During the first week of January, the software community Mozilla revealed it was pausing cryptocurrency donations after citing environmental concerns. 14 weeks later, Mozilla decided last week it will accept crypto donations again, but only from digital assets that leverage a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus model. Mozilla Plans to Accept PoS Crypto Assets Only, Executive Says…
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The shadow fork, which is intended to test the next phase of Ethereum’s configuration, has no impact on the existing mainnet. Ethereum developers implemented the network’s first-ever “shadow fork” on Monday, marking an important milestone in the ongoing shift to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus. The shadow fork provides a venue for developers to stress test…
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Veteran trader Scott Melker breaks down his crypto portfolio and explains why layer-1 protocols should play a central role in everyone’s investment strategy. Scott Melker, veteran trader and pocaster, is convinced that major layer-1 protocols should be part of everyone’s investment portfolio. Instead of picking individual crypto projects, such as NFTs or blockchain games, Melker…
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From a Google trends spike to depleting supply, multiple catalysts have been hinting at more upside for Ethereum. Three market catalysts suggest that Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) is well-positioned to reach $4,000 this month. Google searches for “Ethereum merge” spike Internet users’ interest in Ethereum’s upcoming network upgrade, dubbed “the Merge,” surged substantially in…
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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a group integrated by a number of game developers and programmers from companies across the globe, has addressed the use of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) in the gaming industry. The director of the group has stated that the introduction of these elements in gaming projects presents “ethical issues,” and this…
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One of Ripple’s top executives has stoked the ire of the Bitcoin (BTC) community again, with a fresh assault on the way the network operates and its supposed environmental impact. After last year launching what miners tagged “the stupidest idea” of 2021, suggesting that the Bitcoin protocol should abandon the “climate disaster” of proof-of-work…
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Ether now retests a critical resistance range for a potential pullback towards $1,800. It took Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) only two months to recover from a brutal selloff at the beginning of 2022. ETH price breaks out but risks remain ETH price reached near $3,350 on March 28 after rallying by over 30% in…
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Staking of Ethereum’s native ETH tokens is accelerating ahead of ‘the Merge,’ with more than 9% of the entire supply of ETH now locked in staking protocols. Meanwhile, exchanges are being depleted of their ETH supply, as more investors are taking their tokens into their own custody and staking them…. Read More: Ethereum Staking…
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As the European Parliament continues its work on the crypto-focused MiCA regulation, Stefan Berger, a German member in charge of shepherding the legislation, has announced that his mandate to lead inter-institutional talks on MiCA was not scrapped — thus advancing the regulation towards adoption without a controversial provision that would ban proof-of-work (PoW) consensus…
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