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Over 2,300 Cardano Smart Contracts Are Waiting in Timelock, ADA Price Slides 20% Over 2 Weeks

Following the successful Alonzo hard fork, the Cardano network now has a large swathe of new smart contracts. However, developers must wait to use them as they are locked in…

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Ethereum After 1559: Network Participants Burn Over 300,000 Ether Worth More Than $1 Billion

On August 5, 2021, the Ethereum network and its participants successfully completed the highly anticipated London upgrade, which saw the implementation of the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-1559. Since then, 303,681…

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Central Bank of Turkey Expands Research, Prepares to Test Digital Lira on New Platform

The Turkish central bank has established a new platform together with technology stakeholders to further the development of a digitalized version of the national fiat currency. The new collaboration will…

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ETH 2.0 Contract Exceeds 7.4 Million Ether, Close to $30 Billion Locked, Liquid Staking Pools Grow

The Ethereum 2.0 contract now has more than 7.4 million ether worth over $29.3 billion using today’s ether exchange rates. According to statistics, the smart contract address is the largest…

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How will blockchain technology help fight climate change? Experts answer

Here’s what experts on emerging tech think about the role of blockchain in achieving more sustainability and lessening the climate crisis.

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BCH Defi Project Detoken to Close Its Doors Over Regulatory Climate Toward Crypto Derivatives

On August 28, the Bitcoin Cash-based decentralized finance (defi) platform Detoken announced the project is closing its doors on September 4, 2021. The project’s founder, Semyon Germanovich, explained that the…

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