CoinSig — 2026-03-04 Crypto Market Report
Ethereum (ETH) is preparing structural changes to how blocks are built and who controls them. In a detailed post, Vitalik Buterin explained that the upcoming ‘Glamsterdam’ upgrade introduces ePBS (enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation). The goal is to prevent block builder centralization from creeping into validator centralization
Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has sparked debate across the Bitcoin community after submitting a pull request on GitHub to the Bitcoin Core repository proposing a one-time hard fork to recover roughly 79,956 BTC stolen from the platform in 2011. com.
The number sounds almost too big to take seriously. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a detailed technical roadmap on February 27 outlining how the network could handle up to 1,000 times its current transaction capacity — without pricing out the smaller node operators who keep the system decentralized. Related Reading: Bitcoin Sell-Off Slows Down, But The Road To Recovery Is Long — Analyst The document, which Buterin informally calls the “Strawmap,” breaks the work into three problem areas: execution, data, and state. Near-Term Upgrades Come First The closest item on the list is an upcoming protocol upgrade called “Glamsterdam
Buterin proposes replacing consensus-layer BLS signatures with hash-based schemes, such as Winternitz variants.
Poland’s main stock exchange, the biggest in the eastern part of Europe, has greenlighted the trading of several investment products based on major cryptocurrencies. The move comes amid regulatory uncertainty caused by the unsuccessful attempts of the Polish government to push through a law designed to align the nation’s crypto rules with the EU’s latest. […]
Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited has launched its “Genius Plan” with a $1 million Bitcoin purchase, describing current market conditions as a strategic entry window. Also, management framed the move as the opening step in a broader capital strategy more meaningful than just a short-term trade. com
Ethereum Foundation (EF) has introduced a new long-term roadmap called the ‘strawmap,’ outlining an ambitious vision for the network’s future. The document aggregates multiple upgrade ideas into a single visual timeline stretching toward the end of the decade. The release is sparking discussion about Ethereum (ETH)’s long-term direction
Vitalik Buterin is done with selling ETH for the funding of the Ethereum Foundation. However, the sales exceeded the initial plan.
Was Jane Street behind the dumps traders blame for sudden crashes, or did a lawsuit just flip the mood right now?
A TD Cowen analyst has delivered a strongly bullish take on Bitcoin (BTC), arguing that the asset’s fundamentals have never been stronger despite recent price volatility. The comments come as institutional investors continue debating Bitcoin’s long-term role in global finance. com
Updated at 04/03/2026, 22:10:37 UTC
Updated at 05/03/2026, 00:10:54 UTC