BIP-110, a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal aiming to ban Ordinals-style data inscriptions, is approaching its activation window in early August 2026 with only about 0.31% miner signaling support. The proposal seeks a one-year soft fork to restrict data embedding in transactions, addressing concerns about fee increases and node costs but risks causing a chain split due to low miner backing. Critics warn of technical flaws and ecosystem disruption, while supporters argue it could curb spam and draw parallels to past user-activated forks. The mandatory signaling window starting around August 7 will determine if the proposal can enforce compliance despite limited miner consensus, with potential impacts on Bitcoin's network stability and governance.
Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, plans to begin production of its in-house Iris AI chip in September. This move is part of Meta's strategy to double its computing capacity to 14 gigawatts, enhancing its AI and data processing capabilities. The new chip ...
Stacks protocol has reached 1.6 million total wallets, marking significant user adoption beyond niche use. Recent developments include the launch of stBTC, a liquid staking token allowing Bitcoin holders to earn yield while using tokens in DeFi. The ...
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) has gained about 12% year-to-date, outperforming the cap-weighted SPDR S&P 500 ETF's 10% rise. This performance reverses recent mega-cap dominance, with RSP's portfolio heavily tilted towards semiconductor s...
The US and UK have announced a joint taskforce to regulate stablecoins and tokenized assets, emphasizing fully backed stablecoins with high-quality liquid assets to reduce systemic risks. The UK is implementing detailed rules for stablecoin issuers, ...
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas predicts U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs will eventually reach new record highs, following a pattern similar to gold ETFs which experienced cycles of gains and drawdowns before reclaiming top status. Despite recent price drops...
