ChainCatcher news, Xinxin Fan, the chief scientist of the IoTeX research team, published a paper on accelerating ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proof) algorithms in IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research), proposing a solution that enhances the performance of ZK-SNARK systems by 20% to 40%, applicable to all ZK-SNARK systems. The paper has been included in the ZK Newsletter and selected as a Top Pick alongside Vitalik's latest article. The IoTeX research team stated that this solution represents a breakthrough in the field of zero-knowledge proofs.The proposal in the paper regarding the MSM algorithm to improve the performance of ZK-SNARK systems will first be applied in the off-chain data computation module W3bstream of the IoTeX ecosystem, providing proof support for physical devices and off-chain data, making it easier for DePIN projects to be built on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever will leave the company, and research director Jakub Pachocki will take over the position.Sutskever stated on social media that he is working on an unnamed project that is "very meaningful" to him personally.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, former nChain Group CEO Christen Ager-Hanssen has left the company after claiming to have discovered "a conspiracy to defraud nChain shareholders orchestrated by a major shareholder." Ager-Hanssen posted on X that he no longer believes nChain's chief scientist Craig Wright is the true identity of Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. In a subsequent post, Ager-Hanssen shared a screenshot of a report that allegedly shows evidence of Wright's browsing history, contradicting Wright's long-standing claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto.Ager-Hanssen also claimed that he, along with five others, submitted a whistleblower report to the nChain board, after which all six individuals were either fired or suspended. Ager-Hanssen stated that he plans to publish this report, which involves billionaire Calvin Ayre's influence on nChain's operations, referring to Ayre as a "shadow director/dictator."The nChain board claimed in a statement: "......due to concerns about recent business management, the board commissioned a detailed independent investigation," and before the board took action based on the investigation's findings, Ager-Hanssen "acted in a serious and inappropriate manner," leading to his dismissal.