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Rewind 2022: A crypto roundup of the year and stepping into 2023

While 2022 proved catastrophic for investors across traditional and crypto markets, the crypto ecosystem’s potential has shined through the cracks of inflation and centralized custody of assets. Stepping into the year 2023, it’s time to pause and reflect on the accomplishments and struggles the global crypto community witnessed over the last 365 days. Starting from…
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Liquidity hub Serum forked by developers after FTX hack

SRM and MSRM tokens and fees discounts were not changed and were working as before, said developers. Solana’s developers forked the widely used token liquidity hub Serum, after being compromised by a hack on the bankruptcy exchange FTX on Nov. 11 that led to a series of unauthorized transactions.  According to pseudonymous developer Mango Max…
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A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Access Your ETHW Tokens if You Held ETH Before The Merge

With the new Ethereumpow (ETHW) network launch, ethereum holders are eligible to receive a single ETHW for every ether they own. The following is a simple guide that shows ethereum holders how to access their ETHW tokens using a wallet like Metamask. Accessing the ETHW Network via Metamask’s Network Settings 16 days ago, Ethereum transitioned…
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F2Pool, Poolin to start Ethereum PoW mining after ETHW mainnet launch

Together, ETHW mining pools already make up more mining capacity in terms of block share than Ethermine, which opted to shut down mining operations. Despite Ethereum’s historic transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, mining pools are increasingly signing up for mining on the upcoming proof-of-work (PoW) version of Ethereum. EthereumPoW, the community advocating for…
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Ethereum ready for The Merge as last shadow fork completes successfully

The successful completion of the last shadow fork signaled the readiness of the Ethereum network for migrating to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Ethereum (ETH) developers confirmed the successful completion of the prerequisites — shadow forks — required for the highly anticipated blockchain upgrade, The Merge.  Shadow forks help developers stress test synchronization assumptions to ensure…
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3 reasons why Ethereum PoW hard fork tokens won’t gain traction

A lack of oracle support, the majority of DApps being supportive of the Merge and Ethereum Classic’s minimal developer activity suggests that PoW hard forks will fizzle. Ether (ETH) is the second largest crypto by market capitalization and the absolute leader in decentralized applications by deposits. Becoming a victim of its own success, the network…
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Coinbase says it will ‘evaluate any potential forks’ following the Merge

“Should an ETH PoW fork arise following The Merge, this asset will be reviewed with the same rigor as any other asset that is listed on our exchange,” said Coinbase. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has updated its information related to Ethereum transitioning to proof-of-stake to include forks that could arise. In a Thursday update to an…
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3 signs Ethereum price is on track toward $2.5K by September

A slew of Ether’s technical and fundamental indicators support a push toward $2,500 by September. Ethereum’s native asset Ether (ETH) has more than doubled in value since bottoming out at around $885 in June 2022. Now, it eyes a decisive move toward $2,500 in August per a slew of technical and fundamental indicators. Ethereum chain…
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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Downplays Ethereum PoW Fork, Hopes It ‘Doesn’t Lead to People Losing Money’

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently discussed what he thinks about the recent Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) fork topic that’s been finding its way into a number of conversations within the crypto community. Buterin remarked at the ETH-Seoul conference over the weekend, that he believes the people introducing the forked token concept are basically a “couple of…
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Vitalik: Centralized USDC could decide the future of contentious ETH hard forks

Speaking at the BUIDL Asia event in Korea, Vitalik Buterin said that centralized stablecoins like USDC & USDT will become significant deciders in future hard forks. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that centralized stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) could become “a significant decider in future contentious hard forks.” Buterin was speaking…
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