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Solana’s firedancer recommends the uncapping block compute-unit limit

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Welcome to the protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrapping of the most important story of cryptocurrency tech. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a CoinDesk reporter.

In this issue:

Firedancer devs from Jump Crypto push Solana toward larger blocks
Luke Dashjr denied
UN: Experiment with pension funds confirms the blockchain as ‘ultimate’ tech identity
Gate roll out token launcher ‘gate fun’ on the new layer-2 network

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Fireredancer Devs suggest removing the compute unit limit of level: In a bold shift for Solana’s scaling roadmap, the Jump Crypto’s Fireredancer Development Team has submitted a proposalknown as SIMD-0370, which will remove the limit of the compute unit of the block level. Change, which the team suggested will be implemented following the expansion of The upgrading of allenglowA new regime of throughput can be unlocked by letting the block manufacturers with larger blocks. Under today’s design, each block is tied by a maximum allowable compute unit, a safety measure and maximum work cargo intended to stop validators from overweight. Currently, Solana limit is 60 million compute-unit. Earlier this year, another group of Solana Core developers submitted a paper that argued To lift the limit to 100 million compute-unit. But with the upcoming upgrade of Allenglow, some developers said the cap was no longer needed. And if that cover is raised, the blocks can fit as many transactions as possible, depending on how high their validators are. Supporters said this flexibility could make Solana more resilient in times of high demand, such as when new tokens were launching or DeFI spike activity. Larger blocks mean that many transactions can go through, reducing congestion types and traders fail that users fail. However, some argue that blocks now in Solana are not full so there will be no tangible differences for end users. – Margaux Nijkerkk Read more.

Bitcoin Dev has doubled the denial of hard fork: Debates Bitcoin’s future is nothing newBut this week the discussion lasted on a deeper edge. One of the long-term bitcoin servants is in the middle of a storm about incompetence, censorship and what means to “save” the protocol. Controversy rose on September 25th, following a Article published by The Rage The claim to reveal that Luke Dashjr, Bitcoin Knots’ software caregiver, promotes a tough fork to install a trusted Multisig committee with the power to retroactively change the blockchain, evaluate transactions and remove the prohibited content. A Blockchain Hard Fork is a permanent difference -different from the previous version of the blockchain software, asking all participants to upgrade to the new protocol because the new and old versions are incompatible. The piece mentioned purported leaked text message in which Dashjr warned: “Either bitcoin died or we had to trust someone.” The story spread throughout X. Dashjr Related claims directly. “The fact is that I haven’t suggested a hardfork or any kind, and these evil actors just cling to the straw to deceive me and try to break my efforts to rescue Bitcoin again,” he wrote. Anger responded to a meme on the impact of asking to know who sent the leak messages shared by its story. Dashjr repeated his position several times in the following 24 hours. “Nope, nothing has changed. No one is calling for a hard fork anyway.” He posted. In another response, he underlined: “There is no difficult fork.” – Jamie Crawley Read more.

Un dabbles in blockchain: The United Nations relies on blockchain technology to overhaul its own pension system, and a Studying that process The end of the change is the “ultimate technology for verifying digital identity,” which has increased to the UN towards expanding the system and sharing it with other international groups. The UN – that has explored various blockchain tools Over the years – it has been tested at their United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), according to a white paper released this week that suggested its use in confirming people’s identity can help with security, efficiency and transparency. In collaboration with The Hyperledger FoundationThe UN seeks to “improve and secure the UN pension process worldwide by placing an infrastructure supported by digital labor identity.” The UN Pension Fund is working in a 70 -year -old system to identify beneficiaries in 190 countries, relying on a paper -based approach to prove more than 70,000 beneficiaries they say they are, still alive and where they claim. It was prone to error and abuse, and resulted in nearly 1,400 payment suspensions per year, according to the document. So the organization moved to the blockchain -powered blockchain, starting with a 2020 pilot program and a 2021 implementation. “The transition from physical documentation has significantly reduced the processing times previously spent receiving, opening, scanning, and carrying out paper documents,” the paper said. – Jesse Hamilton Read more.

Gate Roll out token Launcher: The Crypto Exchange Gate opens Gate Fun, an On-chain platform that allows users to issue and trade tokens without coding. The platform runs on the gate layer, the company Layer-2 network recently launched Built on OP Stack. Gate users can create tokens under one minute by paying a small gas fee to GT, the native token of the network. Similar to the popular token launcher pump.fun, token parameters such as name, symbol, and initial purchase options can be customized through a one-click interface. Gate satisfaction can be accessible both through web3 wallets such as the gate’s metamask and own system. The tokens launched on the platform can be exchanged with many gate products, including Gate Alpha, Meme Go and Swap. – Oliver Knight Read more.

In other news

The approach (MSTR) will post revenue for the second quarter in succession in the third quarter thanks to the increase in bitcoin price. That will revival the company for the potential integration of S&P 500. According to Jeff Walton. Over the past four quarter, MSTR will get about $ 22.80 per part. Factors of analysis of an estimated tax liability of $ 970 million, leaving a net income of approximately $ 2.9 billion. The review ends with an estimated trailing twelve-month income per section (EPS) of $ 22.8, reflecting positive EPs in Q2 and an estimated positive EPS in Q3 2025 ($ 32.6 and $ 10.1, respectively) offset negative results in Q4 2024 and Q1 2025- James Van Straten Read more.
Swiss Digital Asset Bank Rinse has launched a new investment vehicle designed to produce yield in Bitcoin without reducing investors exposure to its price movements. The BTC Alpha Fund, developed in partnership with Athens-based Starboard Digital, uses arbitration techniques to target the net annual return of 8%-10%, which is paid directly to Bitcoin. The funds have been domicile with the Cayman Islands and caters with professional and institutional investors. By converting arbitrations to Bitcoin, participants can increase the number of coins they hold while still benefiting from long-term appreciation for bitcoin prices. Sygnum said the product gained strong interest from clients looking for institutional grade yield options on digital properties. The funding will come as investors in the institution are looking to exceed only Bitcoin’s handling of their portfolio and use decentralized finances (DEFI) to generate more income from their BTC handles. Bitcoin Defi has gained popularity and has the potential to open a massive market, according to analysts. – Ian Allison Read more.

Regulation and policy

The White House has withdrawn from former Futures Futures trade commissioner Brian Quintenz to run the agency on Tuesday, eliminating a monthly against the choice of president Donald Trump for the agency chairman. Trump tapped Quintenz shortly after the office. Quintenz joined Andreessen Horowitz’s global policy leader, and has been a counselor to companies such as market prophecy Butili since leaving the CFTC following his term as commissioner. – Nikhilesh de Read more.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has to cracked the door to accept crypto keeping with a wide range of companies that have gained state charts as trust companies -a list that will incorporate the affiliated trust of Coinbase, Kraken and other high-profile names in crypto. The Sec’s Division of Investment Management has released a The so -called letter without action on Tuesday. – Jesse Hamilton Read more.