Altcoins
Is Ethereum once again a victim of its own success?
A year after the Merge made Ethereum even more popular, the network now faces the perils of a staking-fueled liquidity crunch. What are the alternatives?
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo
Lens
PoW – Proof of Work
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Altcoins
Litecoin completes third halving event
Litecoin has executed its third halving event on Wednesday, reducing block rewards for miners from 12.5 to 6.25 Litecoins per block.
Zoltan Vardai
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Bitcoin News
14 years on, why Bitcoin will survive its growing pains
Like an awkward teen, Bitcoin is facing a crisis of confidence, writes Eddie Hui of MetaComp. What lies in store for the original cryptocurrency in 2023?
Eddie Hui
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Altcoins
Ethereum’s PoW forks competing for market share see significant selloff
These PoW forks were created to keep revenue flowing for Ethereum’s miners, but plummeting prices put that plan at risk.
Lachlan Keller
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Altcoins
ETC mining hashrate reaches ATH after ‘Merge’; two proof-of-work chains are rising
Three Ethereum chains that support mining — Ethereum Classic, ETHPoW and Ethereum Fair — together accounted for about 30% of the peak hashrate of Ethereum before “the Merge.”
Ningwei Qin
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
Ethereum has had problems since its inception. Will the ‘Merge’ solve them?
Ethereum has long grappled with centralization, which the Merge will unlikely address in a meaningful way, writes Daniel Dizon of Swell Network.
Daniel Dizon
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Regulation
US raises red flag on crypto mining with concerns over carbon emissions
White House says carbon footprint of crypto industry does not align with goals to decarbonize the economy.
Lachlan Keller
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Altcoins
SEBA Bank launches Ethereum staking services as ‘Merge’ nears
Switzerland-based SEBA Bank, a global cryptocurrency lender, has introduced Ethereum staking services aimed at enabling clients to earn staking rewards on Ethereum. See related article: Ethereum’s Bellatrix upgrade now live despite concerns Fast facts Ethereum staking services would enable clients to earn rewards on a monthly basis, with adjustable lock-up periods available post-Merge, SEBA Bank […]
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Altcoins
Why Ethereum PoW fork gains some crypto exchange backings
Amid uncertainty over Ethereum ‘Merge,’ some seek ways to potentially profit
Ningwei Qin
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Altcoins
Crypto exchange Bitfinex plans new chain split tokens
iFinex Financial Technologies Limited, which operates the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, has announced Ethereum chain split tokens (CSTs) to help prepare for all eventualities as the Ethereum merge nears. See related article: ‘The Merge’ can make crypto payments mainstream again: Vitalik Buterin Fast facts “The Merge” upgrade involves the Ethereum blockchain’s transition from the proof-of-work (PoW) […]
Pradipta Mukherjee
