Ethereum 2.0 in ‘Final’ Stages Before Launch
Ethereum 2.0 Developers release specifications for the “official” testnet earlier today! Ethereum 2.0 developers have done so with a presumed end-of-year launch - the testnet will begin August 4th And has been named “Medalla” after the Bruno’s Aires metro stop....
Ethereum Transactions Near ATH as Network Fees Continue to Climb
Ethereum transactions near 2018 activity! The last time that Ethereum Transactions were this high was due to massive ICO activity dominated the network. The current activity level for Ethereum can be attributed to the rise of DeFi and Layer-2 applications. ...
Why did Twitter hackers want BTC instead of Monero?
Twitter hack yesterday reveals hidden message by hackers! The Twitter Hack resulted in several high-profile individuals, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden, tweeting a common Bitcoin scam. Send some bitcoin for more in return. The hackers didn’t leave a public...
Crypto Scammers Target Popular Twitter Accounts in Latest Hack
Hackers hack Twitter to promote crypto scams! Hackers hack Twitter and used a number of high-profile Twitter accounts on Wednesday, including Kanye West, Barack Obama, and Bill Gates! Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s Twitter was also hacked, was was...
Bitcoin Difficulty Spikes to All Time Highs
Bitcoin touches 17.35 trillion difficulty metric! Bitcoin touches 17.35 trillion today - jumping nearly 10%. Difficulty is the value used to measure how difficult it is to find a hash below a target in the Bitcoin Network. The network has a block difficulty -...
Ethereum 2.0 Pushed Back AGAIN!
Ethereum 2.0 delayed until 2021! Ethereum 2.0 delayed until 2021 according to a researcher involved in the project. Ethereum Foundation Justin Drake was asked during a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything session on Friday when the deployment of Phase 0 would begin. One of...
Coinbase Prepares for IPO, sources say
Coinbase entering stock market! Coinbase entering stock market later this year, according to Reuters. The listing needs approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the SEC approved the company’s plans, it would be the first stock market listing for a...
TikTok Users Coordinate Dogecoin Pump, DOGE up 60%
Dogecoin Surges potentially due to a viral TikTok! Dogecoin surges 61% - originally a joke created in 2013, a viral TikTok video urged viewers to buy $25 dollars worth of Doge. A viral video, which was posted by user jamezg97, encouraged viewers to invest in Doge. ...
DeFi Market Nears $2 Billion Assets Under Management
Ethereum based decentralized finance dapps near $2 billion in assets under management! Dapps near $2 billion as DeFi’s grow in popularity. Compound has more assets than the whole DeFi space had three months ago. Same goes for Maker. Synthetix has increased...
Ethereum Faces Major Scaling Issues, Fees on the Rise
Hashing It Out recently hosted Vitalik Buterin, and Buterin talked about how he would handle Ethereum’s creation differently if he were building it now. Buterin’s interview on Hashing It Out was on the July 2nd podcast interview - he acknowledged the presence of a...
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