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Solana looks to beat network outages with new open source validator client
Jump Crypto is tasked with building the new validator client which aims to add network stability and boost throughput and resilience.
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Research: Ethereum is neither decentralized nor deflationary
A month ahead of the merge, Ethereum is more centralized than ever and its currency is aggressively resisting deflation.
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Op-ed: Reimagining cross-chain bridges: Let’s stop trying to be liquidity protocols
By locking liquidity to provide cross-chain routing (as almost every bridge does right now), bridges have placed themselves in a competition they’re bound to lose.
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New Brazil bill wants to tokenize mined gold on blockchain
The bill will bring more transparency to Brazil’s gold mining industry.
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Interlay launches Bitcoin-backed stablecoin iBTC on Polkadot network
The new stablecoin — interBitcoin — is a wrapped product that will bring Bitcoin's trust and security to more technologically innovative chains.
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DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash
Decentralization may be under attack as Aave, Uniswap, Balancer and more reportedly ban wallets which have interacted with Tornado Cash. A centralized dataset created by TRM Labs appears to be responsible for the accounts being banned.
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Researchers discover vulnerabilities in Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning Network
The researchers said the two attacks exploits congestion on the Bitcoin blockchain to cause damage on the Lightning Network.
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Kraken report explores what’s superior — PoW or PoS
A recent study by Kraken concluded that neither PoW nor PoS mechanisms are the 'better' option. Instead, each has unique characteristics that fit better with different blockchain designs.
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Alameda-owned RenVM confirms it’s ‘impossible to launder any assets’ through Ren Bridge, debunking claims of $540M in money laundered
Elliptic Connect, a blockchain data analytics firm, claimed that Alameda Research-owned RenVM allowed $540M to be laundered through its cross-chain bridge.
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Mailchimp suspends accounts of several crypto-focused users
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Vitalik proposes private NFTs using ‘stealth addresses’ to hide owner’s identity
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Near Protocol opens doors to JavaScript Developers with SDK release
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