1.a16z: Understanding Jolt zkVM Related Thoughts and Clarifications We’ve been working on Lasso+Jolt (our new simple high-performance lookup argument and zkVM) technology and making steady progress since the keynote paper and Lasso deployment last summer, to the release of the fully open source Jolt implementation last month. Click to read

2. Solana chain issued nearly 500,000 tokens in May. Why can it be so far ahead?

According to data compiled by The Block Pro, 455,000 tokens were created on Solana in May. In comparison, 177,000 tokens were created on the Ethereum Layer 2 basic version and 39,000 tokens were created on the BNB chain. The Ethereum mainnet and Layer 2 networks Arbitrum and Optimism have each created less than 20,000 tokens.Click to read

3.Galaxy Hardcore Report: Seven Case Studies to Understand the Ethereum Governance Process

Who manages Ethereum? Who decides when and what changes are made to the Ethereum protocol? How much say do the end users of the Ethereum protocol have in influencing the actions and decisions of Ethereum core developers? In this report, Christine Kim sheds light on the Ethereum governance issue by providing a comprehensive overview of the processes and institutions involved in the decision-making process. She also discusses key events in Ethereum’s history where coordination between developers and the broader Ethereum community was both desperately needed and controversial.Click to read

4. Is Telegram the killer app for cryptocurrency?

The blockchain industry has built extensive web3 infrastructure that promises to bring about a vibrant garden of decentralized applications. Central to this vision is the promise of the “killer app” — that mysterious global product that will achieve cult-like status and magically convert the most skeptical technology users into web 2.0 users. Yet, despite numerous applications achieving modest success with thousands or millions of users, that breakthrough moment remains elusive year after year. However, a critical consumer behavior shift is quietly underway with The Open Network (TON), which is tightly integrated with Telegram’s app and is poised to revolutionize the existing landscape. Telegram is an application that has supported cryptocurrency adoption, education, and coordination around the world since the early days, and is now paving the way for web3 at full speed. It’s been with us… We believe that Telegram will now help solve the listing and user experience challenges of cryptocurrency, while driving transparent transactions by settling on a public blockchain. Click to read

5. Satoshi Nakamoto, institutions and whales: Who holds the most Bitcoin?

With nearly 500 million wallet addresses, Bitcoin has become a game-changer that is destined to last forever.

As the king of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has gone through a long and challenging journey since it began trading quietly in 2009, with hundreds of thousands of transactions being carried out every day. But do you know who are the big Bitcoin holders? Click to read