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Ethereum devs tip The Merge will occur in August ‘if everything goes to plan’

Core Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon says that the network’s long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake will most likely happen this August.

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The Latest Zcash Software Release Supports the Network’s ‘Largest Upgrade in History’

According to the Electric Coin Company, the team behind the cryptocurrency network Zcash, the protocol is soon to implement the largest upgrade in history. The Zcash development team has released the 5.0.0 codebase which supports the NU5 upgrade that will occur on or around May 31, at block height 1,687,104. Electric Coin Company and Zcash […]

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Cardano price drops to level that sparked a 65% ADA rally in March — will history repeat?

Strong ADA accumulation among whales is also in progress, according to on-chain data.

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Ethereum scaling solution Optimism upgrades governance structure

Optimism Foundation will launch a governance token called OP to govern protocol and network parameters, and incentivize adoption.

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Privacy-Centric Monero Plans for July Hard Fork, Plans Include Ring Signature, Bulletproof Upgrade

According to a recent update on Monero’s Github repository, the privacy-centric crypto network plans to hard fork in July, at block height 2,668,888. Monero is the largest privacy crypto asset in terms of market capitalization and during the last seven days, monero climbed 13.4% against the U.S. dollar. Monero Aims to Upgrade in July The […]

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Ethereum Devs Implement Merge Testnet Kiln, Testing Ground Expected to Be the Last Before PoS Transition

After implementing the merge testnet Kiln, Ethereum is seemingly getting closer to transitioning to a full proof-of-stake (PoS) network. According to developers Kiln’s execution layer was initially launched leveraging proof-of-work (PoW) and since March 15, Kiln is running entirely under a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm. Ethereum’s Kiln Merge Testnet Goes Live Ethereum developers are making progress […]

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OpenSea planned upgrade stalls as phishing attack targets NFT migration

OpenSea announced a new smart contract upgrade with a one-week deadline yesterday. However, the urgency and short deadline opened up a small window of opportunity for hackers.

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Bitcoin SegWit adoption lags among major exchanges: Glassnode

A Glassnode report reveals that cryptocurrency exchanges some major exchanges are still holding despite being heavy consumers of Bitcoin block space.

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‘We are 50% of the way there,’ says Vitalik on Ethereum’s development

In a two-hour Bankless podcast episode, the Ethereum co-founder discussed his plans to make Eth2 succeed.

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Delaying the Ice Age — Ethereum Network Participants Prep for Upcoming Arrow Glacier Upgrade

The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade soon called “Arrow Glacier,” a change that aims to mimic the “Muir Glacier” upgrade. Essentially, Ethereum’s Arrow Glacier changes the parameters of the network’s Difficulty Bomb delay to June 2022. This will give the Ethereum network another six months until it leads to the “Ice Age” […]

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