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Vitalik Buterin Targets 100,000 TPS in Ethereum's Evolution
On October 17, Vitalik Buterin published a blog post detailing Ethereum’s 2023 roadmap, titled The Surge, along with his vision for the future of the blockchain. He explains how Ethereum aims to achieve greater scalability while preserving decentralization through a mix of technological advancements.Australia Intensifies Crackdown on Fraudulent Websites
Since the start of 2023, the Australian financial regulator (ASIC) has closed over 7,300 fraudulent investment websites and schemes, including 615 cryptocurrency projects. Fake investments continue to be a major issue, with Australians losing over $1.3 billion to such scams in the past year. What Is Bitcoin Virtual Machine (BVM)?
Bitcoin Virtual Machine, shortly BitVM or BVM, is a blockchain infrastructure that brings complex smart contracts to the Bitcoin Network, thus enabling new use cases for it. The solution was first proposed in the paper “BitVM: Compute Anything on Bitcoin” by developer Robin Linus on October 9, 2023. SEC Began Investigating Ethereum Back in 2023
Newly revealed documents from a Consensys lawsuit indicate that the SEC's committee approved an investigation named "Ethereum 2.0" in April 2023. According to Fox Business, these documents provide insights into the SEC's evolving views on Ethereum's classification as a security. 
Saudi Arabia Invests $750 Million in Augmented Reality
Since early 2023, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) injected more than $750 million into Magic Leap, an augmented reality company. The investments were split into two tranches: $590 million at the start of 2023 and $160 million a year later as convertible debt. SEC Shuts Down Office Following Defeat in Crypto Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will close its regional office in Salt Lake City, and two of its attorneys have resigned. This decision follows the regulator's defeat in court against the mining company Digital Licensing and its DEBT Box project, which began in July 2023. Dapper Labs Under SEC's Secret Scrutiny
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States secretly investigated Dapper Labs, known for its NFT initiatives, concluding its probe on September 29, 2023. Fortune, an American business publication, disclosed this based on an internal agency document. Stand With Crypto and US Politicians' Views on Digital Assets
Stand With Crypto is a US-based non-profit organization. It was launched in August 2023 by the crypto exchange Coinbase with a mission to unite the crypto community to voice their opinions on crypto regulations, communicate with policymakers, and influence legal decisions. 
What Is Sui? Are There Any Tradeoffs to Its Fast Performance?
Since its mainnet launch in May 2023, Sui has grown into one of the largest blockchains. According to DefiLlama, currently, the network’s TVL (Total Value Locked) across different apps stands above $1 billion. Over the last year, Sui’s native coin has been up by around 430%. 
Rust: Review of the Programming Language
The Rust programming language has been widely adopted by tech companies. In 2023, Microsoft announced rewriting core Windows libraries in Rust, and Google has been using Rust in its Android code. Rust is the core language of Solana, Polkadot, Near, and many other blockchains. Why is the language popular, and what is it used for? Read on to find out. Restaking: A Strategy to Boost Capital Efficiency
April 2023 marked a pivotal update in the Ethereum blockchain with Shapella (Shanghai + Capella), enabling the withdrawal of ETH from staking. This innovation gave rise to restaking, a method that allows locked ETH to be utilized both within the Ethereum main network and across various protocols. 