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01.01 / 16:13

inflation Upgrade Fiat Money Bitcoin Rewind 2022: A crypto roundup of the year and stepping into 2023

Stepping into the year 2023, it's time to pause and reflect on the accomplishments and struggles the global crypto community witnessed over the last 365 days. Starting from the very beginning of 2022, no investment strategy could help recover the falling portfolios across traditional and crypto ecosystems. January 2022 inherited a slightly collapsing market, wherein investments made on 2021 all-time high prices resulted in immediate losses.

13.07 / 09:41

business Blockchain Polygon Tokens Upgrade Polygon proposes upgrading MATIC into a multipurpose token for all chains

Ethereum layer 2 development firm Polygon proposed upgrading its in-house MATIC (MATIC) token into a multipurpose token that can be used to validate multiple chains.

13.07 / 04:01

business Blockchain Binance Altcoin security layer2 Upgrade BNB Beacon Chain hard fork adds 'panic' feature that can 'halt' blockchain

The Binance-operated BNB Beacon Chain mainnet is set to add a new feature in its upcoming hard fork, which will give the blockchain the ability to “halt” the production of new blocks if certain conditions are met.

06.07 / 10:27

business Binance wallet Upgrade Bitcoin Binance to deactivate some deposit addresses for wallet upgrade

Binance cryptocurrency exchange is preparing for another upgrade of its wallet infrastructure, warning users about the upcoming address migration.

12.06 / 22:05

business Blockchain Technology Polygon Web3 Decentralization Upgrade Polygon 2.0 introduces upgrades to tap into ‘Value Layer’ of internet

On June 12, Polygon Labs announced “Polygon 2.0,” a set of upgrades that seeks to establish the “Value Layer” of the internet, which the company says will allow users “to create, exchange, and program value.”

16.05 / 07:11

Blockchain Ethereum Scalability layer2 Upgrade zk-Rollup Optimism’s major ‘Bedrock’ upgrade set for June 6

Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism is set to undergo its highly anticipated Bedrock upgrade on June 6. The move is expected to result in significantly reduced transaction fees, provide greater network security and enhanced compatibility with Ethereum.

13.05 / 21:39

Blockchain Ethereum Upgrade Ethereum's Beacon Chain is updated after finality issues

Ethereum core developers rolled out patches for Prysm Labs and Teku clients as a response to two Beacon Chain finality issues within a 24-hour period. The Beacon Chain serves as the consensus layer for the Ethereum network.

13.04 / 10:15

Blockchain Ethereum Upgrade Staking Ethereum Shapella upgrade: Community celebrates as update goes live on mainnet

The much-awaited Shapella update on Ethereum has gone live, paving the way for new features such as the unstaking of Ether (ETH). Members of the community celebrated with various responses to the newest update in the Ethereum ecosystem.

11.04 / 02:45

Blockchain Adoption NFT Software community Upgrade Bitcoin BUG Bitcoin Ordinals community debates fix after inscription validation bug

A few solutions are being discussed to fix a code bug found in the Bitcoin (BTC)-native Ordinals protocol which has prevented over 1,200 inscriptions from being validated.

29.03 / 08:09

business Hackers hacks Altcoin YouTube Upgrade Ponzi scheme BUG Jake Paul-endorsed SafeMoon gets hacked after introducing a bug in upgrade

SafeMoon, a project previously endorsed by A-list celebrities and social influencers such as Jake Paul and Soulja Boy, announced its liquidity pool (LP) was compromised. Without revealing further details about the attack, SafeMoon confirmed undertaking steps “to resolve the issue as soon as possible.”

16.03 / 15:11

Blockchain Ethereum Upgrade Staking Coinbase expects high demand for ETH unstaking with Shanghai upgrade

Ether (ETH) stakers who have had their holding locked up during the Ethereum Merge event might soon have access to unstaking.

10.03 / 17:21

Ethereum Adoption defi Ether price Upgrade Ethereum Price Next stop Shanghai — Ethereum’s latest milestone approaches

The Ethereum ecosystem will continue its ongoing metamorphosis as the highly anticipated Shanghai upgrade draws near. The latest preeminent smart contract blockchain protocol improvement will activate Ether (ETH) withdrawals from Ethereum’s Beacon Chain.

03.03 / 18:35

Blockchain Ethereum DApp Upgrade ConsenSys Dapps zk-Rollup Testnet zkEVM ConsenSys zkEVM set for public testnet to deliver secure settlements on Ethereum

ConsenSys has announced the upcoming release of its zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) rollup to a public testnet on March 28, allowing for stress testing of the layer-2 scaling technology.

01.03 / 12:03

Blockchain defi solana Upgrade Solana plans to improve its blockchain: Here’s how

The Solana network experienced a noticeable slowdown in block production after its most recent 1.14 network update on Feb. 25. In an immediate response to transaction disruptions, validators downgraded the software to up performance levels.

11.02 / 01:01

Blockchain Ethereum Upgrade Proof-of-stake Staking Fork Ethereum's Shapella transition is "on the horizon"

The Ethereum Foundation team announced another milestone on the road to the Shanghai upgrade, with the Shapella fork on the Zhejiang testnet moving into the final pre-launch sequence, according to a blog post on Feb 10.

24.01 / 00:57

Ethereum Ethereum 2.0 Upgrade Staking Withdrawals Ethereum devs create 'shadow fork' to test conditions for Ether withdrawals

As the proposed date for the Ethereum Shanghai update draws closer, developers have created a testing environment called a “shadow fork,” according to a January 23 tweet thread by Go-Ethereum developer Marius Van Der Wijden. The new testnet appears to have been created in order to test the conditions needed for Ether (ETH) staking withdrawals, which are currently disabled but are intended to become enabled in the update.

25.12 / 17:15

Adoption security Liquidity Upgrade 1inch launches Fusion upgrade to improve swap security and profitability

Leading decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregator 1inch Network announced a major upgrade — Fusion — around its 1inch Swap Engine. The Fusion upgrade aims to deliver cost-efficient, secure and profitable swaps for crypto investors.

15.12 / 02:53

defi lending Upgrade Maple Finance 2.0 overhaul aimed at speeding up the defaulting process

Maple Finance is a decentralized credit market powered by blockchain technology. Instead of requiring overcollaterlization of loans, it instead allows managers, called “Pool Delegates” to issue loans from its lending pools based on a set of risk-management criteria, according to the protocol’s documents.

10.12 / 00:07

business Adoption Upgrade Bitcoin A year after Taproot, Bitcoin community works to unlock its DeFi potential

Taproot support across the industry is still crawling one year after the Bitcoin soft fork, indicating a strong potential for innovation and broader adoption of Web3 solutions to be unlocked through the world's largest cryptocurrency, sources told Cointelegraph.

09.12 / 06:47

Ethereum Developers Upgrade What's in and what's out for Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade

Ethereum core developers have opted to prioritize the enabling of staking withdrawals via the Shanghai upgrade first before implementing The Surge-related Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-4884.

25.11 / 02:09

business Blockchain Upgrade Ethereum developers decided on eight proposals for the Shanghai update

Developers at the Ethereum foundation decided on eight Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIP) to explore for the Shanghai update, the next major upgrade after the Merge and its move to proof-of-stake consensus, announced the Ethereum Foundation on Nov. 24.

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