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Jack Dorsey-backed TBD Launches New Web5 Toolkit to Decentralize the Internet
The official announcement was made Thursday at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Ethereum Briefly Stopped Finalizing Transactions. What Happened?
The loss in finality meant that blocks could have been tampered with, and while it isn’t supposed to affect end-user experiences, it did lead to some inconveniences for some applications.
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Ethereum Resumes Finalizing Blocks after Second Performance Hiccup in 24 Hours
When blocks are not being finalized, it is possible that pending transactions might be re-ordered or dropped from the network. Developers haven't determined the source of the hold-ups, but they are urging for calm amidst the concern and uncertainty.
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Ethereum Mainnet Was Unable to Fully Finalize Transactions for 25 Minutes
Developers resolved the finalization issues and are investigating what caused the outage.
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Block’s Q1 Bitcoin Revenue Rises 18% From Q4, Gains 25% From a Year Ago
The company booked $50 million in bitcoin gross profit in the first quarter..
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Jack Dorsey's Block Snaps Up Bitcoin Mining Chip as Intel Winds Down Production
The payments company could start selling bitcoin mining hardware as early as next year.
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Consensus 2023: Making Decentralized Identities a Reality
Block's head of decentralized identity Daniel Buchner joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the company's efforts towards developing blockchain technology to verify identities online. Plus, Buchner shares his insights on mainstream adoption efforts.
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FTT Token Surges as FTX Lawyer Says Exchange Could Reopen; Block’s TBD Partners With Yellow Card
FTX the cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed spectacularly in November is considering reopening at some point in the future as it navigates bankruptcy its attorneys from Sullivan Cromwell said in a court hearing on Wednesday Separately TBD the bitcoin focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block SQ is teaming up with crypto exchange Yellow Card to enable [...]
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What Hindenburg Research’s Takedown of Block Says About Money and Crime
Expecting centralized money services to halt crime only helps politicize money and disempower users.
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ARK Uses 'Wells Dip' to Stock Up Again on Coinbase Shares, Two Days After Selling
Coinbase shares tumbled 16% Thursday after the company disclosed late Wednesday it had received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CDCROP: Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest (Marco Bello/Getty Images)