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BITFINITY AIMS TO ENHANCE BITCOIN ORDINALS WITH AN EVM ON ICP

Bitfinity, a new developer in the Ordinal Inscription protocol ecosystem, aims to integrate its Ethereum Virtual Machine with Bitcoin to support Bitcoin-enabled DeFi services using a sidechain on the Internet Computer. It has raised $7 million in funding to achieve this goal. Bitfinity's EVM opens up the Bitcoin ecosystem to novel use cases and applications. The company's future Bitcoin plans include adding BRC-20 tokens to its protocol, which will allow users to create meme-coins on the Bitcoin network.

BITCOIN ETFS STIR OPTIMISM, AMBIVALENCE, AND DREAD AMONG CRYPTO’S STAUNCHEST SUPPORTERS

The U.S. SEC's approval of bitcoin spot ETFs represents a significant merging of traditional finance and cryptocurrency, potentially transforming both sectors. While simplifying Bitcoin investment for mainstream audiences, this move raises concerns among crypto purists about centralization and deviation from Bitcoin's original decentralizing ethos. However, it's also seen as an essential step for the crypto's growth and wider acceptance.

VITALIK BUTERIN ENDORSES RAISING ETHEREUM GAS LIMIT BY 33% TO IMPROVE NETWORK CAPACITY

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has endorsed a proposal for a 33.3% increase in the Ethereum block gas limit from 30 million to 40 million units, a change that could enhance the network's capacity for processing transactions and executing smart contracts. The proposal aims to improve network efficiency without necessitating a hard fork, despite potential operational cost increases for nodes, as it can be implemented through validators adjusting their node configurations.

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