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Cosmos-Based DeFi Protocol Quasar Starts Mainnet After Raising More Than $11.5M
23.3.2023
Quasar is optimized for managing DeFi investments across multiple blockchains
Solana Blockchain Experiences Technical Glitch Causing Transaction Slowdowns
25.2.2023
The Solana smart contract token network experienced a technical glitch on Saturday, February 25, 2023, known as a “large forking event,” causing transaction failures for some users. Solana’s incident report referred to it as “cluster instability” and indicated that...
Ethereum Plans ‘Shapella’ Transition on Zhejiang Testnet — Dev Insists ‘Withdrawals are Coming’
6.2.2023
Ethereum core developers plan to activate the “Shapella” transition through the Zhejiang public testnet on Feb. 7, 2023, according to Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation. If successful, Beiko said the Sepolia testnet could follow two days later, followed by the Goerli testnet....
Ethereum Developers Commence Finalizing Shanghai Upgrade ‘Shadow Fork’ for Testing and Bug Identification
23.1.2023
Ethereum developers have begun finalizing the Shanghai upgrade “shadow fork,” according to software engineer Marius van der Wijden. The “shadow fork” will serve as a testing environment for the Shanghai upgrade, allowing developers to identify bugs and any potential...
Terra lending protocol Mars to launch mainnet
22.1.2023
The Mars Hub will launch an independent Cosmos application chain and issue MARS to users who hold the token during the two snapshots on Terra Classic
Gamefi-Focused Oasys Blockchain Launches Mainnet With Support of Sega, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco
27.10.2022
Oasys, a Web3, EVM-compatible, gamefi-focused blockchain project, launched the first phase of its mainnet on October 25th. The company, which has gathered support from AAA gaming companies such as Sega, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco, will start validating blocks from all nodes in preparation for...
'Performing as expected' — Aptos Labs defends day 1 criticism
18.10.2022
Aptos’ blockchain claims to handle three times the amount of transactions per second than Solana but day one of its launch saw the network transacting a much lower amount
Solana Network Suffers Another Outage — Cyber Capital Founder Says Downtime Is ‘Another Consequence of Bad Design’
1.10.2022
The proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network Solana suffered another outage on September 30 and the network restart did not take effect until six hours later on October 1. Solana has suffered a myriad of network outages during the last year, and the blockchain’s latest downtime caused...
Fork, yeah! Cardano Vasil upgrade goes live
23.9.2022
Cardano’s newest hard fork is the blockchain's most significant update since adding smart contract functionality in September
GEM Digital commits $50M to ParallelChain Lab for L1 protocol development
22.9.2022
As a proof-of-stake layer-1 protocol, ParallelChain intends to deliver an architecture that operates in confidentiality while allowing to validate transactions
The Ethereum Merge is completed: Here's what's next
15.9.2022
Ethereum's long-awaited Merge with the Beacon Chain is complete — here's what the long-term roadmap for the continued development of the protocol looks like
Breaking: Historic day for crypto as Ethereum Merge to proof-of-stake occurs
15.9.2022
The Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus mechanism will cut energy consumption by a massive 99.95% compared to the proof-of-work system
Ethereum ready for The Merge as last shadow fork completes successfully
10.9.2022
The successful completion of the last shadow fork signaled the readiness of the Ethereum network for migrating to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism
L2 Scaling Solution Arbitrum Deploys Nitro Rollup Stack Migration
1.9.2022
The layer two (L2) scaling solution Arbitrum revealed on Wednesday that the team has implemented the project’s Nitro rollup stack migration. Earlier this month, Arbitrum developers noted that the Nitro migration would reduce network fees and improve throughput. Arbitrum Developers Implement...
While the Merge Led the Bear Market Rise, Hype Has Been Erased and Ethereum Now Leads the Slide
27.8.2022
With just over two weeks left until The Merge, ethereum’s value against the U.S. dollar has lost all the gains the crypto asset recorded leading up to the hardened date. In mid-August, ether managed to climb above the $2K zone but since then, the second largest cryptocurrency by market...
FTX Pay Integrates With Reddit’s Arbitrum Nova-Powered Community Points System
9.8.2022
FTX has announced that FTX Pay’s infrastructure has integrated with the social media and news aggregation forum Reddit’s Community Points system. The integration has been rolled out in the U.S., EU, Australia, and other countries worldwide. FTX Pay will also join Infura, P2P, Google...
L2 Scaling Solution Arbitrum Schedules Nitro Rollup Stack Upgrade for August 31
7.8.2022
On August 4, Arbitrum One, the layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling solution, announced the protocol will implement a significant upgrade called Nitro in 25 days. The highly anticipated Nitro migration will take place on August 31, exactly one year after Offchain Labs, the Arbitrum project maintainers...
RUNE Pumps 18% as THORChain deactivates non-native tokens
19.7.2022
The BEP-2 and ERC-20-based variants are being swapped out for the upgraded native RUNE token after THORChain's long-awaited mainnet late last month
Cardano's Vasil hard fork proposal submitted: Countdown commences
30.6.2022
From July 3 the four-week window for application developers and exchanges to test the upcoming Cardano upgrade begins before it's launched onto the mainnet
THORChain token price up 16% following mainnet launch
24.6.2022
After four years of waiting, THORChain’s new mainnet “marks the achievement of a fully functional, feature-rich protocol with a large ecosystem and strong community.”