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Friend.tech Becomes Massive Ether Money Machine as NBA Players, FaZe Clan Join In
The application has zoomed to becoming the second-largest revenue maker among crypto protocols in just over two weeks.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 21, 2023 at 8:01 a.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2023
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Cardano-Based MuesliSwap to Refund ‘High Slippage’ Losses for Users
Users are said to have lost varying amounts of funds by setting slippage too high due to a “misunderstanding.”
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By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 9, 2023 at 6:32 a.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2023
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Upgrades to Cardano have boosted activity on the blockchain. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Cardano
Cardano Blockchain Transactions Jumped 49% in Q2 on Network Upgrades, New Users
Blockchain load — a measure of how much data is contained in blocks over a certain period — rose to 50% in the second quarter from under 40% in the first. It peaked at 81% in...
Upgrades to Cardano have boosted activity on the blockchain. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 7, 2023 at 10:18 a.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
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A new arcade game on the Bitcoin blockchain is offering payouts for gamers. (Jose Gil/Unsplash)
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Bitcoin
A New Bitcoin-Based Arcade Game Is Leaving a Mark on Gamers
A platform that went live last week looks to expand bitcoin usage by attracting players to win-to-earn games that run wholly on the Bitcoin blockchain.
A new arcade game on the Bitcoin blockchain is offering payouts for gamers. (Jose Gil/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Aug 2, 2023 at 11:16 a.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2023
BitcoinTechDeFi
Some $66 million ether was bridged to Base blockchain. (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)
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Coinbase’s New Base Blockchain Gobbled Up $68M in Ether, and It’s Not Even Officially Live Yet
Meme coin BALD’s 4,000,000% surge seemed to spark the huge inflows to the nascent crypto bridge.
Some $66 million ether was bridged to Base blockchain. (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)
By Shaurya Malwa
Jul 31, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2023
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Africa-Focused DeFi Platform Mara Releases Ethereum-Compatible Testnet
Developers in Nigeria and across Africa can build and test their decentralized applications on the Optimism forked Mara Chain.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Jul 21, 2023 at 11:35 a.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2023
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Polygon Mulls Governance Restructure in Polygon 2.0 Roadmap
Developers have proposed an “Ecosystem Council” to push smart contract upgrades, as well as changes to how community-based funding works.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Jul 19, 2023 at 12:11 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2023
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Zero-knowledge proofs
Nil Foundation and Semiconductor Startup Partner to Collaborate on ZK Proofs Software, Hardware
The effort will accelerate the deployment of zero-knowledge proofs, one of the hottest trends in blockchain technology, they said.
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By Eliza Gkritsi
Jul 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2023
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Aave
Aave DAO to Vote on Gho Stablecoin Deployment on Ethereum
Gho has been available on the Ethereum blockchain’s Goerli testnet since February, where it has functioned without encountering any major bugs.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Jul 11, 2023 at 11:13 a.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2023
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Shiba inu
Shiba Inu-Based Shibarium Blockchain Expected to Go Live in August
The layer 2 network will utilize bone, treat, shib and leash tokens for applications built on the blockchain.
A still from the SHIB: The Metaverse. (Shiba Inu)
By Shaurya Malwa
Jul 7, 2023 at 8:11 a.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2023
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