According to ChainCatcher, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has risen to 4.209%, marking its highest level since early September. The market is currently anticipating the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and economic forecasts. While there is a general expectation that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points, investors are concerned that the Fed might indicate limited room for further rate cuts in the future. Analysts from TD Securities predict that the Federal Reserve will signal that any subsequent rate cuts will depend on economic data performance. They also note that if yields rise further following the decision, the increase may be limited and could soon see a slight decline.

Bitcoin Magazine reported on the X platform that American Bitcoin, backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has purchased an additional 416 BTC. The entity now holds a total of 4,784 BTC.

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared on the X platform that occasional delays in achieving finality are not problematic. Finality is intended to ensure that blocks are not rolled back. If a significant client error causes finality to be delayed by a few hours, it is acceptable as long as erroneous blocks are not finalized. During such delays, the blockchain continues to operate. Computer science Ph.D. Fabrizio Romano Genovese agrees with Buterin, noting that when finality is lost, Ethereum resembles Bitcoin more closely. He explained that Ethereum's finality mechanism involves a block being 'justified' when it receives over 66% of validator votes. After two epochs, or 64 blocks, the block is 'finalized.' A spokesperson from Polygon highlighted that the lack of finality affects infrastructure reliant on it, such as certain cross-chain or Layer 2 bridges. Polygon will continue to operate normally, but transfers from Ethereum to side chains may be delayed until finality is restored. Similarly, AggLayer will delay transactions from Ethereum to Layer 2 until finality is achieved again.

According to PANews, a previously dormant Ethereum address containing 850 ETH has been activated after 10.4 years. The current value of the holdings is approximately $2.81 million. Back in 2015, the value of the holdings was only $263.

An Ethereum ICO wallet (0x782F) with 850 ETH (worth $2.82 million) has just transferred 1 ETH to Coinbase after more than 10 years of inactivity. The wallet holder invested only $263.50 in the ICO, receiving 850 ETH, now worth $2.82 million, representing a 10,684-fold return.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 4.209%, its highest level since early September, as the market awaits the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and economic forecasts. While the market widely expects the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points, investors are concerned that the Fed may signal limited room for further rate cuts. TD Securities analysts predict the Fed will signal that further rate cuts will depend on economic data. However, the U.S. interest rate market has largely priced in this stance. Therefore, analysts point out that if yields rise further after the decision is announced, the magnitude may be limited, and a slight pullback is likely to occur soon. (Jinshi)

Pundi AI has announced a strategic partnership with daGama, a real-world location (RWL) platform. daGama connects real-world experiences with Web3 through travel, dining, and local exploration, providing users with trusted recommendations, wallet check-ins, and social rewards. With over 360,000 connected wallets and a rapidly growing mobile user base, daGama is a leading consumer application that combines real-world behavior with blockchain technology. This partnership combines daGama's trusted location data with Pundi AI's verifiable data infrastructure, turning real-world data such as reviews, check-ins, and exploration trends into AI signals with on-chain traceability. Users gain ownership of the value of their data as they contribute it, transforming exploration into economic opportunities. In the future, the two companies will launch joint products, including verifiable experience proof datasets, AI agents based on trusted travel and merchant data, and new incentive mechanisms for global merchants and local explorers, jointly driving the development of an open AI ecosystem.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated on the X platform that occasionally losing finality is not a major issue, as finality is designed to ensure blocks are not rolled back. If a significant client error causes an occasional delay of a few hours in finality, it is acceptable as long as the erroneous block is not finalized, and the chain will continue to operate during this time. Computer science PhD Fabrizio Romano Genovese agreed with Buterin, noting that Ethereum becomes more like Bitcoin when finality is lost. He explained that Ethereum's finality mechanism works by "justifying" a block when it receives more than 66% of the validators' votes, and then "finalizing" it after two more epochs (64 blocks). A Polygon spokesperson stated that the lack of finality would affect infrastructure that relies on it, such as certain cross-chain or Layer 2 bridges, but Polygon will continue to operate normally; only transfers from Ethereum to sidechains may be delayed, pending the restoration of finality. AggLayer will also delay transactions from Ethereum to L2 until finality is achieved again.

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Vitalik Buterin downplayed Ethereum’s recent brush with finality loss, saying temporary delays are fine if the wrong block is not finalized, and experts mostly agree. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-ethereum-finality-bug-experts-bridges?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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