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IOTA Foundation Enters Base Layer Race With ‘2.0’ Testnet

Nikhilesh DeJul 1, 2020

IOTA's new testnet addresses the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year.

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Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs’ Avalanche Blockchain

William FoxleyJun 25, 2020

AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch.

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DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Maxed Out by Yield-Farming Boom

Brady DaleJul 2, 2020

Nexus Mutual is seeing a surge in demand. "Our product has honestly seen massive interest since yield farming kicked off," said founder Hugh Karp.

Arweave

With Arweave’s ‘Lazy’ Approach to Smart Contracts, Its Version of Web3 Does More

Brady DaleJun 11, 2020

Arweave, a blockchain network meant for the permanent storage of data, has released a completely new approach to smart contracts.

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Algorand and Blockstack Are Building a Multi-Chain Smart Contract Language

Danny NelsonJun 10, 2020

Clarity, a new open-source programming language, promises to deliver less-buggy smart contracts.

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Bug in ‘Timelocked’ Bitcoin Contracts Could Spur Miners to Steal From Each Other

Alyssa Hertig

A widespread bug has compromised a special type of bitcoin transaction that is supposed to discourage miners from cheating, new research shows.

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Privacy

Enigma Blockchain Has a New Name and a Privacy Boost in the Works

Benjamin Powers

The Enigma mainnet was rebranded the Secret Network after an on-chain proposal by the community unanimously passed on May 17.

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Ether

Market Wrap: Here’s Why Ether’s Price Has Jumped 65% So Far This Year

Daniel Cawrey

Ether is outperforming bitcoin in 2020 but has lower liquidity and different technical dynamics than the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

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Harmony

Base Layer Blockchain Harmony Adds Staking to Open Up Validator Set

Brady Dale

Harmony announced Tuesday that its mainnet has incorporated staking, allowing users to earn ONE tokens for locking in their current holdings.

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IBM

IBM Blockchain to Offer Decentralized Smart Contract Option

Paddy Baker

IBM is implementing the Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 base layer to support smart contract governance on its blockchain platform.

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Chainlink

Tezos Becomes Latest Blockchain to Tap Chainlink for Oracle Services

William Foxley

Chainlink has integrated with yet another blockchain, this time Ethereum rival Tezos.

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Binance Unveils Smart Contract Blockchain but Claims It’s No Ethereum Rival

Paddy Baker

The new Binance Smart Chain will be compatible with Ethereum, however.

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Events

Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team for Virtual Developer Event

Brady Dale

A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.

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Overstock’s VC Wing Leads $8.2M Funding Round in GrainChain

Danny Nelson

GrainChain, a blockchain platform for tracing commodities, raised $8.2 million from Medici and Eden Block.

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