Optimism has “soft launched” its solution to Ethereum’s transaction problem, the Optimistic Virtual Machine (OVM). The startup announced Friday that OVM is now live, at …
Optimism ‘Soft Launches’ Ethereum Throughput Solution With DeFi’s Synthetix – CoinDesk Read More »
An India-based startup is coming for decentralized finance (DeFi) stalwart MakerDAO’s crown with the launch of its new “valuecoin.” MahaDAO’s ARTH algorithmic stablecoin is now …
MahaDAO’s Algorithmic ‘Valuecoin’ Goes Live on Ethereum – CoinDesk Read More »
Numerous exchanges, like Bittrex, have delisted coins that have features to protect user privacy. Explanations of why they’ve done so have been vague or non-existent. …
Bittrex Won’t Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero – CoinDesk Read More »
There’s a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that lets ETH holders back Ethereum 2.0 without losing liquidity, and it wants to give its participants a vote. …
Lido Protocol Does Eth 2.0 Staking but With a DeFi Twist – CoinDesk Read More »
Originally slated for December 1, 2020, Bitcoin Core version 0.21.0 is now available for download, and includes a handful of notable changes to Bitcoin’s primary …
Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It – CoinDesk Read More »
The recent alliance of pirate academic library Sci-Hub and a blockchain-based domain name system (DNS) was celebrated by the blockchain community. Now, it’s already over. …
Sci-Hub Leaves Handshake Blockchain After Just 2 Days – CoinDesk Read More »
Privacy coin Firo, previously known as Zcoin, has launched the new protocol Lelantus on its mainnet. The implementation introduces “on-by-default” privacy and prompts users to …
Privacy Coin Firo Launches ‘Privacy by Default’ on Mainnet – CoinDesk Read More »
Paxos is teaming up with Chainlink in a bid to make its asset-backed tokens more widely available across the decentralized finance (DeFi) market. The Paxos …
Paxos Makes Fresh Push for DeFi Market With Oracle Integration – CoinDesk Read More »
IHS Markit will likely join the cryptocurrency index game, the company’s President of Financial Services Adam Kansler said during the financial information giant’s Wednesday earnings …
IHS Markit Likely to Join Race for Crypto Indexes on Wall Street: Exec – CoinDesk Read More »
Bitcoin miners representing roughly 91% of the network’s hashpower have demonstrated support for Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in years, Taproot. These activation methods vary the length …
Bitcoin Miners, Devs Narrow Down How Taproot Will Activate – CoinDesk Read More »
