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Ethereum has launched the “short-lived” Mekong testnet to test key upgrades for the upcoming Pectra fork. The Ethereum ecosystem is taking another step toward the Pectra fork with the launch of the Mekong testnet, a short-lived environment designed to test…
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Cardano has completed its Chang upgrade, marking the switch to a decentralized governance system that allows ADA holders to have a say in the network’s future direction. Named after Chinese mathematician Ch’ang Shou, the upgrade was completed at block 10764778…
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Binance has announced that it will support Cardano’s upcoming network upgrade and hard fork. Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance disclosed its readiness to support Cardano (ADA) for its Chang hard fork in an announcement on Aug. 30. Ahead of the hard…
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A blockchain developer is set to fork the BRC-20 token standard to introduce decentralized finance capabilities to the Bitcoin network. A blockchain developer under the alias Mikael.btc, best known as the creator of the BRC-100 token standard, wants to fork…
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Cardano is preparing for the Chang hard fork, which will bring in the Voltaire era by introducing on-chain governance. The upgrade allows ADA holders to vote directly on key decisions, moving the platform closer to a fully decentralized blockchain ecosystem.…
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ADA is currently eyeing an inverted hammer formation on its weekly chart, but a significant sell wall threatens a roadblock to any potential rally. Cardano (ADA) has continued to witness a downward push following its 8% collapse last week. However,…
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The BNB Beacon Chain, which Binance manages, is preparing for an upcoming hard fork that will introduce substantial enhancements to its blockchain network's security and functionality
The Ethereum Shanghai Capella update, or “Shapella,” has been completed successfully. This much-anticipated upgrade marks a massive milestone for the ethereum ecosystem, completing the famed move to a complete proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Withdrawals following the upgrade At 22:27 UTC, the…
The highly anticipated ethereum Shanghai upgrade is scheduled for activation today, April 12th, following a swift consensus reached during the 157th AllCoreDevs Execution Layer meeting. What are the execution changes brought by Shanghai? This move comes after a smooth Goerli…
According to a research by Glassnode, the number of staked ETH every month has decreased lately. This comes ahead of the shapella upgrade and the ongoing regulatory storm.
Decentralized finance analytics platform DefiLlama has resolved an internal conflict that threatened to result in a "forking" of the platform.
BNB beacon chain testnet is set to undergo a hard fork upgrade dubbed Einstein next week. It requires all node operators to update their software before the process begins. Einstein upgrade to go live in January The largest crypto exchange…
OP Labs CEO liam.eth has announced an Ethereum core devs meeting today to discuss getting EIP-4844 to be considered for inclusion (CFI), says CFI does not imply inclusion in a hard fork. ETH Core devs deliberating EIP-4844 inclusion Liam.eth, the…
Monero, one of the most significant privacy protocols in the ecosystem, implemented a protocol update on August 13 to enhance several privacy and security features provided by the network. The hard fork was successfully executed on block 2,688,888, thanks to…
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The ETHPoW team published an open letter claiming its proof-of-work fork of Ethereum was “inevitable.” The project has removed the “difficulty bomb” from its version of the Ethereum code in order to prepare for the fork. ETHPoW Team Updates ETC…
Gnosis Chain (formerly xDai), has completed a security upgrade that will help fortify the Ethereum sidechain against potential DeFi hacks. According to a recent tweet by the protocol’s developers, the hard fork was implemented on April 20th at block height…