Bitcoin Cash Smart Contracts ‘Comparable to Those on Ethereum’ Possible via May Upgrade, ‘1000x Efficiency Advantage’: Dev Jason Dreyzehner

May 2, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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Pro-freedom technologies advocate and software developer Jason Dreyzehner recently spoke with Bitcoin.com News via email about the upcoming Bitcoin Cash network upgrade on May 15. One of the most talked about improvement proposals set to go through on that date — which proponents view as a boon to economic freedom — is the Cashtokens CHIP. […]

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches Ethereum L2 Scaling Network Called Base

February 24, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the deployment of Base, an Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling network, after developers launched the Base testnet on Thursday. The company said it is incubating Base within Coinbase and that the L2 chain will progressively decentralize over time. Coinbase L2 Scaling Platform Aims to Help Scale the Crypto Economy […]

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Ethereum Rival Plummets in Price After Stablecoin Built on Its Chain Loses Peg to US Dollar

December 16, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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The token of the decentralized application (DApp) creation platform Waves (WAVES) is plummeting after the algorithmic stablecoin backing it failed to maintain its peg to the US dollar. From opening at $2.38 on December 1st, Waves is now trading for $1.75, a nearly 27% decrease. The low-cap Ethereum (ETH) rival is seeing massive losses after […]

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Dappradar’s Q3 Industry Report Shows Crypto Economy and Participants Are ‘Riding Out the Bear Market’

October 8, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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According to Dappradar’s latest crypto industry report that covers 2022’s third quarter, the crypto economy and its participants are “riding out the bear market.” However, these days a number of macroeconomic events have influenced the crypto market, and Dappradar researchers say it’s currently “impossible to foresee a worldwide expansion of cryptocurrencies without a general recovery […]

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Accuweather Collaborates With API3 in Order to Provide Blockchain-Powered Weather Data

June 1, 2022 Bitcoin.com

AccuWeather

On June 1, the American media company that provides commercial weather forecasts, Accuweather, announced it is tethering weather data to blockchain technology by hosting an API3 Airnode. The company revealed that it is collaborating with blockchain oracle provider API3 and Web API operators will be able to access Accuweather’s onchain weather data. Accuweather Exec Believes […]

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Polygon Announces Zero-Knowledge Identity Platform for Web3

April 1, 2022 Bitcoin.com

$450 Million

On March 29, Polygon, the layer two (L2) scaling solution that runs parallel with the Ethereum blockchain, has announced a new identity platform called Polygon ID. While the protocol is is still under development, Polygon ID is powered by zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography and Polygon expects a public version of the ID wallet app and software […]

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While the Value Locked in Defi Soars, Dozens of Dapps Leverage Cross-Chain Support

November 7, 2021 Bitcoin.com

Abracadabra

Decentralized finance (defi) protocols continue to shine as the total value locked in defi is over $260 billion. While Ethereum started the defi trend and holds the lion’s share of TVL in defi, a great number of decentralized applications (dapps) are supporting a slew of alternative blockchains. Today’s Most Popular Dapps Support More Than One […]

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Binance Smart Chain Creates a $10 Million Bug Bounty Fund to Tighten Protocol Security

July 26, 2021 Bitcoin.com

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The Binance Smart Chain has launched a $10 million bug bounty fund for projects building on top of the protocol, called “Priority One.” The initiative aims to keep the blockchain network secure by encouraging bug bounty hunters and ethical hackers. Binance Smart Chain Reveals $10 Million Bug Bounty Fund ‘Priority One’ Security experts and bug […]

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Coinbase to Launch Apple-Like Crypto App Store

June 30, 2021 Bitcoin.com

Apple App Store

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has unveiled its plan to build “the crypto app store,” inspired by how Apple Inc. built its app store. CEO Brian Armstrong said: “Apple didn’t attempt to build every app for the iPhone, it empowered developers and gave mobile users an easy way to access new innovative apps.” In a blog post […]

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