# QRL Weekly, 2024-January-09

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Published: 2024-01-09
Updated: 2024-01-09



Author: The QRL Core Contributors
















Weekly Development Snapshot Pre-compiled deposit root contract has been created. Deposit contract has been updated to use the pre-compiled deposit root contract to reduce the gas cost required for the calculation of deposit root. Implementation of CLI tool that allows broadcasting deposit data file having multiple deposit transactions is in progress. CI/CD configurations in progress. Unit tests for the beacon-client still in progress. Zond Testnet Explorer Front and backend architecture & scaffolding Latest block data Address balance Interactive metadata navigation Configurable API endpoint Quantum News China uses foreign machines to make quantum computers On 11 Jan 2024: A Chinese company has made a 72-qubit superconducting quantum chip with foreign machines as the United States's curbs failed to slow China's development in this area.
Origin Quantum, a Hefei-based quantum computer maker, on January 6 officially launched its third-generation quantum computer called Wukong, which uses the name of the Monkey King in Chinese mythology as the superhero can transform into 72 different forms. - asiatimes.com
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