James Howells, who lost 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth approximately $905 million in 2013 after accidentally discarding a hard drive containing the cryptocurrency, has abandoned recovery efforts to pursue a new decentralized finance (DeFi) venture. The British IT professional will develop… Read More »James Howells Shifts Focus to Bitcoin Layer-2 Project After Failing to Recover $905M in Lost BTC
Major crypto conferences in August 2025—including SBC’25 and ETHGlobal New York—are poised to significantly influence Ethereum and Bitcoin markets through advancements in blockchain technology. The events will center on critical themes such as network security, scalability enhancements, and Ethereum protocol… Read More »Upcoming Blockchain Events Set to Drive Major Market and Innovation Shifts in Ethereum, Bitcoin Ecosystems
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has underscored the critical importance of Layer 2 scaling solutions for enhancing the network’s transaction capacity while preserving the security and trust-minimized properties of Ethereum’s base layer. He emphasized that Layer 2 protocols must effectively leverage… Read More »Vitalik Buterin Advocates Layer 2 Solutions to Scale Ethereum While Preserving Core Security