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Ethereum’s Third and Final Testnet Merge Goes Live on Goerli
Ethereum’s mainnet Merge with the proof-of-stake Beacon Chain should happen sometime next month.
Ether Tops $1.9K as Ethereum Runs Final 'Merge' Rehearsal
The merge optimism has seen ether rally 60% in four weeks.
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'Copycats' Stole $88M During Nomad Exploit by Copying Attacker's Code: Coinbase
Over 88% of the addresses conducting the $190 million attack likely belonged to users copying a code that was initially used by Nomad’s exploiters.
Coinbase Exchange Faces SEC Probe Over Crypto Yield, Staking Products
The crypto exchange disclosed it received an "investigative subpoena" from U.S. securities regulators.
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