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Updated April 16, 2026 · 12:45 PM UTC

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Technology

The upgrade combining security of Bitcoin and Ethereum based smart contracts goes live on Syscoin

Syscoin’s novel take on infrastructure is set to combine the best traits of Bitcoin and Ethereum, while leveraging scalability with zk-rollups.

4 years ago

DeFi

Here’s why the demand for Moonriver (MOVR) could rise as Chainlink integration begins

The native integration with Chainlink oracle services enables EVM developers in the Kusama ecosystem to use external data resources and off-chain computations for building DeFi applications.

4 years ago

DeFi

Cardano (ADA) hits milestone of 20 million transactions, but when are dApps coming?

The Cardano chain demonstrates a high degree of network reliability, however, is this all for nothing without dApps?

4 years ago

Technology

Perpetual Protocol v2 launches on Ethereum layer-2 solution Optimism

The launch of Perpetual Protocol v2 (dubbed Curie) to Optimism Mainnet reduces the cost required to place a trade and speeds up trade execution.

4 years ago

Technology

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin proposes fix for high gas fees

Buterin has unveiled a new EIP-4488 network upgrade to limit the surging gas prices prevalent on the network.

4 years ago

Investments

Wintermute launches $20 million fund to support Polygon development

The first project to get funded is Router Protocol, a crosschain communication protocol built on Polygon.

4 years ago

Merge

Diving in: Why are 81% of Ethereum’s Beacon Chain nodes in the U.S. and Europe?

Ethereum is known for its distributed, decentralized nature. What happens when we map out node distribution of ETH 2.0’s Beacon Chain?

4 years ago

Adoption

Op-ed: How Algorand is gearing up to become a contender to Ethereum

The past few years have seen numerous crypto projects — from Neo to Solana — threaten to dethrone Ethereum as the world’s leading decentralized app (Dapp) platform.

4 years ago

Technology

Solana (SOL) consumes less energy than two Google searches, report claims

Solana Foundation's energy report claims that a transaction conducted on the Solana blockchain is comparatively less than what’s used to charge a phone.

4 years ago