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The 3 Factors Fueling Ether’s 2020 Rally

Omkar GodboleFeb 26, 2020

Several factors could explain ether’s spectacular gains and determine whether they will continue.

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Coinbase Custody, Bison Trails Join Proof of Stake Alliance to Push for Clearer Crypto Regulations

David PanJan 30, 2020

Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance, a lobbyist organization hoping to clarify the legal treatment of staking rewards in the U.S.

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CasperLabs Pivots Away From Ethereum to Fundraise With Its Own Blockchain

Leigh CuenMar 25, 2020

CasperLabs is partnering with the Singapore-registered exchange BitMax to conduct a token sale kicking off on March 30.

Staking

Binance US Now Offers Staking Rewards for These Two Cryptocurrencies

William FoxleyJan 29, 2020

Binance US has joined other major exchanges in the staking game, adding staking rewards for cryptocurrencies algorand (ALGO) and cosmos (ATOM).

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin’s Share of PoW Mining Rewards Now Above 80%

Omkar GodboleJan 16, 2020

Rewards received by bitcoin miners form a major chunk of the salaries paid across major proof of work (PoW) blockchains, according to Yassine Elmandjra, a cryptocurrency analyst from ARK Invest.

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Tezos

Why Harvard Research on a Low-Profit Tezos Attack Matters for Proof-of-Stake

William Foxley

The study reveals some of the understudied aspects of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies.

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Ethereum

Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom

William Foxley

Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (PoS).

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Smart Contracts

Algorand 2.0’s New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug

Danny Nelson

Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.

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Proof-of-Stake

Swiss SIX Exchange Lists Tezos ETP With Staking Rewards

William Foxley

Amun AG has listed a Tezos (XTZ)-based exchange-traded product on the Swiss SIX exchange.

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Startups

How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million: The Cosmos Story

Leigh Cuen

The startups building Cosmos don't own it or rely solely on it for income. And that's the point.

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Coinbase

Coinbase Will Now Reward Users for Holding This Cryptocurrency

William Foxley

Coinbase is for the first time allowing general users to earn rewards by simply holding cryptocurrency, starting with the Tezos (XTZ) token.

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Proof-of-Stake

From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake

Christine Kim

Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.

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Proof-of-Stake

Crypto Custodian Bitgo Launches Staking for Dash, Algorand

William Foxley

Custodian service BitGo announced BitGo Staking, beginning with cryptocurrencies dash and algorand.

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Startups

This Crypto Asset Doesn’t Exist Yet, But Soon You’ll Be Able to Stake It

Brady Dale

Perlin's PERL cryptocurrency looks to make shipping easier, but could also democratize the proof-of-stake model.

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