On January 23rd, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake posted on the ethresearch forum to discuss a new rollup design "native rollups". In short, it relies on the Ethereum L1 validator for proof, namely state transition functions and verification. This is in contrast to Optimism Rollup (e.g. Optimism, Arbitrum) or zk-Rollup (e.g. Starknet, ZKsync), which pushes the computational burden of execution to L2 and then relies on deception.
In response to criticism from security researcher @CloakdDev, Phantom, Solana's on-chain crypto wallet, said a recent vulnerability did not pose a threat to the security of users' funds. In a public statement, Phantom apologized for the delay in communication and reiterated its commitment to security, saying: "We are confident that this vulnerability does not compromise users' funds in any way." However, Phantom did not provide further technical details or a timeline for potential countermeasure...
On January 16th, former Ethereum Foundation core researcher Dan ny Ryan wrote on the X platform: "No matter what the future of Ethereum is, with or without me, I want to make it clear publicly that I have nothing but respect and praise for Aya Miyaguchi's leadership and friendship. There are many reasons why Ethereum has flourished over the years, and Aya has played an important role in it. She has a deep strategic mind and a pure heart. Not many people have the opportunity to be close to her...
Alex Stokes, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, announced that he is co-head of the Ethereum Foundation with barnabe.eth, and he also introduced that the Ethereum Foundation Research, the launch research arm of the Ethereum Gold Foundation, will consist of five teams, namely: 1. Applied Research Group (ARG): Helps to translate theory into practice. 2. Consensus research and development: Many interests are focused on improving the consensus layer. 3. Cryptography: using interesting mathemat...
Greeks.live macro researcher Adam issued a document saying that affected by the collapse of US stocks such as Nvidia and Tesla, cryptocurrencies have also ushered in a significant adjustment, bitcoin fell below 100,000 dollars again, counterfeit products fell more violently, and market sentiment turned pessimistic. In terms of options data, short-term IV rebounded slightly, but still at a low level, and the market's pricing of future fluctuations remained unchanged. Options Skew and futures prem...
Security researcher Taylor Monahan has revealed that crypto hackers have found a clever new way to trick victims into downloading malicious software that can give hackers access to victims' computers and empty their wallets, or cause other major losses. It said the hackers would first pose as recruiters at a well-known crypto company and offer targets a salary of $200,000 to $350,000. However, the method is not to trick the target into opening a PDF containing malicious software,...
The mother of Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher, tweeted that Mr. Balaji's apartment had been ransacked, that there were signs of a fight in the bathroom and, judging by blood, that someone appeared to have beaten him in the bathroom. However, the authorities closed the case only as "suicide". Mr. Musk responded, "This doesn't look like suicide."
Greeks.live macro researcher Adam wrote on the X platform that Europe and the United States have entered the Christmas holiday, and the traditional market is closed, but the crypto market driven by Bitcoin has risen significantly. Due to the poor liquidity during the holiday, the market needs less motivation to rise and fall. In terms of options, short-term implied volatility continues to decline, and market makers are moving positions towards the end. It is expected that volatility will be stab...
Greeks.live researcher Adam posted on social media that 21,000 BTC options expire today, Put Call Ratio is 0.83, the maximum pain point is $98,000, and the nominal value is $2.10 billion. 164,000 ETH options expire today, Put Call Ratio is 0.68, the maximum pain point is $3700, and the nominal value is $640 million. Ben...
Ethereum researcher Max Resnick has announced that he has joined Solana core development studio Anza. Resnick previously worked at Special Mechanisms Group, a subsidiary of Consensys, and is known for his opposition to the Ethereum roadmap - he believes that some of the ideas around Layer 2 are wrong and that Ethereum should focus on scaling the base layer. Kaito AI named him the 40th most thought-sharer on crypto Twitter for the past three months. Resnick said on X that his first 100 days at An...
Ethereum infrastructure service Flashbots researcher Shea Ketsdever said in a social media post that Flashbots no longer operates a centralized block builder on Ethereum. Flashbots has migrated its builder, order flow, and refunds to the decentralized Ethereum block building network BuilderNet.
On December 9th, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam wrote on the X platform that the crypto market momentum is like a rainbow, ETF maintains the inflow trend, BTC 100,000 US dollar and ETH 4000 US dollar integer mark have been broken. This week there are CPI and European Central Bank interest rate important data, but the recent cryptocurrency to go independent market, the impact of the macro market is limited, ETF and crypto-related US stock funds flow...
Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, said that the golden age of Solana is coming to an end and poses no threat to Ethereum. Despite Solana's strong momentum, Drake said that Ethereum is focused on long-term gains. He said: "Solana is at its peak right now, but I think this will be the end of Solana's golden age because all of Solana's competitive advantages in terms of latency and throughput will disappear because of the architectural roots...
Greeks.live macro researcher Adam published an analysis on the X platform, the monthly delivery was completed, the main period IV fell to varying degrees compared to a week ago, BTC short-term IV has been lower than 55%, and the long-term IV is also lower than 60%. ETH short-term is still more than 70%.
On December 1st, Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, wrote on the X platform that four years ago today, the Ethereum beacon chain was born, and only 500,000 ETH were pledged in the initial stage. Although it did not bring direct benefits to users at first, it gradually grew into one of the most powerful foundations in the history of blockchain. Looking to the future, Drake believes that Ethereum has the opportunity to become the settlement layer of the Internet of Value. Altho...