Eden Au
Research Director at The Block
Eden Au is Research Director at TheBlock. He specialises in blockchain technology, DeFi, machine learning, and control theory. I usually code in Python and Solidity. He obtained a Master's degree in Engineering in Information Engineering from the University of Oxford.
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Elon should remove the block button from millennials using this app
Aave is targetting non-crypto native users. In a recent interview with The Block, @aave founder @StaniKulechov explained that Aave App is purpose-built to hit users with "less understanding" about blockchain and crypto. The narrative makes sense - $AAVE is the dominant force in the DeFi lending se
Bitcoin already pays miners with the block subsidy and transaction fees. If that's not profitable, inefficient miners shut down, efficient miners take over, and difficulty adjusts. That's how Bitcoin works. Not by stuffing blocks with garbage to prop up bad business models.
Thank you to Start9 for patching the Block Slop consensus bug that is in the BIP 110 activation client, left unpatched by @dathon_ohm and @LukeDashjr
THE BLOCK: HTX has been rotating wallets across four blockchains to avoid screening ever since UK authorities sanctioned the platform in May for facilitating illicit Russian fund flows, TRM Labs said in a new report. https://t.co/lBOhXso5FM
Jito Labs 推出 Solana 自托管交易平台 JTX，首批支持 cbBTC、SOL、HYPE、Meme 币，以及代币化股票和 ETF 等资产现货交易，并提供限价单、自动执行和条件订单等专业工具。JTX 将把 80% 的交易手续费收入分配给 Jito DAO，用于回购并销毁 JTO，其余 20% 分配给推荐人。平台后续计划上线永续合约、预测市场及原生移动应用。（The Block ） wublock123.com/news/jito-laun…
Bitcoin Surpasses $66,000, Up 3% in 24 Hours
据 The Block 报道，英国议会数字资产跨党派小组已启动调查，评估当地加密行业开设及保留银行账户面临的困难，以及银行对加密交易实施的限制。 https://wublock123.com/news/uk-parliament-crossparty-probe-crypto-banking-services-64999
世界杯落幕后 Kalshi 与 Polymarket 未平仓合约从峰值回落 20% 据 The Block 数据，世界杯决赛前数日，Kalshi 与 Polymarket 合计未平仓合约（OI）已从 7 月初约 20 亿美元峰值下降 20%。按周平滑计算，总 OI 从 5 月底约 12 亿美元升至 7 月 5 日当周近 18 亿美元，随后回落至 7 月 19 日当周约 15 亿美元。 交易量下滑更为剧烈：Kalshi 体育交易量从 7 月 5 日当周约 90 亿美元峰值降至约 40 亿美元（降幅约 55%），Polymarket 从约 23 亿美元降至 7.4 亿美元（降幅近 70%）。赛
更新：特朗普已同意伦理条款，为《Clarity法案》扫清最后障碍 据The Block，特朗普已同意《Clarity法案》伦理条款，此前该条款一直是法案通过的最后障碍。 条款旨在限制总统等联邦官员任期内从数字资产获利，争议核心此前围绕特朗普的Meme币及其家族公司World Liberty Financial。 法案文本最快近期公布，随后交由参议院表决，参议院需在8月首周前完成投票，通过后将送回众议院并最终提交特朗普签署。