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The funding scale of the Zcash development grant program continues to expand, with the current net funding estimated at approximately 125 million USD, far exceeding current expenditure needs. Sean Bowe, co-founder of Zcash and current head of Tachyon, has proposed a draft suggesting the termination of the current 8% block reward allocated to ZCG in a future network upgrade.There are currently four proposals in the community regarding the development funding mechanism, which involve terminating ZCG grants, canceling the entire development fund grant mechanism, or gradually reducing the grant proportion to zero. Supporters believe that the current mechanism allows funds to accumulate as the price of ZEC rises, but ZCG is not directly controlled by holders; opponents worry that cutting development funds without alternative solutions may impact the subsequent development and maintenance of the protocol. All proposals are still in the discussion stage and have not yet been finalized.

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted that a batch of tokens he referred to as "Bitcoin clones from the 2017 era" has recently attracted market attention again.Among them, PRL rose 30% this week, with a fully diluted valuation (FDV) reaching $4.2 billion; QTC increased by 300% this month, achieving a valuation of $1.8 billion with a total supply of 21 million tokens. Interestingly, tokens with a fixed supply of 21 million have garnered billion-dollar valuations, which is quite noteworthy.

David Hoffman, the founder of Bankless, retweeted the compliance updates of the perpetual contract trading platform Lighter on X, stating, "Lighter's big market is back." During the Lighter third-quarter investor conference call the previous night, Hoffman, as an investor, asked whether, given that Lighter has had extensive prior communication with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the approval for the Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) licenses is expected to be granted earlier than the stipulated 180-day review period.Lighter's founder and CEO Vladimir Novakovski responded that extensive prior communication would make the process much smoother. He stated that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission currently has a lot on its plate, so he could not provide a specific timeline, but internally there is a fast-acting team, and the approval process is expected to go relatively smoothly. Previously, Hoffman had liquidated his ETH holdings and shifted to tokens like LIT, ZEC, and NEAR, which have all significantly outperformed ETH since then.

David Hoffman, the founder of Bankless, stated that the market for ZEC may not be over yet and provided his assessment of relative valuation: in this cycle, ZEC could reach 10% of BTC's market capitalization, and in the next cycle, it might reach 25%.

David Hoffman, the founder of the crypto media Bankless, stated in a post on X that if Bitcoin's daily closing price surpasses 86,600 USD, it will release a strong signal; if it further surpasses 87,400 USD, it will be an extremely bullish signal.

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on the X platform, stating, "We have now entered the altcoin season, and the real market moment has arrived earlier than expected." David Hoffman announced on May 21 that he had liquidated his ETH holdings and subsequently bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, all of which have significantly outperformed ETH.

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced on May 21 that he had liquidated his ETH holdings and subsequently bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, disclosing some entry prices: "NEAR at approximately $1.40, HYPE at approximately $45, ZEC at approximately $560, LIT at approximately $1.35."According to Gate market data, LIT is currently priced at $5.02, an increase of about 272% from the entry price; ZEC is currently priced at $1512.42, an increase of about 170%; NEAR is currently priced at $3.49, an increase of about 149%; HYPE is currently priced at $86.51, an increase of about 92%. Hoffman did not disclose the specific entry price for VVV, but if estimated at the May 21 price of $15.99, it is currently priced at $25.27, an increase of about 58%; during the same period, ETH rose from approximately $2127.47 to $2473.23, an increase of about 16%. The five altcoins he allocated significantly outperformed ETH during the same period.

DeFi researcher Ignas posted on X that Bankless founder David Hoffman sold his ETH and reallocated to several coins with the largest gains, such as LIT and ZEC, with NEAR also performing well, while only VVV underperformed the market. Although the market was filled with panic at that time, and it was very close to the bottom of ETH, the goal of aggressive crypto investors has always been to outperform BTC and ETH.Previously, it was reported that Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced in June this year that he had liquidated his ETH and bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT.

David Hoffman, co-founder of Bankless, stated that Bitcoin's current trend faces two possible paths: sideways consolidation or a final round of panic selling.He believes that Bitcoin is more likely to enter a sideways consolidation phase, with the bottom having basically appeared.

David Hoffman, the founder of Bankless who previously liquidated all ETH, posted on X about the newly established Ethlabs, stating: "The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has deliberately left a power vacuum for new organizational structures to emerge and influence the direction of Ethereum's development. I believe the direction led by Ethlabs represents the brightest future for Ethereum. I am pleased and will continue to support them on their path forward."Previously, David Hoffman publicly stated in late May that he had liquidated all ETH. Last night, several former Ethereum Foundation researchers announced the establishment of the nonprofit organization Ethlabs, aimed at promoting Ethereum's next phase of growth, with support from Bitmine, SharpLink, and Joe Lubin among others.

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on the X platform that after liquidating ETH, he immediately invested about 50% of the funds into VVV, NEAR, ZEC, and HYPE; the remaining 50% of the funds will be gradually invested as cash reserves through dollar-cost averaging, and has been fully used to buy LIT.On May 21, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced that he had liquidated all ETH. He then posted a detailed explanation of the reasons for liquidating Ethereum spot, emphasizing that this decision was not made on a whim.David stated that the grand narrative of "ETH is money" has not failed, but has been fully priced and played out to its rightful conclusion— the Ethereum network has achieved a valuation that matches its current accomplishments, but the ETH asset itself is unlikely to be repriced by the market, whether upwards or downwards. He remains extremely optimistic about the Ethereum network, believing that the ecosystem will be exceptionally prosperous, but only a small portion of these successes will continue to be reflected in the price of ETH.

In response to Bankless founder David Hoffman's liquidation of ETH, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams posted on the X platform stating that "ETH is Money" is the correct narrative, just different from most people's understanding.Hayden Adams stated that in the future, all assets will be tokenized, and people will hold the assets they value most, while the most decentralized monetary system will manifest as "an infinite form of currency competing with each other." He believes that with a low-cost, high-efficiency, 24/7 asset exchange system, there is no need for a single unit of account. He also claimed that Ethereum-based Uniswap is "the best decentralized monetary system," and it is still in its early stages.

Bankless founder David Hoffman explained his reasons for liquidating his ETH holdings in a post on X.Hoffman wrote: "I remain extremely optimistic about the Ethereum network and the entire ecosystem ------ Ethereum's architectural design exists to maximize the success probability of its applications, L2, and ecosystem. The 'fat-app' theory means that applications on Ethereum can capture the vast majority of transaction fee revenue; while the 'Rollup-centric' roadmap means that L2 can achieve profit margins of up to 97%.However, for the asset ETH itself, I find it increasingly difficult to see it being repriced by the market on a structural level ------ whether upwards or downwards. Therefore, my selling of ETH is not because I am bearish on ETH, but because I believe the narrative of 'ETH is Money' has essentially played out. I hope to allocate my funds to other opportunities in the market that I see."

According to crypto community user @0x_Lucas on X, Bankless has recently allegedly laid off most of its team members and has not issued a public statement or acknowledgment to assist the laid-off employees in finding new opportunities. Previously, Bankless BD Director Jean-Paul Faraj confirmed his departure, and co-founder Ryan Sean Adams subsequently publicly sought employment on X.At the same time, Adams officially stated that the first phase of Bankless has ended, noting that this marks the conclusion of his six-year collaboration with David exploring crypto, DeFi, and Ethereum, and that they have now entered the second phase. Adams indicated that he will transition to a supportive role to continue providing assistance to Bankless.

Bankless founder David Hoffman posted on the X platform that he has completely sold all his ETH.Meanwhile, Bankless co-founder Ryan Sean Adams stated that he still has a positive outlook on ETH. In addition, he revealed that the first phase of Bankless—his six-year collaboration with David Hoffman—has officially ended.