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Valid Points: Close to $9B Worth of Ether Is Now Staked on Eth 2.0

By most measures, Ethereum had an outstanding Q1.

Tech  ·  14 April 2021
Smart Contracts

Stacks Launches $4M Accelerator to Fund Tech Teams Building Apps on Bitcoin

The program will invest in early stage startups building within the Stacks ecosystem.

Tech  ·  13 April 2021
DeFi

DeFi Is Transparent, Unless You Look Closely

We need more researchers and better metrics in DeFi to fulfill the promise of a more robust and transparent financial infrastructure.

Tech  ·  13 April 2021
Exchanges

Apifiny Exchange Network Will Mine Bitcoin to Improve Liquidity Channels

The trading firm said that mining bitcoin itself would help improve liquidity options for its client exchanges.

Tech  ·  13 April 2021
DeFi

Thorchain Is Ready to Grease the Wheels of Crypto-to-Crypto Trading

Set to launch Tuesday, the network would allow trading of assets from different blockchains without middlemen or synthetic “wrapped” substitutes.

Tech  ·  13 April 2021
Newsletters

There’s Certified Fair Trade Coffee, So How About Certified and Persistent NFTs?

As the hype dies down, the pressure is off to mint every NFT imaginable for a quick buck and the industry can turn its attention to less sexy but crucial foundational matters.

Tech  ·  12 April 2021
Privacy

Zcash Announces ‘Halo Arc’ and Timeline for Protocol Privacy Update

Halo Arc includes updates to Zcashd, an ECC Wallet prototype and the ECC wallet SDKs.

Tech  ·  12 April 2021
Blockchain Applications

How a ‘Dual Double-Entry’ Blockchain Could Unite Digital and Physical Assets

The idea is to make real-world assets, not just digital currencies, tradable via blockchain.

Tech  ·  9 April 2021
developer grants

Kraken’s First Brink Grant Goes to Bitcoin Rust Developer

Last year was a watershed year for open-source Bitcoin grants; 2021 is on track to outmatch it.

Tech  ·  8 April 2021
Bitcoin Core

Final Taproot Activation Specifics Chosen With a Bitcoin Blockchain ‘Coin Toss’

The coin toss is a stand-in for the rough consensus that stakeholders usually broker to make these decisions.

Tech  ·  7 April 2021
Privacy

Signal Messaging App Launches MobileCoin Payments Feature in Beta

Yes, but: The feature will only be available to users in the U.K., and only on iOS and Android.

Tech  ·  6 April 2021
Privacy

New Privacy Coin Iron Fish Launches Testnet With $5.3M in Funding

Iron Fish is betting there is still a demand for privacy coins in a crowded market.

Tech  ·  6 April 2021
Polkadot

Tether’s USDT to Launch on Kusama With Polkadot to Follow

It’s slated to become the first stablecoin to launch on Polkadot.

Tech  ·  6 April 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Delayed ASIC Shipments Come Online

The adjustment, spurred forth by fleets of newly booted ASICs, could be a harbinger of even larger difficulty increases in the coming year.

Tech  ·  2 April 2021
Dapps

Decentraland Launches Dapp Portal With Polygon to Bypass High Gas Fees

Decentraland launched an account portal where you can move MANA to Polygon.

Tech  ·  1 April 2021