Crypto has grown from humble beginnings into arguably some of the most maligned technology ever, with a dedicated group of zealous critics ready to ridicule any setback in the industry. Reasons for criticizing crypto vary, depending on the individual, and can range from questioning its use cases and pointing toward bad actors scamming people to outright hatred…

Ethereum developers, node operators and users have yet to agree on Vitalik Buterin’s recent suggestion to increase the gas limit on Ethereum. On Jan. 11, Buterin advocated for a “modest” 33% gas limit increase to potentially improve network throughput. Increasing the gas limit to the proposed 40 million from the current 30 million would allow more transactions…