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Updated April 16, 2026 · 12:45 PM UTC

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Technology

Looking to move? Arkansas will give you $10,000 in BTC to relocate there

The American state wants tech professionals and entrepreneurs to relocate to its Northwestern region.

4 years ago

People

Cardano founder says delays are just the nature of the game

Charles Hoskinson explains that building a global blockchain network throws up unforeseen problems. But that in itself shouldn't invalidate achievements made to date.

4 years ago

Payments

Cash App is bringing the Bitcoin Lightning Network to its 36 million users

Bitcoin for payments is becoming a thing as more payment providers join the Lightning Network.

4 years ago

Privacy

Can the upcoming MimbleWimble upgrade revive Litecoin’s fortunes?

Hopes are high for MimbleWimble, but has the market moved on in favor of yield over privacy?

4 years ago

Technology

American footballer Dez Bryant to launch NFTs that track player stats with support from Chainlink

Dez Bryant’s Personal Corner will allow professional players to foster a direct athlete-fan relationship through NFTs.

4 years ago

Merge

Ethereum merge testnet Kintsugi split by bug, here’s why

Kintsugi, the testnet to test the Ethereum 2.0 merge, has run into a chain split causing the Proof-of-Stake blockchain to run in several parallel versions of the “truth." This is the first major incident for Kintsugi since its start in December.

4 years ago

Technology

Ethereum’s Arbitrum Network suffers a temporary outage

The Arbitrum Network suffers its second outage in five months following a hardware failure.

4 years ago

Adoption

Key drivers behind Chainlink’s exponential growth

The Chainlink ecosystem continues growing at a rapid pace, as the protocol expands support for additional blockchain environments.

4 years ago

Technology

Building a new class of developers for Web3

Web3 startups and developers are paving the way to a future where people and machines can interact with data, value, and other businesses or individuals without the need for third-party involvement.

4 years ago