What's Next for ETH?
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Sponsor: Mantle โ Mass adoption of decentralized & token-governed technologies.
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- ๐ค ZKsync's ZK Token Goes Live. The ZK token is currently trading at a fully diluted value of $4.7 billion.
Read more on Bankless.com - ๐ฅ Tether Enters the Gold Game. The USDT giant releases a gold-backed stablecoin.
Read more on Bankless.com - ๐ SEC's Top Crypto Enforcer Quits. David Hirsch, head of the SECโs Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, steps down.
Read more on Bankless.com
๐ธ Daily Market Snapshot: Altcoin wreckage deepened today, even amid ZKsync's much-hyped token launch. ZK is trading at nearly half its pre-launch estimates, a disappointing debut that is also dressing down other tier-two L2 tokens like STRK.
Prices as of 5pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $2.41T | โ 1.1% | โ 4.7% |
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BTC $66,601 | โ 0.2% | โ 4.2% |
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ETH $3,520 | โ 2.0% | โ 4.0% |
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TON $7.74 | โ 3.8% | โ 8.0% |
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Ethereum is always pushing forward.
What's coming next? Pectra is the next major Ethereum upgrade, and itโs set to be an even bigger deal than Dencun was.
Pectra combines two previously planned upgrades: Prague (for the execution layer) and Electra (for the consensus layer). By merging these specs, Pectra aims to bring several ambitious improvements to Ethereum, making it more flexible and optimized than ever before.
What's Pectra all about? We've got you covered in today's article ๐
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Mass adoption of token-governed technologies. With Mantle Network โ an Ethereum rollup, Mantle Treasury, and a token holder governed roadmap for products and initiatives.
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It's been an insane year for Binance with a record fine, a record BNB pump, and CZ serving time in prison.
We caught up on all things Binance in this interview with the new CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, who talked about what's happened and what's ahead.
Citizens get access to Ryan & David's exclusive Debrief on the interview ๐
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