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7 confusing crypto terms (almost) nobody understands

DIGIT — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The crypto world is full of technical terms, some of which are so difficult that almost no one understands them.

Ledger co-founder clarifies “there is no backdoor” in Recover firmware update

DIGIT — Sat, 20 May 2023 06:35:00 +0000

Ledger Recover is an OTA firmware update, which would allow users to back up their seed phrases by third-party entities only if a user chooses to opt-in to the new service.

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What’s in and what’s out for Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade

DIGIT — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 03:10:42 +0000

A tentative timeline of March 2023 has been set for the Shanghai upgrade which will enable staking withdrawals, a list of EIPs have also been packaged in but EIP-4844 didn’t make the cut.

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VC Roundup: Web3 dev, EVM sharding and crypto banking headline blockchain funding deals

DIGIT — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:28:03 +0000

WWVentures, Shardeum, Myna Swap, Antic, Juno, Zerion and thirdweb attract venture capital interest in latest funding blitz.

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Ethereum launches testnet for Shanghai upgrade: Here’s what is next

DIGIT — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:15:00 +0000

Staked ETH withdrawals and lower gas fees are among the developments expected with the upgrade.

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Sharding could resolve Ethereum scalability trilemma, says researcher

DIGIT — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:08:09 +0000

Scalability trilemma implies that to scale, blockchains usually need to sacrifice one of their three fundamental cornerstones — security or decentralization, or transaction throughput.

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Ethereum’s L2 solution ‘Optimism’ rallies 300% in a month — will OP price gains sustain?

DIGIT — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:12:05 +0000

Optimism eyes an increase in adoption after the Merge upgrade triggers Ethereum’s “Rollup-Centric Roadmap.”

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ETH Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Says The Merge Could Happen in August, There’s Also ‘Risk of Delay’

DIGIT — Sat, 21 May 2022 21:00:24 +0000

Following the statements from Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon at the Permissionless conference, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has further confirmed The Merge will likely happen in August. Buterin noted, however, that it’s quite possible there’s still a risk of delay, and The Merge could happen in September or October 2022. The Merge Could Happen in […]

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Ethereum futures premium hits a 7-month low as ETH tests the $2,400 support

DIGIT — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:05:00 +0000

ETH price dropped 30% in two weeks, and derivatives data shows pro traders are bearish even with Feb. 25’s rally back toward $2,800.

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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Discusses Proposal to Alleviate Network’s Congestion, High Fees

DIGIT — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:00:23 +0000

Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, and developer Tim Beiko have been discussing a proposed solution to the data transfer gas problem and current scaling issues. Buterin talked about adding a feature like “blob-carrying transactions” in a “near-future hard fork.” ‘Blob-Carrying Transactions’ The price of ethereum (ETH) has moved northbound during the last two weeks, climbing more […]

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