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Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12

The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through The Merge. The upcoming upgrade, dubbed “Shapella,” which combines the Shanghai and Capella validator changes, is expected to take place on April 12, 2023. While most users will not be affected by the change, the […]

Hong Kong virtual bank to offer crypto conversions and accounts: Report

The account services for crypto firms come at a time when United States-based companies are struggling to find local banking partners and are frequently looking abroad.

Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to sell after Shanghai upgrade: Glassnode

The analytics firm backed up its prediction, stating only 253 validators have signed up to fully exit their staked Ether position.

Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia's biggest cyber attack

The attack on Latitude Financial is Australia’s biggest cyber attack with driver’s license numbers, passports and financial documents among the stolen information.

The Earliest Versions of Ethereum that I could find on Github

PyEthereum (Earliest version). First Commit on December 19th, 2013: https://github.com/vbuterin/pyethereum/tree/6654544ca7245fa0f501057a94e74c8e331af2b0 An empty repository labeled "cpp-ethereum". Created December 26th, 2013 : https://github.com/vbuterin/cpp-ethereum go-ethereum. First Commit on December 30th, 2013: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/e4bbea400f7df275faf47ea643256d68495b35aa ​ Thoughts: While there may not be anything particularly striking, Tracing the origins of Ethereum and witnessing its evolution over time is truly remarkable. What started…
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US needs to regulate stablecoins to keep a strong dollar: Stellar CEO

The United States and the greenback will suffer if stablecoin regulations are not rolled out this year, Stellar Development Foundation’s chief has claimed.

India Seeks Common Crypto Framework for All Countries to Deal With ‘Many Collapses and Shocks in Cryptocurrencies’

India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said during her official visit to the U.S. that crypto regulation is a very important part of the discussion by the G20 countries given “so many collapses and shocks in cryptocurrencies.” She stressed: “We seek to develop a common framework for all countries to deal with this matter.” India Seeks […]

El Salvador provides first digital asset license to Bitfinex

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Ripple Signs Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Deal With Montenegro – Is XRP Involved?

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Consensys launched Linea: A New Zero-Knowledge Rollup Solution for Ethereum

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