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Ethereum will outpace Visa with zkEVM Rollups, says Polygon co-founder

29.7.2022
A new scaling solution, zkEVM Rollups, could allow Ethereum to overcome Visa in terms of transaction throughput, says Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic

Three Arrows 'Mess' & Babel's Losses, Ethereum's Testnet, Bitcoin's Defense, NFT ETF Zone + More News

29.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________... Read More: Three Arrows 'Mess' & Babel's Losses, Ethereum's Testnet, Bitcoin's Defense, NFT ETF Zone + More News

Ethereum dev confirms Goerli merger date, the final update before the Merge

28.7.2022
The Goerli merger requires node operators to update both their consensus layer and execution layer clients in tandem, rather than just one of the two

Vitalik Buterin says The Merge is Not 'Priced in' as Investor Promises to Fork Ethereum

28.7.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin argued that The Merge is not "priced in," not only in market terms, but also in psychological narrative terms. Meanwhile, a well-known investor has voiced his plans to fork Ethereum. Commenting on the morale around Ethereum developers during this year's...

Ethereum Classic Climbs 124% in 2 Weeks, Hashrate Spikes, KRW Captures 20% of ETC’s Trade Volume

28.7.2022
Roughly six years ago in July 2016, an Ethereum hard fork was used to address the infamous DAO hack. This specific fork saw the chain split into two factions, and a new crypto asset called ethereum classic was introduced to the crypto community. For years now both chains have co-existed using...

6 Key Points in Vitalik Buterin's Vision for Ethereum Presented at EthCC

22.7.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined his vision for the second-largest project’s future at the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris on Thursday. The vision included an increased focus on security, stability, and decentralization, as well as the following key points: Watch...

Volatile Months Ahead for Ethereum & USD 1,711 Likely for Year-End, Says Crypto Industry Panel

20.7.2022
The price of Ethereum’s native token ETH could drop to a low of USD 675 – and rise to a high of USD 2,673 – before ending the year at USD 1,711, according to a panel of crypto industry professionals surveyed by comparison website Finder.com.... Read More: Volatile Months Ahead for Ethereum &...

While the ‘Timeline Isn’t Final,’ Ethereum Could Implement The Merge on September 19

16.7.2022
In roughly 65 days, there’s a chance Ethereum’s highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), otherwise known as The Merge, could be implemented. The information was shared via “a planning timeline” on Twitter, which noted the shift from...

Ethereum devs confirm the perpetual date for The Merge

15.7.2022
Ethereum’s transition journey from PoW to PoS journey could take up to years as it began with the launch of Beacon Chain in December 2020 and has seen several delays on the way

ECB report likens PoW to fossil fuel cars, PoS to electric vehicles

15.7.2022
European Central Bank researchers anticipate a clash between the green transition policies and Bitcoin investors

ECB Calls for Urgent Regulation of Stablecoins and Defi, Won’t Rule Out Bitcoin Mining Ban

14.7.2022
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB), presented as a “deep dive into crypto financial risks,” calls for “appropriate” regulation and oversight of stablecoins and decentralized finance (defi). It also addresses the hot topic of Bitcoin’s carbon footprint...

5 events that could put an end to the current crypto bear market

8.7.2022
Crypto bear markets are rough, but there are five moonshot events that could turn the ship around

Biden Administration Expected to Publish Report on Bitcoin Mining and the Industry’s Impact on Climate

8.7.2022
According to a new report, U.S. president Joe Biden and his administration are focused on proof-of-work (PoW) mining. The principal assistant director for energy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) discussed the research report on July 2, 2022. The OSTP official...

Ethereum's Step Towards PoS, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Binance's BTC Trading Fee Move + More News

6.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________... Read More: Ethereum's Step Towards PoS, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Binance's BTC Trading Fee Move + More News

Bitmain to Launch its AntMiner E9 Despite the Ethereum Merge Edging Closer

6.7.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-mining monolith Bitmain will start selling its latest Ethereum (ETH) mining rig AntMiner E9 on Wednesday, even as Ethereum developers gear up for the blockchain’s shift to proof-of-stake (PoS). The Chinese mining hardware manufacturer announced the news on Twitter Tuesday...

The Words We Use In Bitcoin: Words, Language, Terminology, and Linguistic Attacks

3.7.2022
Gigi is a Bitcoin educator, author of '21 Lessons', and software engineer. __________ It can’t be said often enough: Bitcoin is confusing. However, it’s not complicated like a Rube Goldberg machine is complicated. It’s just very foreign and thus very misunderstood—it is a completely new thing....