Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Ethereum’s Proposed Hard Fork ‘Muir Glacier’ Would Delay Impending Ice Age

Ethereum developers have proposed a hard fork, named Muir Glacier, that should address the impending Ice Age, which could cause a significant slowdown on the Ethereum mainnet.In an Ethereum improvement proposal at the end of November, Ethereum developer James Hancock wrote that the proposed Ethereum Muir Glacier hard fork

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Canadian Venture Capital Firm Secured $320 Million to Invest in Fintech Startups

Portag3 Ventures, a Canadian venture capital (VC) firm, has closed a second fund with around $320 million to invest in fintech startup companies globally.On Dec. 3, TechCrunch reported that the VC company received final commitments from institutional and strategic investors totaling $320 million. The funds will allow the company

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Zcash Donates $40K to Canadian Private Messaging Developer

The Zcash Foundation, the firm behind privacy-centric cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC), has donated $40,000 to a Canadian private messaging developer. The Open Privacy Research Society, a non-profit group working on Cwtch, a decentralized metadata-resistant messenger, has received 1,044 ZEC from Zcash, the organization announced on Dec. 3.As described by Open

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South Korean Startup Claims to Have Solved Blockchain’s Speed Problem

The South Korean-based firm Bloom Technology announced that they have created a new technology that is able to speed up transactions on the blockchain.On Dec. 3, United Press International reported that Bloom Technology’s CEO, Lee Sang-yoon, said that the company's Lotus Chain technology has been able to reduce blockchain

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Blockchain to Save $450B in Supply Chain Costs in Western Europe

The implementation of blockchain technology in supply chains could save businesses in Western Europe $450 billion in logistics-related costs.According to a new study from CryptoX Consulting and Swiss enterprise blockchain firm Insolar, blockchain technology can reduce supply chain-related costs for businesses between 0.4% and 0.8%.While that may sound like

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