The blockchain protocol Antelope has taken what it describes as a “leap of freedom” and forked its protocol off development firm Block.one’s EOSIO platform and instead embraced the rival EOS Network Foundation….Read More: Blockchain Protocol Antelope Takes ‘Leap of Freedom’ as it Forks Of EOSIO; EOS Jumps…
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Some forms of cryptocurrency-based crime, including hacking and theft of funds, have so far increased in occurrence this year, but others, related to scams and darknet markets, have declined more than the market overall, according to a recent report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis….Read More: Crypto Hacking, Theft Rise This Year While Scams, Darknet Markets Retreat - Chainalysis…
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The proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake face-off does not need to be a fight to the death, a new report has suggested – and a more nuanced approach could pay off for crypto players now fretting about which side of the fence they should be on. The claims were made in a report on PoW and PoS from the crypto exchange Kraken’s Kraken Intelligence unit, which noted that both types of blockchain consensus mechanisms come with considerable benefits and drawbacks….
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The Goerli testnet merge, Ethereum (ETH)’s third and final testnet merge before the blockchain transitions to proof-of-stake (PoS) from its current proof-of-work (PoW) mechanism, has ostensibly been successful. The merge was executed today at around 1:45 UTC. The testnet merge saw the Goerli testnet merge with the Prater testnet, a PoS beacon chain, and represents the final test run before the actual Merge takes place.
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Instagram’s NFT initiative now includes more than 100 countries, including collectibles from the Flow blockchain….
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The team behind the Solana (SOL) blockchain has tied the widespread hack that affected over 8,000 wallets and resulted in the loss of over USD 8m worth of funds to the closed-source Slope wallet. “After an investigation by developers, ecosystem teams, and security auditors, it appears affected addresses were at one point created, imported, or used in Slope mobile wallet applications,” the official Solana Status Twitter account said….
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Blockchain developers have maintained their contributions to Web3 communities despite the latest market downturn, with Ethereum (ETH) leading the way as the strongest and largest community, according to a recent report by VC investment firm Telstra Ventures. Per the report, blockchains developers’ participation in Web3 communities has largely remained unphased during the recent market meltdown….
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SOL, the native token of the Solana network, dropped following reports that thousands of wallets have been drained in apparently still ongoing attack. Per blockchain auditor OtterSec, over 5,000 Solana wallets have been drained in the past few hours….Read More: SOL Drops as Thousands of Wallets Attacked on Solana…
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In the first half of 2022, market participants spent ETH 963,227, worth about USD 2.7bn, on non-fungible token (NFT) minting on the Ethereum blockchain, with 50.7% of the raised crypto staying with NFT projects, and the remainder circulated to non-entity wallets, according to a report by blockchain data and analytics platform Nansen.
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Using the Ripple Ledger, Colombian leaders can make real estate transactions more equitable….
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