冰岛优先考虑玉米而非比特币，打击加密货币挖矿

Iceland: Harvesting Corn or Hashing Bitcoin?

冰岛：收获玉米还是哈希比特币？

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.

冰岛总理卡特琳·雅各布斯多蒂尔 (Katrín Jakobsdóttir) 将目光投向农业而非加密货币采矿。出于对能源消耗和该国对进口玉米依赖的担忧，雅各布斯多蒂尔正在寻求将可再生能源从比特币矿商转移到为其他行业和家庭供电。

Crypto Crackdown: Iceland Prioritizes Food Security

打击加密货币：冰岛优先考虑粮食安全

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.

冰岛因其丰富的水力发电而成为比特币矿工的中心。然而，采矿业的能源密集型性质引起了人们的关注，批评者认为它正在转移其他行业的资源。雅各布斯多蒂尔的提议将有效地排除比特币开采，转而支持支持冰岛粮食安全和经济增长的行业。

Hack VC: A Fresh $100 Million for Crypto Startups

Hack VC：为加密初创公司带来新的 1 亿美元

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.

据报道，随着加密货币市场热情的复苏，风险投资公司 Hack VC 正在筹集 1 亿美元资金来资助加密货币初创公司。此举标志着继去年的平静之后，人们对加密货币领域重新产生了兴趣。 Hack VC 之前对加密货币和人工智能基金的投资表明了其对该行业的承诺。

Ethereum's Rainbow Staking: A Quest for Decentralization

以太坊的彩虹质押：对去中心化的追求

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.

以太坊联合创始人 Vitalik Buterin 提出了一种新的质押框架，称为“彩虹质押”。这一概念旨在解决对以太坊质押生态系统中心化的担忧。通过将质押分为重质押和轻质质押两类，Buterin 希望增强安全性并减少对流动性质押协议的依赖。

Polygon's zkEVM: Back from the Brink

Polygon 的 zkEVM：从悬崖边回来

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（零知识以太坊虚拟机）在因区块链排序器问题导致中断十个小时后已恢复运行。 zkEVM 是第 2 层扩展解决方案，旨在提高以太坊上的交易速度和成本。 Polygon 承诺提供一份详细的事后报告，以阐明此次中断的情况。

Other News in Brief

其他新闻简述

• 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 联合创始人 Do Kwon 已从黑山监狱获释，该国最高法院正在审议美国和韩国的引渡请求。美国证券交易委员会延长了对 Grayscale 的 ETH 期货交易所交易基金做出决定的最后期限（ ETF）。