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Ethereum’s RISC-V Pivot: Vitalik Buterin Reveals Why eWASM Was Abandoned

TLDR: Delays in The Merge combined with SNARK advances prompted Ethereum to reconsider its eWASM strategy. RISC-V architecture offers superior SNARK-friendliness compared to WebAssembly-based alternatives. Multiple zkEVM implementations adopted RISC-V…

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Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

Coinbase said a former customer support agent was arrested in India as investigators probe a breach tied to insider bribery and customer data theft. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said…

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