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Cardano

Cardano’s Vasil Upgrade Marks an Important Milestone in the Blockchain’s Evolution

The chief scientist at IOG, Aggelos Kiayias, explains why Cardano has re-thought smart contracts and how it prioritizes security over speed.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Sep 22, 2022 at 8:37 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2022

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Tech

Cardano

What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring

Vasil delivers an updated version of Cardano’s smart contract scripting language: Plutus v2.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Sep 20, 2022 at 9:22 p.m. UTC

Sep 20, 2022

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Markets

Markets

Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork Stumbles as Justin Sun's Poloniex Supports Rival Fork

The fork’s ETHW token dropped 70% on technical glitches and early supporter Poloniex's decision to back a different, little-known blockchain.

By Krisztian Sandor

Sponsored

Sep 16, 2022 at 6:38 p.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2022

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Business

Coinbase

Coinbase Pledges to ‘Evaluate’ Forked Ethereum Tokens in Update to ‘Merge’ Policy

The crypto exchange is changing its tune – slightly – on its planned response to Ethereum’s biggest tech upgrade.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Aug 26, 2022 at 3:34 p.m. UTC

Aug 26, 2022

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Tech

Compound

Compound's Upgraded DeFi Lending Platform Targets Security, Scalability

Compound version 3 limits the protocol’s supported tokens and introduces governance changes.

By Elizabeth Napolitano

Sponsored

Aug 26, 2022 at 1:00 a.m. UTC

Aug 26, 2022

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Tech

Monero

Monero’s Privacy-Focused Crypto Protocol Upgrade Is Now Live

The change to the protocol, a collaborative effort involving 71 developers, has been successfully implemented.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Aug 13, 2022 at 7:06 p.m. UTC

Aug 13, 2022

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Tech

Monero

Crypto Privacy Protocol Monero Is Getting a Major Upgrade

The privacy-focused network is gearing up for a hard fork that has been in the works for months.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Aug 12, 2022 at 9:46 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2022

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Tech

Vitalik buterin

Vitalik Buterin Plays Down Impact of Ethereum Forks After Merge

The company co-founder said it's unlikely that the blockchain will be “significantly harmed by another fork.”

By Shaurya Malwa

Sponsored

Aug 8, 2022 at 10:32 a.m. UTC

Aug 8, 2022

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Tech

Ethereum

Ethereum’s Mainnet Tenth 'Shadow Fork' Goes Live Ahead of September Merge

Developers focused this time on testing key releases similar to the ones in the upcoming Goerli merge – the final testnet hard fork before the real Ethereum Merge.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

Jul 27, 2022 at 3:23 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2022

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Tech

Ethereum

Ethereum’s Shadow Fork 9 Goes Live in Lead-Up to the Merge

Developers are focused on testing recent updates and the releases used in the previous Sepolia hard fork. "But on a more intensive network.”

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

Jul 14, 2022 at 3:39 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2022

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