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Exploring the mechanisms of Proof of Work (PoW) in blockchain-based crypto games
13.3.2024
Proof of Work (PoW) serves as a consensus mechanism within blockchain technology, ensuring the validation and confirmation of transactions while facilitating the creation of new blocks. In PoW, miners, the participants in this process, solve intricate mathematical puzzles to add new transaction...
Bitcoin ETF Giant Grayscale Introduces a Crypto Staking Fund
5.3.2024
The Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund initially includes APT, TIA, CBETH, ATOM, NEAR, OSMO, DOT, SEI and SOL
Ark Invest and 21Shares Enhance Transparency for ARKB ETF with Chainlink Integration
29.2.2024
Asset managers Ark Invest and 21Shares have announced a collaboration to enhance transparency for their ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) by integrating Chainlink's Proof of Reserve platform to verify holdings data.
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Satoshi Anticipated Bitcoin Energy Debate in Email Thread With Early Collaborators
23.2.2024
Satoshi saw an irony in the debate between economic conservation and conservation in an email thread with an early collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi
Citi Innovates with Avalanche Blockchain to Tokenize Private Equity Funds
15.2.2024
Big four American banking giant Citi has just completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) to tokenize traditional finance (TradFi) assets and distribute them on blockchain. The multinational investment bank and financial services corporation used Avalanche’s Evergreen subnet Spruce “for...
Hedera Secures $250 Million Partnership with Saudi Ministry of Investment for Web3 and Deep Tech Development
6.2.2024
Hedera, a leading Proof of Stake (POS) blockchain platform, has embarked on a transformative five-year partnership with the Saudi Ministry of Investment (MISA) to catalyze the development of Web3 technologies in the region. The collaboration, valued at $250 million, was unveiled during...
EU Moves to Ban Bitcoin to Meet Energy Goals – Report
31.1.2024
Source: Pixabay A recent report has indicated that Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus networks, like Bitcoin, may be banned in the European Union (EU). Daniel Batten, a managing partner at CH4 Capital, shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle that the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Securities...
Worldcoin to Redesign Iris Scanning Orb
27.1.2024
Worldcoin will change the design of the Orb, the device used for scanning the irises of users as proof of personhood for the project, to be more friendly and less polarizing. Alex Blania, CEO and co-founder of Tools For Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, stated that the next iteration would...
EchoLink Launchpad on LBank Ends With Over 130M USDT in Investment, $ECHO Set for Listing
25.1.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Following the triumph of its third Launchpad initiative with ACGN Protocol, LBank has accomplished yet another milestone by concluding its fourth Launchpad event featuring EchoLink. This innovative project marks a significant breakthrough in Decentralized Physical Infrastructure...
Polygon (MATIC) Competitor Pandoshi (PAMBO) Raises $2 Million in Presale
24.1.2024
A new decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, Pandoshi (PAMBO), is creating quite a stir in the crypto community. This multi-faceted ecosystem has raised an impressive $2 million in its ongoing presale, showcasing its vast potential in the DeFi space. Powered by a Layer 2 network and...
Gate.io’s Proof of Reserves Report Reveals $4.3B in Assets with 115% Reserve Ratio for 171 Assets
24.1.2024
Jan. 24th, Panama – Gate.io, a leading crypto exchange and Web3 innovator, has released its January 2024 Proof of Reserves (PoR), verifiably demonstrating $4.3 billion in total held assets with a ratio of 115.47%, representing over $584 million retained in excess of user deposits. The latest...
Gate.io’s Proof of Reserves Implementation Passes Hacken’s Security Audit
22.1.2024
Hacken Finds Gate.io’s PoR ‘Contributes Significantly to the Field’ Jan 22nd, Panama – Gate.io, a leading crypto exchange and Web3 innovator, announced that its latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) methodology passed a comprehensive security review conducted by Hacken, a pioneer...
Mining Digital Gold — These Are the Most Profitable Proof-of-Work Algorithms in 2024
21.1.2024
In September 2022, Bitcoin’s SHA256 algorithm ranked as the seventh most lucrative proof-of-work (PoW) network for mining. Fast forward a year and four months, and this algorithm has ascended to become the third most profitable crypto network for mining operations. 2022 to 2024 Sees...
MetaMask Plugin Connects Hedera Network with 30 Million Monthly Users
16.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / bilal ulker The MetaMask Snaps plugin, which provides access to the popular MetaMask wallet’s 30 million monthly active users, is now available on the open-source, proof-of-stake network Hedera. This Hedera Wallet Snap plugin, built by Tuum Technologies, enables...
Distributed Validator Technology More Primed to Overcome the Ethereum Validator Overload Challenge – Alon Muroch
14.1.2024
While the Ethereum network’s migration to a proof of stake (PoS) consensus mechanism has seen the protocol become less energy-intensive, Alon Muroch, the founder of the SSV Network core team, said if the number of validators is not contained this can lead to a network overload. The Promise...
Unlimited Innovations vs. 2,500 Swimming Pools — AI Faces Similar Environmental Backlash as Bitcoin Mining
29.12.2023
In recent years, attention has centered on bitcoin mining, particularly its energy usage in securing the network and validating transactions through proof-of-work (PoW). As generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a major force in technology, it’s encountering similar environmental...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes Simplified Ethereum Proof of Stake Design
28.12.2023
Source: DALL·E Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed three alternative methods aimed at simplifying the Ethereum blockchain’s proof of stake design. This initiative, according to Buterin’s latest blog post, is intended to address a potential systemic complexity within...
Worldcoin (WLD) Launches World ID 2.0 with Iris Scanner Orb Authentication in Singapore
27.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The global project focused on digital identity and finance, Worldcoin (WLD), has recently introduced World ID 2.0 in Singapore, in the latest sign of growing global interest in proof of personhood and the Worldcoin project, allowing users to verify their humanness at an Orb....
ETHW Core Team Dissolved Just Weeks After Pleading for Funds to Maintain Servers
20.12.2023
The Ethereum Proof of Work (ETHW) core development organization has been dissolved to help the protocol achieve full autonomy. In late November, the ETHW team pleaded for $200,000 in funding to maintain servers and recruit part-time engineers. ETHW Core team’s development approach has been...
EthereumPOW Core Team Disbands to Achieve Full Decentralization as OneDAO Provides Transitional Support
19.12.2023
The EthereumPOW core team is disbanding to achieve decentralized governance, with OneDAO providing temporary support. Image by Sergey Nivens, Adobe Stock. The core development team behind the proof-of-work (PoW) fork of Ethereum announced on Tuesday its decision to dissolve EthereumPOW’s...