EVM
Bitcoin Price Bursts Above $45K; Sei Network’s SEI Token Rallies
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie takes a closer look at the latest headlines moving the crypto markets, including why the price of bitcoin (BTC) has started 2024 on a roll. Traders from Polymarket seem confident one or more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in bitcoin will go live in the U.S. within two weeks. Plus, the rise in popularity of EVM-compliant blockchains and the parallelization process is driving the growth of the Sei Network's SEI token.
Polygon Q4 Transaction Volatility Linked to FTX Collapse, ZK Rollup Testing: Nansen
According to Nansen, the Ethereum scaling tool Polygon saw wide swings in daily transactions and active addresses during the fourth quarter as users scrambled to move funds during the epic meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange. The tremendous addition of daily addresses was also partly due to Polygon’s zero-knowledge EVM public testnet launch. "The Hash" panel discusses the report and the outlook for Polygon.
Mythical Games CEO on Building EVM-Compatible Chain in Anticipation of PoS
Mythical Games CEO John Linden says the company has been an early believer in proof-of-stake, building its own mythical blockchain forked off EOS.IO. He adds that the chain, currently in testnet, is fully EVM compatible in anticipation of Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake.
