Aave Labs has released its strategic roadmap for 2030 that introduces several key initiatives, including the launch of Aave V4, a new visual identity, and expanded DeFi functionalities. The “Temp Check” proposal aims to gather the Aave community’s feedback on the proposed enhancements to advance the Aave protocol. Aave V4 At the heart of the […]
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Much-hyped restaking project EigenLayer's 43-page whitepaper about its now-revealed EIGEN token has raised lots of questions. They may not matter initially, because much of the promised functionality won't be ready when the token launches.
Patterns of illicit activity involving groups of bitcoin nodes and chains of transactions are described in a research paper by Elliptic and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
According to the latest data from web analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s share of the North American search market has fallen to its lowest point since 2009, with Bing and Yahoo making notable gains. As of April 2024, Google’s share is 79.89%, while Bing and Yahoo have captured 11.86% and 6.33% of the market, respectively. The […]
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Some 45% of the EIGEN token supply will go towards the EigenLayer community, while investors will be allocated 29.5% of the token supply, and 25.5% will go towards early contributors.
Polkadot-related Peaq, a layer-1 blockchain network tailored for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) and Real-World Assets (RWAs), saw adoption from two major DePIN projects, MapMetrics and Natix Network, last week. MapMetrics migration On April 25, Web3 drive-to-earn platform MapMetrics revealed that it was migrating from the Solana blockchain to Peaq to enjoy the several features accessible […]
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Omnity protocol is launching an integration for trading of Rune tokens without gas or transaction fees.
The Akita Inu, a majestic breed hailing from Japan’s northern prefecture of Akita, has gained international acclaim in recent years. To combat rising concerns about pedigree forgery and lost documents, the Akita Inu Preservation Society is embracing the digital age. They’ve partnered with a tech firm to develop a secure system using blockchain technology, the […]
Polkadot’s governance is currently mulling over a proposal to activate SnowBridge, a cross-chain bridge designed to link the Polkadot blockchain with Ethereum. A cross-chain bridge essentially serves as a decentralized application (DApp), streamlining asset transfers between blockchains to enhance token utility by fostering cross-chain liquidity. Market observers have highlighted the significant role SnowBridge would play […]
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Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr has criticized the Runes protocol, suggesting it exploits a fundamental design flaw within the blockchain network. In an April 26 post on X (formerly Twitter), Dashjr delineated the disparity between Ordinal Inscriptions and the Runes protocol in how they interact with the network. He clarified that while Ordinals capitalize on […]
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Franklin Templeton has tokenized a $380 million treasuries fund on the Polygon and Stellar blockchains to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers without intermediaries. The company has launched the Franklin OnChain United States Government Money Fund (FOBXX), offering shares as BENJI tokens. Each token represents a share of the FOBXX and is tradable on the public Polygon […]
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Several top Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) networks, such as Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, zkSync, and Starkware, are preparing to integrate Avail’s Data Availability (DA) solution, according to an April 25 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This integration will grant rollup builders access to Avail DA and its ecosystem, facilitating the development of scalable and efficient rollup architectures across […]
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Bitcoin Conversions will charge a flat 1% fee to automatically convert a portion of merchant revenues into BTC.
The reentrancy bug was discovered by Asymmetric Research, a core contributor to the Wormhole interoperability protocol.
US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he wants to put the “entire US budget” on blockchain so Americans can inspect it anytime, The Hill reported on April 22. Kennedy said that putting data on a blockchain would make the budget available “24 hours a day.” Making budget data available on-chain could increase public […]
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Polkadot parachains briefly stopped producing blocks on April 21 after the network’s runtime upgrade went live on its mainnet. Moonbeam, an Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain, confirmed the incident, stating that its platform stopped producing blocks for approximately 1 hour. It added: “Moonbeam resumed block production at approximately 11:36 am UTC. At this time, the network […]
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CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project's CELO tokens, under the chain's governance rules.
The partnership aims to strengthen economic ties and ensure that AI deployment is safe, secure, transparent, and trustworthy.
Soccer has the World Cup. Athletics and many other sports have the Olympics. Crypto has the halving. The milestone in the blockchain's 15-year history technically means a cut in rewards for crypto miners with each block – a feature designed to minimize inflation.
Utilizing blockchain-based mapping enables decentralized storage of huge data, resolving latency concerns during data access and sharing.
The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November.
Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica.
According to a blog post shared with CoinDesk, the new Kraken Wallet will be the first from a major exchange to be open-sourced.
P2 was spun out out of Polygon Labs last year and now is allocating funds and mentorship to support project founders, including those focused on the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. A Hadron FC contributor said the community offered the right "capital and vibes."
The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.
Solana developers have released a version 1.17.31 update to help the blockchain network battle the congestion issues it faced over the past month. In an April 15 post on X, Solana’s Status said: “The v1.17.31 release is now recommended for general use by MainnetBeta validators. This release contains enhancements which will help alleviate the ongoing […]
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Bitcoin's once-every-four-years "halving" this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an "epic sat."
The CEO of Booksie, Sol Nasisi, spoke with Cointelegraph about a future he envisions where blockchain and AI empower authors and work together to reimagine book ownership.
Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.