Crypto mining needs to be redefined before simply casting it away

[ad_1] Blockchain mining networks are often victims of their success. The two contemporary realities that demarcate the mining landscape and cause blockchains to fall short of what they promise are 1) the ongoing technological arms race driven by inherent competitive greed; and 2) the rising energy costs associated with...
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SushiSwap Narrowly Escaped A $350 Million DeFi Hack, Here’s How

[ad_1] The DeFi exchange SushiSwap would have joined the many projects that lost millions to the dubious activities of online hackers. For instance, Poly network lost $600 million in a similar hack one week ago. The good news is that the miscreants have returned many of the assets. It...
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2021 Developer Grants Call for Applications

[ad_1] Coinbase’s mission is to increase economic freedom in the world through the crypto-economy. To achieve this, it is essential to develop common infrastructure that is transparent, safe, secure and benefits all participants. To aid this community effort, in 2020 we launched our Crypto Community Fund, and in 2021...
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SOL Is Up 3,800% YTD. Could It Eventually Displace Ethereum?

[ad_1] August 20, 2021by Laura Shin SOL is up 75% over the past seven days, 205% in the past month, and 3,800% YTD. On Unchained, Multicoin Capital’s Kyle Samani discusses the DeFi projects fueling Solana’s growth, why he thinks Solana could make Ethereum obsolete, and the spectrum of decentralization....
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Bitcoin gains strength as Friday’s $600M BTC options expiry approaches

[ad_1] In the past 7 days, Bitcoin (BTC) failed to break through the $48,000 resistance, but the price remained flat even as Minneapolis Federal Reserve chairman Neel Kashkari bashed the industry.  During an appearance at the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region annual summit on August 17, Kashkari said: “So far...
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Enya launches beta of Boba, a new Optimistic-based Ethereum L2 solution

[ad_1] Enya, a developer of decentralized infrastructure solutions, today announced the launch of the mainnet beta of Boba Network, its new Ethereum layer-2 Optimistic Rollup scaling solution that reduces gas fees, improves transaction throughput, and extends the capabilities of smart contracts. Boba reduces gas fees and improves transaction throughput...
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Coinbase launches in Japan

[ad_1] Coinbase was founded in 2012 as an easy and trusted place to buy and sell Bitcoin. Since then, Bitcoin has spawned an entire industry with thousands of different blockchains, tokens and projects. Today, we offer much more than bitcoin trading, enabling over 68 million users and 9,000 institutions...
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