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  • Ethereum is scaling: TPS, gas limit up as validators back 45M target
    by Martin Young on July 21, 2025 at 4:12 am

    Ethereum’s gas limit climbed over 37 million, with 47% of validators supporting a jump to 45 million. Ethereum’s throughput ticked up on Sunday as more validators signalled their support for increasing Ethereum’s gas limit to 45 million units, which will reduce transaction fees and enable improved network scaling.  Ethereum’s gas limit rose to over 37.3 million units on Sunday, according to Etherscan, up almost 3% from levels late last week, while several blocks were proposed with higher gas limits.The latest gas limit increase represents the first significant climb since February, when it was raised from 30 million to 36 million.Read more

  • UK working to sell $7B in seized Bitcoin to boost budget: Report
    by Jesse Coghlan on July 21, 2025 at 3:40 am

    A new report suggests the UK Treasury is working to sell up to $7 billion worth of seized Bitcoin, but one person has slammed the report as “sensationalism” amid a crypto bull run. The UK is reportedly eyeing the sale of over 5 billion British pounds ($6.7 billion) worth of seized Bitcoin to help fill a deficit in the country’s budget.The Home Office and the head of the country’s Treasury, Rachel Reeves, are working with law enforcement to sell off its stockpile of seized Bitcoin (BTC) and plans to make a system to store the crypto to handle the sell-off, The Telegraph reported on Saturday.Such a sale could potentially dent a recently renewed Bitcoin and crypto rally.Read more

  • Fix incoming for MetaMask bug that’s slowly killing solid-state drives
    by Stephen Katte on July 21, 2025 at 2:27 am

    Consensys says it’s aware of a small number of MetaMask users reporting “unusually high disk activity” and will be issuing a fix very soon. Consensys, the blockchain firm behind MetaMask, has confirmed it will be “imminently” releasing a fix for its MetaMask browser extension after users reported it has been writing hundreds of gigabytes of data per day into their solid-state drives, potentially shortening their lifespan. Speaking to Cointelegraph, a Consensys spokesperson confirmed there has been “usually high disk activity” affecting certain MetaMask users.One of the more recent reports came from a user under the handle ripper31337, who said in a GitHub bug report on June 24 that after a fresh install of the MetaMask extension on Chromium-based browsers, such as Chrome, Edge and Opera, they discovered it was continuously writing data to the solid state drives (SSDs) in the background without user interaction.Read more

  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
    by Cointelegraph on July 20, 2025 at 9:56 pm

    Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Stategy co-founder Michael Saylor signals another Bitcoin purchase, Circle’s Dante Disparte says the GENIUS Act ensures tech giants and banks can’t dominate the stablecoin market without facing strict structural and regulatory hurdles, and Bitcoin social media dominance has surged which may signal a local top. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin purchase on Sunday by posting the Bitcoin (BTC) chart he typically posts before the company makes a purchase the following day.“Stay Humble. Stack Sats,” Saylor wrote on X, while teasing the upcoming BTC purchase to followers on social media.Read more

  • AI and blockchain are already disrupting legacy education system
    by Vince Quill on July 20, 2025 at 8:32 pm

    Projects across multiple educational sectors are leveraging AI and blockchain to provide more accessible alternatives to students. Artificial intelligence and blockchain are disrupting legacy education systems by expanding access to education through alternative credentialing systems and AI-powered content. John von Seggern, an online educator and founder of the Futureproof Music School, an online school that teaches students electronic music production, currently uses an AI assistant to help structure and supplement courses for his students.The educator told Cointelegraph that he plans on rolling out blockchain-based credentials for those who complete the educational courses, providing verifiable proof that they have completed the programs and attained a sufficient understanding of the material.Read more