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Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Apr 11, 2024 at 6:07 p.m. UTC

Apr 11, 2024

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Markets

Fantom

Fantom’s FTM is the Best Performing Non-Meme Token of the Past 30 Days

Fantom's impending Sonic upgrade, expected to boost transaction processing speeds, may have galvanized investor interest in the cryptocurrency.

By Omkar Godbole

Mar 22, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2024

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Sharding

Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone 'Dencun' Upgrade on Mainnet

The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted "proto-danksharding" feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockc...

By Margaux Nijkerk

Feb 8, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 8, 2024

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Technology

Ethereum

Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Reaches Final ‘Holesky’ Testnet, Starting Countdown to Data 'Blobs'

The test simulated “proto-danksharding,” a technical feature aimed at reducing the cost of transactions for rollups as well as making data availability cheaper.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Feb 7, 2024 at 12:12 p.m. UTC

Feb 7, 2024

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Ethereum

Ethereum's 'Dencun' Upgrade Goes Live on Second Testnet, With Just One Remaining

Next week, on Feb. 7, Dencun will go live on its final Ethereum testnet, Holesky. After that, developers will ink in a date to activate Dencun on the main blockchain.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Jan 31, 2024 at 1:11 p.m. UTC

Jan 31, 2024

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Technology

Dencun

Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades

Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7, putting the upgrade on track to reach the main network in late February or early...

By Margaux Nijkerk

Jan 25, 2024 at 3:09 p.m. UTC

Jan 25, 2024

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Ether

Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live, But Fails to Finalize on Testnet

Developers said the missed finalization was likely due to an expected lack of participation and older network validators.

By Shaurya Malwa Margaux Nijkerk

Jan 17, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2024

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Technology

Worldcoin

Sam Altman Is Bringing Worldcoin's Controversial Eye-Scanning Orb to Reddit and Microsoft

World ID has added integrations with Shopify, Minecraft, and Reddit alongside a slew of developer-focused updates that could expand the OpenAI founder's blockchain-based "proo...

By Sam Kessler

Dec 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 13, 2023

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Technology

Dydx

DYdX, Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Open Sources ‘V4’ Code for Upcoming Cosmos Chain

This marks the first step in initiation of the v4 upgrade, where the DEX is transitioning away from its layer-2 network atop Ethereum onto its own standalone blockchain.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Oct 25, 2023 at 2:08 p.m. UTC

Oct 25, 2023

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