Igor Igamberdiev
Team at The Block · Head of Research at Wintermute
Igor Igamberdiev is Head of Research at Wintermute, formerly at Paradigm and Director of Research at The Block.
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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
Closing the loop on the Ethereum Security QF Round hosted by @Giveth. Fuzzing for ZK Systems received 5.4 ETH in matching funds. Huge thanks to the donors who made this round possible, @thedaofund, @Quantstamp, @wintermute_t. And to the Giveth team. The funds are strengthening two open-source zk fu
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
Did you know Ethereum security has its own holiday? May 27. On May 27, 2025, @wintermute_t put $1M into SEAL. On May 27, 2026, they put $200k into the matching pool for the Ethereum Security QF Round we ran with @thedaofund. May 27 is basically Christmas for Ethereum security and Wintermute is S
RT @emparedad0: It's time for a new Dune dashboard from @wintermute_t Research team! It features tracking of various metrics of adoption…
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