冰島優先考慮玉米而非比特幣，打擊加密貨幣挖礦

Iceland: Harvesting Corn or Hashing Bitcoin?

冰島：收穫玉米還是哈希比特幣？

Iceland's Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, is setting her sights on agriculture over cryptocurrency mining. Citing concerns over energy consumption and the country's reliance on imported corn, Jakobsdóttir is looking to redirect renewable energy from Bitcoin miners to power other industries and households.

冰島總理卡特琳·雅各布斯多蒂爾 (Katrín Jakobsdóttir) 將目光投向農業而非加密貨幣採礦。出於對能源消耗和該國對進口玉米依賴的擔憂，雅各布斯多蒂爾正在尋求將再生能源從比特幣礦商轉移到為其他行業和家庭供電。

Crypto Crackdown: Iceland Prioritizes Food Security

打擊加密貨幣：冰島優先考慮糧食安全

Iceland has emerged as a hub for Bitcoin miners, drawn by its abundant hydroelectric power. However, the energy-intensive nature of mining has raised eyebrows, with critics arguing that it's diverting resources from other sectors. Jakobsdóttir's proposal would effectively sideline Bitcoin mining in favor of industries that support Iceland's food security and economic growth.

冰島因其豐富的水力發電而成為比特幣礦工的中心。然而，採礦業的能源密集性質引起了人們的關注，批評者認為它正在轉移其他行業的資源。雅各布斯多蒂爾的提案將有效排除比特幣開採，轉而支持支持冰島糧食安全和經濟成長的產業。

Hack VC: A Fresh $100 Million for Crypto Startups

Hack VC：為加密新創公司帶來新的 1 億美元

Amidst a resurgence in crypto market enthusiasm, venture capital firm Hack VC is reportedly raising $100 million to fund crypto startups. This move signals a renewed interest in the crypto space after a lull last year. Hack VC's previous investments in crypto and artificial intelligence-focused funds demonstrate its commitment to the sector.

據報道，隨著加密貨幣市場熱情的復甦，創投公司 Hack VC 正在籌集 1 億美元資金來資助加密貨幣新創公司。此舉標誌著繼去年的平靜之後，人們對加密貨幣領域重新產生了興趣。 Hack VC 先前對加密貨幣和人工智慧基金的投資表明了其對該行業的承諾。

Ethereum's Rainbow Staking: A Quest for Decentralization

以太坊的彩虹質押：對去中心化的追求

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new staking framework dubbed "rainbow staking." This concept aims to address concerns over centralization in Ethereum's staking ecosystem. By separating staking into two categories, heavy and light, Buterin hopes to enhance security and reduce reliance on liquid staking protocols.

以太坊聯合創始人 Vitalik Buterin 提出了一個新的質押框架，稱為「彩虹質押」。這個概念旨在解決對以太坊質押生態系統中心化的擔憂。透過將質押分為重質押和輕質質押兩類，Buterin 希望增強安全性並減少對流動性質押協議的依賴。

Polygon's zkEVM: Back from the Brink

Polygon 的 zkEVM：從懸崖邊回來

Polygon's beta zkEVM (zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine) has resumed operations after a ten-hour outage caused by an issue with its blockchain sequencer. The zkEVM is a layer 2 scaling solution designed to improve transaction speed and cost on Ethereum. Polygon has promised a detailed post-mortem report to shed light on the outage.

Polygon 的 beta zkEVM（零知識以太坊虛擬機）在因區塊鏈排序器問題導致中斷十個小時後已恢復運作。 zkEVM 是第 2 層擴展解決方案，旨在提高以太坊上的交易速度和成本。 Polygon 承諾提供一份詳細的事後報告，以闡明此中斷的情況。

Other News in Brief

其他新聞簡述

• Terra co-founder Do Kwon has been released from prison in Montenegro as the country's Supreme Court deliberates extradition requests from the U.S. and South Korea.
• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its deadline for a decision on Grayscale's ETH futures exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Terra 聯合創始人 Do Kwon 已從黑山監獄獲釋，該國最高法院正在審議美國和韓國的引渡請求。美國證券交易委員會延長了對 Grayscale 的 ETH 期貨交易所交易基金做出決定的最後期限（ ETF）。