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Ethereum, the leading smart contract platform, will be taking the first step towards its most awaited upgrades this year. The platform will initiate its shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake with the launch of phase zero of Serenity. The main aspect of this stage is the rollout of Beacon Chain, while the other phases will see […]

Advertisements Critical Ethereum 2.0 smart contract not affected by the bugs, developers argue. A Jan. 8 post published by the Ethereum Foundation (EF) revealed that developers are working on a new implementation of the Vyper compiler, due to “multiple serious bugs” in the existing version. The Vyperlang team responded by noting that existing Vyper smart […]

Given the burgeoning DeFi ecosystem, Tezos Capital CEO Jonas Lamis is launching StakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will decide on which blockchains to stake for. Advertisements Booming DeFi Market the Inspiration Behind StakerDAO According to DeFi Pulse, around $700 million is locked inside DeFi smart contracts. The majority of that is within the […]

Advertisements DappReview published its 2019 report, highlighting DeFi growth on Ethereum and EOS’ congestion struggles. DappReview published its 2019 insights on the decentralized app (DApp) space in a Jan. 8 report. Just three blockchains accounted for 98.65 percent of total transaction volume, though EOS began to struggle in Q4 2019. Decentralized app aggregator DappReview summarized […]

Ethereum Foundation Researcher, Virgil Griffith, who was last in the news after he was arrested by the FBI for traveling to North Korea and attending a conference in Pyongyang, has now been formally indicted for “conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.” Advertisements The latest development was first revealed by Inner City Press […]

Based on the number of unique addresses created daily, which indicates the rate of growth of Ethereum, the network is demonstrating mid-2019 levels. Yet, the price of ETH is down by nearly two-fold since then.In June 2019, the price of Ethereum was hovering at around $300. And at the time, its network growth was ranging […]

The prices of most major cryptocurrencies have responded positively to the new year. With the price of Bitcoin [BTC] rising, other altcoins are following its lead and noting a spike in price too. Ethereum [ETH], the second-largest crypto in the world, completed its crucial Muir Glacier update recently, having noted an almost 12% growth since. […]

The research team at Malta-based crypto-exchange Binance recently published its third report on decentralized finance applications. The report analyzed network data provided by DAppReview, as well as recent developments in the DeFi space, focusing mostly on Ethereum. Advertisements The report claimed that Ethereum’s spectrum of applications is more extensive than other blockchains, adding that its […]

Over the past 3 days, Bitcoin has witnessed a surge of 12.3 percent, a development that took its price valuation above the $8000 mark. However, the first week of January was found to be more bullish for altcoins, than the king coin. Advertisements According to Coinmetrics, major altcoins like Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin registered negligible […]

DeFi made its claim to fame with lending protocols that offer attractive yields. As these rates normalize, new age financial products could propel the space to greater heights.  Advertisements Stablecoins and Yield in a Volatile Year In the first six months of 2019, Bitcoin spiked from a biennial low of $3,200 to a range high […]