Topic: #tech
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Bitcoin BIP-110 fork deadline nears with zero miner support
BIP-110, a proposal to cap arbitrary data on Bitcoin for one year, faces August's lock-in deadline with virtually no miner backing and fierce opposition from Michael Saylor and Adam Back, who argue the consensus fight poses greater risk than the spam it aims to solve.
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Ethereum AI discovers validator bug, but humans must verify findings
The Ethereum Foundation deployed AI agents to hunt for bugs in validator software and discovered a remotely triggerable crash (CVE-2026-34219). But most of the work went into separating genuine vulnerabilities from confident-sounding false positives.
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Ethereum preparing "biggest rebuild" since Merge, Buterin reveals
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined Lean Ethereum, a three-to-four-year protocol redesign that will replace nearly every major component while elevating quantum resistance and privacy to top priorities.
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Bitcoin touches $63,882 overnight, retreats as sellers step in
Bitcoin briefly climbed to $63,882 early in the week before reversing to around $62,900 as sellers moved in. A weaker-than-expected jobs report lifted crypto markets, though upcoming CPI data could cap further gains.
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Bitcoin holds $63K as SpaceX IPO lifts risk sentiment; BOJ set to hike to 31-year high
Bitcoin trades near $63,000 on June 12 as SpaceX's IPO drives risk-asset appetite, while the Bank of Japan prepares to raise its policy rate to 1% from 0.75% on June 16—the highest level since 1995. A carry-trade unwind could drain global liquidity.
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Nasdaq tumbles 4% as jobs data revives rate-hike fears, Bitcoin drops below $60K
The Nasdaq Composite sank roughly 4% on June 5 after stronger-than-expected employment data reignited expectations of Federal Reserve tightening, sending AI stocks and Bitcoin into sharp decline as investors flee risk assets.
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Vitalik Buterin proposes options-based alternative to DeFi liquidations
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research proposal suggesting options contracts could replace collateralized debt positions in DeFi, reducing sudden liquidations and oracle dependency.