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With the Ethereum 2.0 final testnet set to be released on August 4, developers have now opened the doors to validators.According to a July 27 Ethereum blog, the research team behind ETH 2.0 has announced the release of the validator launchpad for the multi-client testnet Medalla. The launchpad is part
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Ethereum 2.0 developers released the specifications for the “official” testnet on Wednesday, ahead of a presumed end-of-year launch. The testnet will begin August 4 and has been named “Medalla” after the Buenos Aires metro stop. In this case, “official” means the testnet is deployed by the Ethereum Foundation (EF). The testnet
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Blockchain infrastructure firm Alchemy announced the launch of its new product, Alchemy Monitor, on Thursday. In an email to CryptoX, the firm said the tool would help blockchain developers easily access information associated with user behavior and app performance. DisclosureThe leader in blockchain news, CryptoX is a media outlet that strives for
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A 51 percent attack on Bitcoin Gold was unsuccessful. Source
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So many users are dependent on Ethereum client Geth that a bug could temporarily freeze the network – something blockchains aren’t supposed to do, ever. In light of this, Ethereum Core developers decided Friday to postpone work on the Berlin hard fork until at least August in an effort to
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Demand to transact on the Ethereum blockchain has pushed fees to uncomfortable levels.A new technical proposal helps address high fees by implementing a dynamic pricing system.Called EIP 1559, Ethereum users would now pay a set “base fee” to the network plus a tip to miners.One technical observer calls it “the
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Balancer fell victim to a “flash loan” exploit, a mining conglomerate sees potential in blockchain and a shareholders association said EY should have caught Wirecard’s multi-billion-dollar blackhole earlier. Flash loans are one of many novel financial products made possible through decentralized technologies. But with innovation comes risk. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain
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“Here lies the huge irony in this discussion. Persistent pseudonyms aren’t ways to hide who you are. They provide a way to be who you are. You can finally talk about what you really believe; your real politics, your real problems, your real sexuality, your real family, your real self.”
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A partnership announced on Tuesday between the Gitcoin project and Polkadot will help the interoperable blockchain platform’s developers find community support and funding.Gitcoin’s current function can be considered as an experiment in a new way of funding public goods based on the concept of "Capital-constrained Liberal Radicalism," or CLR, championed by
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Ethereum’s premier coin mixing service is now permissionless.Tornado Cash, a privacy tool for obfuscating the history of Ether (ETH) transactions, completed a cryptographic process known as a trusted setup ceremony on May 10 followed by a contract update on Monday to create perpetually self-executing code.“With a record 1,114 contributions this
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