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Ethereum devs tip The Merge will occur in August ‘if everything goes to plan’
20.5.2022
Core Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon says that the network's long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake will most likely happen this August
Ethereum's Ropsten Testnet to 'Merge' Next Month in Preparation for Proof-of-Stake
19.5.2022
Ethereum (ETH)'s Ropsten public testnet, which allows for blockchain development testing before deployment on the mainnet, is estimated to undergo "the Merge" on June 8 in preparation for the main Ethereum blockchain to switch to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus.
Ethereum DevOps engineer Parathi...
Will a Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Lead to More Centralization?
18.5.2022
Lido’s staking protocol now holds 33% of all staked ether
Cloudflare to run Ethereum node experiment to help 'build a better internet'
18.5.2022
“Cloudflare is going to participate in the research and development of the core infrastructure that helps keep Ethereum secure, fast, as well as energy-efficient for everyone,” the firm stated
Internet Service Company Cloudflare to Run Ethereum Validator Nodes as Part of Its Web3 Focus
18.5.2022
Cloudflare, an internet services and DDoS protection company, has announced a new strategy regarding its Web3 experiments. The company revealed it will run Ethereum validator nodes as part of its commitment to help to scale the internet by using proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus technologies. This...
FTX CEO sees no future in Bitcoin payments, community fires back
16.5.2022
FTX CEO’s comments on Bitcoin received heavy backlash from the crypto community, with many reminding him of Solana, a PoS network that has gone offline half a dozen times
FTX's Bankman-Fried Accused of Misleading Public Over Bitcoin as FT Picks His Words 'Selectively'
16.5.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of major crypto exchange FTX, and investor in Solana (SOL), was accused of misleading the public as he omitted important facts while bashing Bitcoin (BTC). The CEO claims that his quotes were chosen "very selectively" by a mainstream media outlet, known...
Proposed Crypto Mining Ban in Norway Fails to Gain Support in Parliament
13.5.2022
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didn’t win backing to raise an electricity tax for crypto miners. Norway Will Not...
Terra to burn $1.4B UST and stake 240M LUNA to ‘stop the bleeding’
12.5.2022
The Terra Money Twitter account shared the finer points on Do Kwon's initial rescue plan: expanding the base pool, burning UST and staking LUNA
Staking via hardware crypto wallet: Ledger exec explains how it works
9.5.2022
Hardware wallet-based staking offers more security and freedom than staking via software wallets and crypto exchanges, according to the head of Ledger Enterprise
Understanding staking pools: The pros and cons of staking cryptocurrency
9.5.2022
A popular investing strategy for long-term crypto investors, staking pools promise a regular income stream for the tokens staked with certain riders
Eager to work: Bitcoin switch to proof-of-stake remains unlikely
6.5.2022
Environmental and proof-of-stake proponents have been lobbying to change Bitcoin’s mining consensus code, but history tells us why BTC is great the way it is
Ethereum hits 3-week high vs. Bitcoin amid Fed-led market rout
6.5.2022
Ether could continue dropping against the U.S. dollar in a high interest-rate environment
Ethereum Needs to Pass These Three Tests Before Migrating to PoS
5.5.2022
The path to fully transitioning from the current Ethereum (ETH) Mainnet to the beacon chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system, a process also referred to as The Merge, is now clearly in sight, according to Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko.
In a recent blog post, Beiko detailed the steps that need...
Major Bitcoin & Crypto Companies Warn of 'Extreme' Risk in Proof-of-Stake Systems
3.5.2022
The risk of corporate capture is extreme in proof-of-stake (PoS) systems as PoS transforms novel financial systems into pure plutocracies, dozens of US-based high-profile companies warned in a letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency....
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Ledn Taps Hoseki for Bitcoin Proof-of-Asset Service Ahead of Mortgage Launch
2.5.2022
Hoseki aims to provide a framework for bitcoin holders looking to leverage their BTC
ETH Network Q1 Revenue Grew 46% to $2.4 Billion, Token Inflation Rate Drops to 0.51%
2.5.2022
The revenues accrued by the Ethereum network rose by 46% from $1.6 billion to $2.4 billion during the first quarter of 2022. Contributing to the growth in the network’s revenues were non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace sales, which rose by more than 19,000% during the period under review....
After Solana’s Co-Founder Said BTC Should Change Its Consensus Algo, Solana Mainnet Loses Consensus for 7 Hours
1.5.2022
While Ethereum users participating in the Otherside metaverse land sale caused network fees to rise and created issues for the blockchain explorer Etherscan, it overshadowed Solana’s blockchain network outage. It seems a flood of inbound transactions on Saturday caused Solana’s...
Go green or go home? What the NY State mining moratorium could mean for crypto industry
1.5.2022
The “anti-technology” bill could accelerate mining operators' switch to renewable energy, experts say
Solana Co-Founder Believes Bitcoin Needs to Change to Proof-of-Stake Consensus to Remain Relevant
1.5.2022
Anatoly Yakovenko, one of the co-founders of Solana, the proof-of-stake based, smart contracts enabled blockchain, issued a series of statements criticizing bitcoin’s consensus algorithm. In an interview on CNBC, Yakovenko stated that bitcoin might lose adoption if it doesn’t change...