Day: February 19, 2024

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Value Skyrockets Following OpenAI’s ‘Sora’ AI Tool Release

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin surges in value, following the announcement of OpenAI’s latest AI tool, Sora. The Worldcoin token (WLD), which is part of an ambitious digital ID project involving iris scanning, has seen a staggering 42% increase in price within just 24 hours. This rise is part of a broader surge that nearly tripled the […]

Vitalik Buterin Highlights Verkle Trees as Key to Ethereum’s Solo Staking Evolution

Ethereum’s progression towards a more efficient and decentralized network sees a significant milestone with the introduction of Verkle trees, a development enthusiastically shared by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. These advanced data structures are set to revolutionize solo staking on Ethereum by enabling stateless validator clients, highlighting a significant leap in the blockchain’s technical evolution post-merge. […]

Crypto Super PACs Could Challenge Elizabeth Warren with Election Funding Surge

Senator Elizabeth Warren, known for her critical stance on cryptocurrencies, has voiced concerns that her 2024 re-election campaign and that of Representative Katie Porter could face significant financial opposition from crypto-supportive political action committees (PACs). In a conversation with Jon Favreau on the Pod Save America podcast, Warren highlighted the possibility of “corporate money” from […]

ERC 404: The Next Frontier in Ethereum Token Standards

ERC-404, an experimental and unofficial Ethereum standard, represents a novel integration of fungible and nonfungible token (NFT) technologies, combining elements of ERC-20 and ERC-721 standards. This initiative, led by developers “ctrl” and “Acme” under the Pandora project, aims to introduce a hybrid token system that could redefine digital asset ownership and utility. ERC-404 seeks to […]