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In a poignant milestone for Ethereum’s scaling saga, Matter Labs has announced the planned deprecation of ZKsync Lite—the blockchain’s inaugural zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup—in 2026. Launched in June 2020 as ZKsync 1.0, this payments-focused Layer 2 solution pioneered validity proofs for batched transactions, slashing fees and boosting throughput while anchoring security to Ethereum’s mainnet. Today, with ~$50 million in bridged assets …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reignited discussions on network economics with a fresh proposal for a trustless, on-chain gas futures market—framed as a prediction market on the Base Fee—to deliver long-term predictability amid scaling uncertainties. Shared in an X post on December 6, 2025, the idea counters persistent user skepticism: With current fees at multi-year lows (0.47 gwei, ~$0.01 for …

Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) is drafting rules to repeal its May 2022 prohibition, potentially allowing traditional banks to offer cryptocurrency trading and custody services under a stringent new framework. This shift, reported December 8, 2025, aligns with President Javier Milei’s pro-crypto stance and aims to formalize the $93.9 billion in crypto volume (July 2022–June 2025), second-highest in Latin America per …

Harvard University’s endowment, managed by the Harvard Management Company (HMC), has aggressively ramped up its cryptocurrency exposure, disclosing a $443 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF as of Q3 2025—its largest publicly reported position. This marks a 257% surge from $117 million in Q2, representing 6.8 million shares and about 0.75–1% of the $57 billion endowment. Notably, …

Bitcoin (BTC) is teetering on the edge today, December 8, 2025, trading around $88,000 after a volatile weekend flush below $88K liquidated $171 million in longs, only for a $3,500 rebound to $91.2K that crushed $75 million in shorts. Now, BTC hovers at the pivotal 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level—from the 2022 lows to October’s $126K peak—acting as a make-or-break support …