Core Insights - Bitcoin is down 4% for the year, leading investors to seek alternatives, with Bitcoin Cash showing a promising increase of 30% and ranking as the 11th-largest cryptocurrency [1] - The performance of Bitcoin Cash this year is viewed as a market anomaly, as historically, Bitcoin tends to outperform Bitcoin Cash significantly [7][8] Comparison of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash - Bitcoin Cash is a hard fork of Bitcoin, sharing the same core algorithm and a lifetime circulating supply of 21 million coins, but differing in block size, making Bitcoin Cash more suitable for peer-to-peer transactions [2][3] - The fundamental difference in perception of Bitcoin lies in its role as either a "store of value" or a "medium of exchange," with Bitcoin Cash being favored for transactions [5] Historical Context - Bitcoin Cash launched in August 2017, with proponents arguing it aligns more closely with the original vision of Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, unlike Bitcoin which has not been widely used for transactions [4]

Fusaka rollout kicks off Ethereum’s new twice-a-year hard-fork schedule https://t.co/DXIsmQpGuZ ...

Upgrade Overview - BNB Chain's Fermi Hard Fork introduces 5 new BEPs [1] - The upgrade aims for faster block times and major MEV optimizations [1]

RT BSCN (@BSCNews)🚨 @BNBCHAIN’S BIGGEST UPGRADE YET?The upcoming Fermi Hard Fork brings 5 new BEPs, faster block times, and major MEV optimizations. Here are the details 👇https://t.co/0u2fzhl4id ...

Berachain distributes hard fork binary to address Balancer V2 exploit https://t.co/aeBma3Ws2l ...

Ethereum Network Update - Ethereum's Fusaka hard fork will activate EIP-7825, introducing a per-transaction gas limit of approximately 16.78 million [1] - The gas limit change aims to improve block efficiency and enable future parallel execution [1] - The cap does not affect the total block gas limit [1] Impact and Required Actions - Most transactions are expected to remain unaffected by the change [1] - Batch deployment scripts and transaction tools may require updates to accommodate the new gas limit [1] - The change is already live on Holesky and Sepolia testnets and will take effect on mainnet with Fusaka [1]

Group 1: Bitcoin DeFi Engagement - Bitcoin holders show significant hesitance towards engaging with Bitcoin decentralized finance (BTCFi), with 77% having never tried a BTCFi platform according to a survey by GoMining [1] - Only 10% of respondents reported experimenting with BTCFi once or twice, while a mere 8% actively use BTCFi services for yield or lending [1] - Despite the low engagement, there is a strong interest in earning yield on BTC, with 73% of respondents expressing interest in lending or staking, and 42% wanting liquidity access without selling [1] Group 2: Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade - Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade has successfully passed its test run on the Holesky test network, moving closer to its mainnet launch [2] - The upgrade aims to reduce costs for institutions using Ethereum by introducing PeerDAS, which allows validators to check only part of the necessary data [2] - Holesky test network has shown signs of age and reliability issues, and Fusaka will be the last upgrade before the network shuts down two weeks post-launch [2]

Network Update - Polygon PoS 主网硬分叉已成功完成 [1] - 状态同步和共识最终确定已完全恢复 [1] - 里程碑和检查点的处理已恢复 [1] Monitoring and Stability - Polygon 基金会将继续密切监控网络，以确保稳定运行 [1]