ChainCatcher news, according to Cyvers Alerts monitoring, the hacker from the 2017 theft of 150,000 ETH (worth about 30 million USD at that time) from the Parity multi-signature wallet has today started laundering 3,050 ETH worth 9 million USD through multiple merged addresses via eXch.In addition, the hacker still controls 83,017 ETH on the main address, worth 246.6 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to PolkaWorld, Parity developer Robert Klotzner updated the latest progress on parachain consensus in the Polkadot forum.Main points include: the on-demand relay chain functionality, known as coretime, has been launched on Rococo; asynchronous support has been deployed to the Rococo testnet; "Agile Coretime" is expected to be introduced on Coretime by the end of this year; and "Agile Coretime" will be implemented on Kusama/Polkadot in Q1/Q2 of 2024.It is worth mentioning that the deployment of asynchronous support to the Rococo testnet means that parachains can have larger blocks (in terms of execution time), while also allowing them to reduce block time from 12 seconds to 6 seconds. This also reduces latency and doubles throughput.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the blockchain infrastructure company behind the Polkadot platform, Parity Technologies, will lay off 30% of its workforce, approximately 100 employees. Parity CEO Björn Wagner stated that the layoffs will affect the market expansion team as Parity shifts its focus to supporting the technology of Polkadot.Previous news, on October 12, insiders reported that Parity Technologies would lay off over 300 people, which was later denied by Parity Technologies, stating that it seeks to transfer some existing marketing functions to several decentralized teams within the Polkadot ecosystem, which will affect the company's staffing in the coming months.

ChainCatcher news, according to PolkaWorld, Parity research analyst Joe Petrowski stated in the Polkadot governance forum that Agile Coretime (Polkadot 2.0) is expected to launch on the Rococo testnet by the end of the year, on the Kusama canary network in the first quarter of next year, and on the Polkadot mainnet in the second quarter. This means that the project will soon be able to directly access Polkadot relay chain services without the need to rent parachain slots for an extended period.

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, a spokesperson for Parity, the Polkadot ecosystem development organization, did not deny or confirm the rumors of layoffs in response to previous reports, nor did they mention management salary issues. The spokesperson stated, "We thank our team members who have played a crucial role in our achievements today... While this is a challenging step for Parity, it is a necessary one for Polkadot."In addition, DL News also interviewed Parity employees in the report, with several stating that the company will lay off most of the 385 employees, but there is currently no timeline for the layoffs. The Web3 Foundation organization, founded by Gavin Wood, also announced layoffs affecting about 40% of its staff.Previous report, Parity Technologies denied the rumor of "laying off about 300 employees."Related reading: 《Polkadot Major Layoffs: Company Still Spending Like It's a Bull Market, Management Salaries Too High, Forced to 'Decentralize Governance'》

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Polkadot ecosystem development organization Parity Technologies denied the rumors of "laying off about 300 employees," stating that it seeks to transfer some existing marketing functions to several decentralized teams within the Polkadot ecosystem, which will affect the company's staffing in the coming months.Parity stated that it is shifting its focus to providing the next-generation technology for Polkadot, aimed at improving the developer experience and nurturing the developer community. Therefore, it will eliminate some existing marketing functions.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst thiccy citing sources, the Polkadot ecosystem development organization Parity Technologies laid off more than 300 people this week.In addition, Parity Technologies stated on social media that it is halting its marketing functions to make room for the emergence of new ecosystem leaders outside of Parity.

ChainCatcher news, the security team Slow Mist's MistTrack stated on Twitter that the hacker who attacked the Parity multi-signature wallet in 2017 has begun to launder the Ethereum held in their address starting with 0x2d14 through the mixer eXch. The hacker currently still holds 137,000 ETH, valued at approximately $174 million.Previous reports indicated that in 2017, a hacker exploited a vulnerability in the Parity wallet to transfer over 150,000 ETH (worth about $30 million at the time of the attack). (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood stated to Bloomberg that he will step down as CEO of the Polkadot ecosystem development organization Parity Technologies.Another co-founder, Björn Wagner, will become the new CEO. In his statement, he said, "The role of CEO has never been something I aspired to, and that goes back a long time. I can do a good job as CEO for a while, but it's not where I can find eternal happiness." (source link)