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ETH Compatible BCH Sidechain Smartbch Successfully Launches Three Nodes
31.7.2021
The day before the fourth Bitcoin Cash anniversary, the Smart Bitcoin Cash team (Smartbch), announced the project has launched three nodes as genesis validators. Smartbch disclosed that Btc.com, Viabtc, and Matrixport are participating and the project has officially started its voting period....
Blockchain Nodes: Monetize Resources and Contribute to Crypto Growth
26.7.2021
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Image Blockchain nodes are a fundamental part of the peer-to-peer infrastructure as they enable communication within the network. They are designed...
Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider
16.7.2021
Pontem founder Boris Povod said the partnership was aimed at improving Polkadot’s current node infrastructure, with Pinknode providing “reliable and secure API endpoints.”
Bitcoin network node count sets new all-time high
15.7.2021
Bitcoin’s node count has achieved another all-time high milestone with almost half of the nodes running on Tor
Bitcoin Taproot Support Lags at 27% — Even Though Soft Fork Is Opt-in Supporters Beg Nodes to Update
6.7.2021
On June 12, the crypto community celebrated the fact that the Bitcoin network locked in Taproot support in order to activate the largest upgrade the protocol has seen in four years. 24 days later, Taproot support via Bitcoin nodes has only reached 27.55% and upgrade supporters are pleading with...
Infinity Nodes: Proof-of-Burn Time-Variant Reward System for Data Storage
30.6.2021
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In June 2019, SINOVATE released the first-of-its-kind technological feature which exploits the power of the Proof-of-Burn (PoB) mechanism called Infinity Nodes. In 2020, the AURORA release pushed...
Report: Filecoin and Chia Believers in China Are Converting to Ethereum Swarm Disciples
12.6.2021
There’s a lot of buzz in China around the Bee mainnet soft launch following the recent hype surrounding Filecoin and Chia. Reports detail that Swarm is set to kickstart the mainnet on June 13, and droves of miners from China are getting prepared to obtain rewards from the distributed storage...
Goldman Sachs backs $28M funding round for Blockdaemon
9.6.2021
Goldman Sachs has backed a Series A $28 million funding round for Blockdaemon, and invested $5 million in the blockchain infrastructure firm
Bison Trails and Volt Capital bring 'secure staking' to Celo network
25.5.2021
“Bison Trails is committed to the growth of the crypto ecosystem and innovative networks like Celo,” said Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails
Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Elon Musk’s Idealistic Take on Cryptocurrency, Details Limits on Blockchain Scalability
24.5.2021
Vitalik Buterin, one of the most renowned Ethereum founders, has rebuffed Elon Musk’s take on fixing cryptocurrencies in a new paper where he details the limits of blockchain scalability. Buterin touches on three subjects: storage, bandwidth, and computing power, commenting on their limits...
Cardano Blockchain Infrastructure Selected in a New Drive to Bring Sustainable Internet Connectivity to Zanzibar and Tanzania
29.4.2021
In its foray into Africa, Input Output, a research and development product engineering company, says it will partner with World Mobile Group in a new initiative aimed at bringing sustainable internet connectivity to users in Zanzibar and Tanzania. According to the partnership agreement, the Cardano...
Theta's Mainnet 3.0 launch date pushed to June
24.3.2021
"We decided that additional time to conduct a more thorough code review and testing was important," said Theta Labs
Tesla Begins Accepting Bitcoin — Elon Musk Says BTC Payments Will Not Be Converted to Fiat Currency
24.3.2021
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has started accepting bitcoin payments. Musk, whose title is now Technoking of Tesla, also confirmed that all “Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as bitcoin, not converted to fiat currency.” Tesla Now Accepts Bitcoin Tesla has begun...
Ankr gains 137% after becoming the top validator on Binance Smart Chain
12.3.2021
Improving fundamentals, new partnerships and a key integration with Binance Smart Chain back Ankr’s recent 137% rally
Ethereum now available on Amazon Managed Blockchain
2.3.2021
Amazon Web Services users reportedly have the ability to "provision Ethereum nodes" as well as connect to the blockchain’s mainnet and other testnets
Bison Trails launches Global Blockchain Sync to enhance node operations, reduce lag times
16.2.2021
The platform-as-a-service company has released new functionalities that could greatly enhance the node operations of its clients. For platforms like Polkadot, new validators can be launched in as little as 20 minutes
Lightning Network node count hits record high, TVL tops $42M
11.2.2021
Will Bitcoin’s premier layer-two solution finally graduate from experiment to everyday utility, following its adoption by major exchanges?
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Has Set up His Own Bitcoin Node
5.2.2021
Dorsey will now have a hand in keeping the bitcoin network running
Twitter's Jack Dorsey has fired up a full Bitcoin node
5.2.2021
The Twitter chief will soon be helping to validate the Bitcoin blockchain after posting a picture of his node synchronization in progress
‘Expensive lesson’: 75 Eth2 validators slashed for introducing potential chain split bug
5.2.2021
A company providing nodes for Eth2 stakers was penalized for breaking safety protocols in the pursuit of higher performance