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It’s Friday! In today’s Daily, MicroStrategy buys an additional 18,300 bitcoin for $1.1 billion, Wormhole brings Worldcoin’s World ID to Solana, the Starknet community votes to implement STRK token staking and more. Meanwhile, the SEC claimed that when it said “crypto asset securities” it never meant tokens were actually securities. …

–> UPDATED: September 13, 2024, 3:43AM EDT EVM-compatible rollup ZKsync has officially launched its governance model, which includes smart contracts that are now active on the mainnet. The newly activated governance system is built on a decentralized model that allows the community to participate in making collective decisions for the …

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has criticized the Ethereum layer-2 network ZKsync because it still operates like a multisig system despite claims of community-led governance. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Yakovenko argued that the same “honest majority” assumptions apply to ZKsync because its system’s legal or technical control could …

The crypto sector is an ever evolving space with thousands of projects launching every day. But are all these worth investing? Today we are going to have a look at the most promising crypto projects that are going to be listed on crypto exchanges in Q4 of 2024. These might …

L2s facilitate more efficient and flexible delegation of data processing tasks in support architecture. As a result, the core blockchain protocol does not experience congestion, making scalability possible. Vitalik Buterin stated that he would only recognize Layer-2 (L2) networks that reach “stage 1+” maturity, offering a limited opportunity for “new …

There’s the bully pulpit. And then the silent treatment. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin wrote on X that he will be weighing in on layer 2 networks differently in his public posts from now on – omitting mentions of those projects that aren’t decentralized enough. To merit any ink, they have …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced a change in how he will discuss Layer 2 (L2) projects starting next year. In a Sept. 12 X post, Buterin said he would only publicly recognize L2s that have reached Stage 1 or higher in their decentralization efforts regardless of his investment. He stated: …

Crypto holders in Europe will now be able to spend their crypto almost anywhere from the safety of their self-custodial wallets thanks to a new payment card from Mastercard. Mercuryo, a fintech platform for web3 firms, announced its collaboration with the payments provider on Thursday to launch “Spend” – a …

Mastercard has teamed up with crypto payment provider Mercuryo to launch a new debit card called “Spend” that allows users to make payments directly from their self-custodial wallets using digital assets, including Bitcoin. According to a Sept. 5 statement, Mercuryo explained that “Spend” is a multi-chain crypto card that connects directly …

It’s been well reported that the allure of crypto has proven too much to resist for the family of former President Donald Trump, even in the midst of a major national campaign with fewer than two months to the election. CoinDesk reporters managed to get their hands on the secret …