As part of its ongoing decentralization efforts, non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift announced Thursday that it has open-sourced the code of its upcoming version two platform, giving developers the opportunity to contribute to the iteration process. ShapeShift’s v2 code repository is now available on Github, making it easier for developers to download it to their … [Read more...] about ShapeShift open-sources its upcoming version 2 platform code
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Ethereum Classic devs announce upcoming hard fork
On Monday, developers of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain announced a hard fork to implement the project’s latest version, now scheduled for launch in late July.The upgrade, which the community has dubbed "Magneto,” will include the four Ethereum Improvement Proposals, or EIPs, first seen in Ethereum’s Berlin upgrade earlier this year.These proposals are meant to improve … [Read more...] about Ethereum Classic devs announce upcoming hard fork
Celo rallies 50% as excitement builds for the upcoming ‘Donut’ hardfork
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a transformational force for not just the cryptocurrency market, but for financial markets in general in 2021 thanks to the ease of access and security offered by blockchain-based protocols which operate on smart contracts.One project that is looking to take the simplicity of DeFi to the next level is Celo (CELO), an open blockchain … [Read more...] about Celo rallies 50% as excitement builds for the upcoming ‘Donut’ hardfork
Bitcoin’s upcoming Taproot upgrade and why it matters for the network
While a vast majority of crypto enthusiasts around the globe seem to be gushing about Ether (ETH) at the moment and how its upcoming London hard fork stands to push the premier altcoin’s value even higher, reports have recently surfaced that suggest Bitcoin’s much-awaited Taproot upgrade will go live also sometime by the end of this year.In this regard, many Bitcoin (BTC) … [Read more...] about Bitcoin’s upcoming Taproot upgrade and why it matters for the network
Bitmain Teasing With the Upcoming AntMiner E9 Ethereum Miner
25 Apr 2021 Bitmain is teasing with the apparently soon to be launched new Ethash miner called Antminer E9 that is supposed to be offering 3 GH/s mining hashrate with 2556 Watts of power usage and 0.85 J/M power efficiency. This is what they claim to be the equivalent of 32 RTX 3080 graphics cards and it roughly is in terms of performance. So, the Antminer E9 is going to be … [Read more...] about Bitmain Teasing With the Upcoming AntMiner E9 Ethereum Miner