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LIVE BLOG: Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade
12.4.2023
CoinDesk reporters and editors chronicle the first-ever activation of withdrawals from the Ethereum staking mechanism, set for Wednesday at 6:27 p.m. ET ( Developers refer to the upgrade as "Shapella" since it includes the "Capella" changes to the blockchain's consensus layer as well as "Shanghai"...
Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade on Deck; Developers, Traders Aflutter With Anticipation
12.4.2023
Developers and crypto market analysts are getting in their final words before staked ETH withdrawals are activated
Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12
12.4.2023
The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through The Merge. The upcoming upgrade, dubbed “Shapella,” which combines the Shanghai and Capella validator changes, is expected to take place on April...
Bill protecting Bitcoin mining rights passes in Arkansas Senate and House
8.4.2023
The Arkansas Data Centers Act is moving now to the governor's office for approval. It grants crypto miners in the State the same rights as data centers
Today in Crypto: Sentiment Recovers 90% of Funds from Hacker, Major Chinese State-owned Company Launching Two Crypto Funds, Australian Regulator Cancels Binance's Derivatives License
6.4.2023
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Ethereum Pioneer Unveils New Blockchain for Creatives and Artists – How Does it Work?
6.4.2023
Fabian Vogelsteller said that the goal for his LUKSO project is to become an ecosystem for creatives by "building a whole toolset and ecosystem and marketplace around NFTs using universal profile on the base." ...
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Worldcoin Launches World ID, an AI Resistant, Iris Dependant ID Protocol
3.4.2023
Worldcoin, a project co-founded by Sam Altman, who is also a co-founder of artificial intelligence (AI) startup Openai, announced the launch of World ID, a digital proof of personhood ID protocol. The protocol allows for an AI-resistant verification of humanness online, using a device called...
Everstake CEO: Many Delegators Fail to Understand What Staking Is - And It May Lead to Trouble
2.4.2023
Sergey Vasylchuk is the Co-founder & CEO of the staking provider Everstake.__________
Our company, Everstake, has been in the validation business for almost five years. And while our revenue model heavily relies on incentivizing people to stake their crypto, seeing that some of them don’t really...
MIT Space Force major proposes Bitcoin mining as cybersecurity tool
31.3.2023
An active-duty United States Space Force astronautical engineer is proposing to the Pentagon a new cybersecurity tool: Bitcoin
‘The Only Way to Truly Scale Blockchains Is to Parallelize Processing’ Says Piers Ridyard
27.3.2023
Despite being touted as the possible panacea, decentralized finance (defi) still faces obstacles which greatly diminish the prospects of mainstream adoption, asserts serial entrepreneur and CEO of Radix DLT, Piers Ridyard. Ridyard added that while defi is seen as “a fantastic proof...
Greenpeace Unveils ‘Skull of Satoshi’ to Spark Debate Over Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact; Creator Clarifies It ‘Wasn’t Meant to Be Anti-Bitcoin’
26.3.2023
Greenpeace, the well known environmental NGO, has unveiled the “Skull of Satoshi,” an art installation intended to spark debate about the impact of Bitcoin on the environment. The 11-foot skull was constructed with electronic waste materials and features smokestacks and Bitcoin logos....
Stablecoin Market Sees Fluctuations With Some Coins Gaining and Others Reducing Supply
26.3.2023
According to statistics, on March 26, the stablecoin economy was valued at $135 billion, with the top stablecoins representing $31.8 billion or 75% of the $42.17 billion in 24-hour global trade volume across the entire crypto market. In the last two weeks since March 11, 7.06 billion USDC...
OKX latest proof-of-reserves reveal $8.9B in assets
21.3.2023
Lennix Lai, managing director of Global Institutional at OKX spoke with Cointelegraph about what it means to be transparent in a post-FTX and SVB crypto industry
Ethereum's Shanghai Hard Fork Target Date Revealed: Staked ETH Withdrawals Coming Soon
17.3.2023
Shanghai, the important upgrade on Ethereum that will enable withdrawals of staked ETH, is expected to arrive on April 12.
The news of the confirmed date for the Shanghai hard fork was shared on Twitter on Thursday by Ethereum lead developer Tim Beiko, who also said the upgrade will happen...
Post-Merge Ethereum: Grayscale extends review of ETHPoW decision
17.3.2023
Grayscale will take 180 days at max to decide whether, when and in what manner to sell ETHPoW on behalf of the record date shareholders
Ethereum core developers set April 12 for Shanghai hard fork
16.3.2023
The upgrade will enable staked ETH withdrawals on the Beacon Chain, completing Ethereum's transition to a PoS consensus
Gensler Sticks to His Guns: Proof-of-Stake Tokens Could Be Securities – Ethereum in Trouble?
16.3.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has once again indicated that tokens using staking protocols could be considered securities under US law.
During an open meeting of the SEC on Wednesday, Gensler reportedly said that Proof-of-Stake (PoS) tokens can be considered securities...
Gensler suggests staking token operators should 'seek to come into compliance’
15.3.2023
The SEC head was speaking impromptu to reporters after a commission meeting when he was asked about a statement made by the CFTC chair
SEC Chairman Gensler Suggests Again That Proof-of-Stake Tokens Are Securities: Report
15.3.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler is doubling down on his opinion that proof-of-stake tokens could meet the definition of securities under the Howey test, thus bringing them under his agency’s regulatory authority
Ethereum layer-2 solutions may focus less on token incentives in the future
11.3.2023
Token incentive models may become obsolete as layer-2 networks focus on ease of functionality and low fees, but how will this impact decentralization?