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  • Here’s why the next two weeks are pivotal for the Cardano Shelley pioneer testnet

    Launched earlier this week, the Cardano’s pioneer Shelley testnet gathered a select group of pool operators that have been testing the Cardano network. According to Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, the testnet has so far been tremendously successful, providing important insights to IOHK. However, the next two weeks will be pivotal for its development,…

  • Pledging is set to keep Cardano (ADA) safe and decentralised; here’s how it works

    With Shelley mainnet closer than ever, IOHK’s education director explained how the network will stay protected while maintaining high efficiency—pledging. Pledging is set to provide a mechanism that encourages a healthy commercial ecosystem on Cardano, as it would request the highest pledge possible from stake pool operators while keeping smaller stake pools competitive. Why pledging…

  • The Time-Travelling Blockchain Developer

    The blockchain marches on, ever forward, relentless, in an inexorable journey to add new transactions and to create new blocks to append to the decentralized ledger. It is immutable, creating a perpetual, permanent and fixed history of transactions. The cryptographic state-machine infrastructure that powers this decentralized ledger has led to a wave of innovation that…

  • Research explores how Zcash and other privacy coins can de-anonymize users, suggests defenses

    Research by an independent group claims possible vulnerabilities in Zcash’s metadata, mainly due to certain procedures used by the protocol that blockchain attackers could potentially exploit. Others, such as Bitcoin forked coins and MimbleWimble-based currencies face similar threats.  However, the research noted Zcash’s zk-snark protocol remains sound, and no critical threat to the blockchain can…

  • 21 committee members to control Neo’s governance in version 3

    As Neo is anticipating the launch of its newest iteration—Neo3—its founder and CEO Da Hongfei explained what the latest upgrade will bring to the ecosystem. The biggest change to Neo, aside from integrating various tokenization services, will come in the form of a new governance system, where 21 committee members will be voted in by…

  • Chainlink now ensures “truly random” winnings for DAI-based savings game PoolTogether

    Chainlink now ensures “truly random” winnings for DAI-based savings game PoolTogether

    Users of online betting and savings games always have a question — are winners truly picked on random and if they are “real” persons. When pool winnings company PoolTogether was faced with this conundrum, they turned to Chainlink’s protocol for help. Randomness is now ensured On May 12, Chainlink confirmed the addition of the Verifiable…

  • Top VC: Ethereum is miles ahead of “ETH killers” in this key category

    Top VC: Ethereum is miles ahead of “ETH killers” in this key category

    If you have been around in crypto for the past few years, you likely know of the concept of “Ethereum killers.” Over its five years of existence, Ethereum has become the largest and most prominent smart contract blockchain, with ETH rallying thousands of percent within a few years’ time while the network has seen mass…

  • XRP users can now fully delete crypto wallets, thanks to new Ripple update

    In a first for the cryptocurrency market, a community-consensus for Ripple last week approved an amendment to the XRP ledger, allowing users to delete existing wallets. Community requests met Voted over two weeks with an 80 percent majority, the “ DeletableAccounts Amendment” allows XRP wallet users to remove old, inactive accounts while recovering “reserve” funds.…

  • Charles Hoskinson : Cardano’s Pioneers will start testing Shelley Stakepool today

    With the Shelley node running, the launch of Cardano’s proof-of-stake era has never been closer. The misinformed critics have been citing fictitious delays, however, Cardano is set to launch Pioneer’s program today in which limited pool operators will start testing Shelley. Cardano critics turn a blind eye to development progress While it’s been around for…

  • Strix Leviathan launches proprietary trading platform Octopus

    Strix Leviathan, a quantitative investment management firm, has launched its proprietary trading platform called Octopus. The platform is a product of more than two years of work, offering its users an enterprise-grade portfolio management system specifically tailored for cryptocurrencies. Strix’s new trading platform uses advanced algorithmic trading strategies Minimizing human judgment in crypto investing is…