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Solana ‘memecoin frenzy’ prompts uptick in Rust dev demand

DIGIT — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:46:55 +0000

Rust is also becoming an increasingly popular programming language for blockchain firms building “performant distributed systems,” says CryptoJobsList CEO.

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Paypal USD: Boon for Ethereum but not decentralization, says community

DIGIT — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:32:28 +0000

Proponents say PayPal’s PYUSD could see Ethereum become the money layer of the internet, while opponents argue that it’ll act like a poorly designed CBDC.

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Astar Network CEO: Webassembly Smart Contracts Are Going to ‘Pull a Lot of Talent From Web2 to Web3’

DIGIT — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 08:30:22 +0000

Ethereum is almost universally credited for kickstarting the Web3 revolution after it brought to life the concept of smart contracts. However, some in the Web3 community, like Astar Network’s Sota Watanabe, believe the protocol cannot “build the innovative future of blockchain alone.” In addition, some critics point to the language obstacle which they argue makes […]

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StarkNet makes Cairo 1.0 open source in step toward greater community control

DIGIT — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:30:18 +0000

StarkNet has prioritized scalability over composability and transparency. But it’s now working on making its tech open source.

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Ripple and Peersyst Devs Push XRP Toward Ethereum Compatibility With First Phase of an EVM Sidechain

DIGIT — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:30:09 +0000

According to an announcement from Ripple’s core development team Ripplex, developers have introduced the first step toward Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility with the XRP-based sidechain XRPL. The XRPL is now live on Devnet and developers can “assess available technologies,” alongside deploying “existing Solidity apps on the EVM sidechain.” Ripple Core Developers and Peersyst Reveal […]

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Decentralized exchange Uniswap v3 gets ‘Warp’ed’ onto StarkNet

DIGIT — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 02:28:32 +0000

Ethereum-native projects like Uniswap that are written in Solidity can now be transpiled to StarkNet via Nethermind’s new ‘Warp’ project

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Video Game Retail Giant Gamestop Reveals More Clues About Upcoming NFT Marketplace

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 20:30:29 +0000

At the end of May, crypto advocates discovered a website created by the video game retailer Gamestop. The web portal disclosed that Gamestop was entering the world of blockchain tech and non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Gamestop’s NFT web portal has recently been updated and is requesting creators to sign up for the platform. Gamestop NFT […]

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Thorchain Trolled by Hacker After Two Successful Seven-Figure Exploits

DIGIT — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:00:46 +0000

Thorchain, a popular defi protocol, has been compromised twice in the last two weeks, resulting in losses of over $10,000,000. The hacker responsible for the latest exploit left behind a message detailing the measures that should be undertaken to protect users. Hacker Returns to the Scene to Lecture on Security In another blow against the […]

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Gamestop NFT Website Discovered With Hidden Easter Egg Retro Game

DIGIT — Wed, 26 May 2021 12:30:16 +0000

Following the infamous Wallstreetbets story a few months ago, the company Gamestop is doing much better than it did a year ago. Now a new website called nft.gamestop.com indicates that the firm is dipping its feet into blockchain technology via non-fungible tokens built with Ethereum. ‘Power to the Players’ The publicly listed company Gamestop (Nasdaq: […]

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New project uses rollups to build Linux-based decentralized computer

DIGIT — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:33:33 +0000

The Cartesi team thinks rollups can be used for more than just Solidity smart contracts.

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