Polygon launches upgraded ZK proving system Plonky3

Thursday, August 2: Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are trading around yesterday's levels, while other top 20 coins are seeing notable losses, according to data from Coinmarketcap. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is up around 0.3 percent over the past 24 hours and trading at $7,579 at press time after testing a slight rebound…

Buterin has advocated preserving Ethereum consensus minimalism and not overloading validators with other things. 388 Total views 1 Total shares Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a lengthy blog post warning of the dangers of “stretching” Ethereum's consensus past its core functions of validating blocks and securing the network. Ethereum consensus is the process whereby blocks…

Choppy markets have defined the crypto space since Bitcoin (BTC) sold off on April 19, and indecisive markets like these can test the patience and fortitude of even the most dedicated traders and analysts, especially when the incessant calls for a bottom are met with lower lows.While the periods of low trading volume and whipsaw…

A recent report suggests that the lack of traditional financial infrastructure makes Africa a place where cryptocurrency adoption is likely.The report — shared with Cointelegraph by a Luno representative on May 27 — sheds light on Africa’s financial infrastructure and the role that cryptocurrencies play in it.The author of the research, which was jointly conducted…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in conjunction with EOSFinex, its decentralized trading platform, have announced that they had successfully completed a “chainswap” to convert $5 million worth of Tether (USDT) stablecoins onto the EOS blockchain protocol.According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 5, this way the companies aim to “provide the EOS DApp ecosystem…

Solana represented one-third of total inflows to institutional crypto investment products this past week. 1208 Total views 7 Total shares Institutional investors are loading up on Solana (SOL), with one-third of inflows to crypto investment products being invested in instruments tracking Solana this past week.According to CoinShares’ Aug. 23 Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report,…

Facebook recently made its entry into the world of institutional blockchain and cryptocurrency with the announcement of Libra. It garnered so much attention that lawmakers in the United States are holding hearings to review the project. Walmart has been flirting with crypto and blockchain for years. At the time of writing, the top crypto exchange…

DYdX, Optimism, 1inch and Aptos are expected to release over $750 million in locked tokens by December, according to data tracker Token Unlocks. 217 Total views 1 Total shares Around $750 million of vested digital assets are scheduled to be unlocked and released into the markets in December.Among the projects releasing locked tokens, the decentralized

Among the panel of experts that met with President Arif Alvi was Bitcoin Association founding president and Bitcoin SV advocate Jimmy Nguyen. 500 Total views 8 Total shares Arif Alvi, currently serving as the president of Pakistan, called for additional training in emerging technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity while meeting with a delegation…