Starknet has laid out its roadmap to begin decentralizing core components of its Ethereum L2 scaling network to defend against censorship and improve robustness.
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DeSci-focused DAO community funds cancer research
VitaDAO community agreed to fund an early-stage cancer research through the launch of a biotech company named Matrix Biosciences.
Vitalik Buterin warns against overloading Ethereum consensus
Buterin has advocated preserving Ethereum consensus minimalism and not overloading validators with other things.
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Temporary Transaction Finality Glitch Disrupts Ethereum Network for 25 Minutes, Developers Investigate the Cause
Ethereum had issues processing transactions on May 11, 2023, at around 4:13 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, and transaction finality issues lasted for roughly 25 minutes. Currently, developers do not know what caused the issue and the blockchain is now running normally. Ethereum Network Experiences Temporary Transaction Processing Issue The Ethereum blockchain was unable to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Consensus 2023: Businesses show interest in Web3, despite U.S. regulatory challenges
Despite negative sentiment toward crypto adoption in the United States, Consensus 2023 attracted thousands of attendees to discuss the potential of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.
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Robinhood launches fiat-to-crypto on-ramp for self-custody wallets and DApps
Robinhood Markets announced the launch of its new ‘Robinhood Connect’ service and numerous updates to its app.
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Environmental Impact of AI Models Takes Center Stage Amid Criticism Against Bitcoin Mining
While bitcoin’s effect on the environment has been discussed at length over the last two years, the latest trend of artificial intelligence (AI) software is now being criticized for its carbon footprint. According to several headlines and academic papers this year, AI consumes significant electricity and leverages copious amounts of water to cool data centers. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Buterin weighs in on zk-EVMs impact on decentralization and security
Vitalik Buterin has weighed the impacts of the addition of zk-EVMs at the protocol level, saying it could speed up the verification process on the base layer.
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Rollkit Developers Leverage Bitcoin for Sovereign Rollups, Sparking Criticism from Ethereum Proponents
The Rollkit development team has announced that Bitcoin has been integrated as a means for sovereign rollups to store and retrieve data. The developers have stated that it is now possible to run the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on Bitcoin as a sovereign rollup. However, some Ethereum proponents have expressed dissatisfaction with the technology being […]Powered by WPeMatico
Bitcoin Continues to Record Blocks Above the 3.75 MB Range as Ordinal Inscriptions Near 150,000
As Ordinal inscriptions approach the 150,000 mark, blocks larger than 3 MB have become commonplace, with many blocks near the 4 MB range. Meanwhile, after the average transaction fee on-chain rose 122% higher at the beginning of February 2023, the average fee has remained the same over the last few weeks and is currently coasting […]Powered by WPeMatico