changes to the Yellow Paper. Metropolis has now been split up into two consecutive forks, named “Byzantium” and “Constantinople”. EIPs for Byzantium (Metropolis part one) are essentially finalized, and the last remaining work to be done has to do with writing tests and making sure that all clients are passing all tests. The Ethereum network continues to…

Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Michaël van de Poppe believes the altcoin market correction may come to an end just weeks into 2025. In a new video update, Van de Poppe tells his 169,000 YouTube subscribers that he expects the TOTAL3 chart to soon witness a bullish reversal on the weekly chart. The TOTAL3 chart tracks the market capitalization of all crypto assets excluding Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and stablecoins. “When you look at the altcoin markets in the sense that you’re looking at the TOTAL3, for instance, which is the altcoin market cap in USDT valuation, then at this point…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Lightchain AI raises $7M in presale at $0.004, gaining traction for its AI-blockchain creativity and investment potential. Lightchain AI has quickly become one of the most talked-about projects in the cryptocurrency space, thanks to its unique approach to integrating artificial intelligence into blockchain technology. With its presale price of $0.004 and over $7 million already raised, the platform has captured the attention of both retail and institutional investors. But is Lightchain AI a good short-term investment, or does its…

Stablecoins’ Growing DominanceAmong the first users of these terminals was the CEO of the Web3 company Reality+, Tony Pearce. He notes that while Bitcoin dominates in terms of public attention, stablecoins have become more practical for everyday payments. His point is clear: BTC payments have not grown but instead have stalled. The figures support this, with the US Federal Reserve reporting that the use of cryptocurrencies for transactions dropped to just 1% of the population in 2023.The rise of stablecoins highlights their dominance in payments. In 2023, Coinbase reported that stablecoins processed over $10.8 trillion in transactions—growing at a 17%…

The Go Ethereum team is proud to announce the next release family of Geth, the first incarnation focusing on laying the groundwork for the upcoming Metropolis hard forks (Byzantium and Constantinople), consisting of 125+ code contributions for various parts of the project. Byzantium fork The current incarnation of Geth contains all the Byzantium EIPs implemented and also features the fork block number 1,700,000 for the Ropsten testnet transition. The block numbers for Rinkeby and the main Ethereum network will be finalized when Ropsten is deemed stable. You can find details about individual protocol updates at the following locations: Performance optimizations Aside…