Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 Brings Taproot Closer and Adds Tor, Fee, Signet Changes

Bitcoin Core Project announced that Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 has been released, bringing a variety of fixes and upgrades to the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol, including a step towards the much-anticipated Taproot upgrade, fee changes, a new type of testing ground, new type of wallet support, and more.

0x (ZRX) price rallies 35% ahead of v4 mainnet update

An upcoming mainnet upgrade and increasing DEX market share back 0x's (ZRX) recent double-digit rally. Decentralized exchanges (DEX) are a giant leap in permissionless and transparent trading, and they exist as fantastic alternatives to centralized exchanges.  While DEXs ease the process of listing new ERC-20 tokens and remove the need to pay a central authority high listing fees, they stil have the issue of high gas fees.

Bancor v2.1 report: Swap fees exceed impermanent loss insurance costs

Bancor’s approach to dealing with impermanent loss on decentralized exchanges might have significant implications for idle altcoin capital. Bancor has released a status report for its v2.1 decentralized exchange upgrade, covering the performance of its decentralized exchange over the last three months. According to the document, the total liquidity increased by almost 100%, resulting in the platform earning about $1.12 million in cumulative swap fees. Bancor’s report noted that the fee earnings were more than five times the cost required for impermanent loss compensation for liquidity providers. Indeed, impermanent loss management was a major focus of the v2.1 upgrade, as noted by Cointelegraph back in October 2020.

TomoChain Prepares for Zorro Network Upgrade

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Singapore, January 12, 2021 — Scalable smart contract platform TomoChain has released details of its forthcoming Zorro upgrade.

Dash announces new update, social payment wallet enters testnet

Dash Core Group has announced the release of new updates for the Dash platform as well as the DashPay smartphone wallet app. Dash has moved development work on the v0.17 of its platform to the testnet phase according to an announcement released on Wednesday.

All Major Mining Pools Now Support Taproot, Bitcoin’s Biggest Upgrade in Years

Binance Pool represents 11% of Bitcoin’s mining hashrate.

Opyn Upgrade Aims to Add Capital Efficiency and Liquidity to DeFi Options Market

Options marketplace Opyn is rolling out an upgrade that targets capital efficiency and liquidity in the decentralized financial options market.

Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q1 - Missile Strike, COVID-19, Black Thursday

Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the first quarter of this year: Total crypto market capitalization in Q1 January The year started with Ethereum (ETH)'s Muir Glacier, announced to be a successful upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, and the Cryptoverse wondered if Ethereum 2.0 would happen in 2020.

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Mocks Ripple and XRP, but is ETH 2.0 next on SEC's List?

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin mocks Ripple's XRP as fights the SEC, but with the recent ETH 2.0 upgrade to POS it may not be long before the SEC reclassify ETH as security.

Filecoin network suffers temporary outage

The Filecoin network is recovering as miners upgrade to a new client after a four-hour network outage. Decentralized storage protocol Filecoin (FIL) came to a standstill on Dec.

CoinEx Celebrates Third Anniversary With Overall System and Product Upgrade

PRESS RELEASE. CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, celebrates its third anniversary and announces that it has upgraded and optimized the underlying system as well as the front-end.

Ripple CTO shares 'incredibly encouraging' results for XRPL optimization

Ripple's Chief Technology Officer [CTO], David Schwartz had announced an upgrade to the XRP Ledger [XRPL] back in November.

DeFi hype and upcoming mainnet upgrade back Zilliqa’s (ZIL) 69% rally

New partnerships, network upgrades, and a surge in DeFi activity sent Zilliqa price on a strong month-long rally. In the past month, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) basked in the limelight as each rallied to new yearly highs.

IOTA Announces Chrysalis Phase 2 Public Testnet is Now Live

IOTA’s network upgrade, Chrysalis has recently launched its public testnet.

Cardano Protocol Hard Forks in Preparation For Goguen Upgrade

Developers IOHK implemented changes to the Cardano protocol yesterday in preparation for hard forking the network.

Theta network enhancements usher in smart contract capabilities

Now live, Theta's network upgrade includes an updated block explorer capable of working with smart contract data.

Advantage China if new regulatory proposals are pushed? Yes, says Circle's CEO

Popular crypto-platform Circle is in the news after it announced the launch of a major platform upgrade.

Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain may speed up enterprise blockchain adoption

Eth2’s rollout could result in enterprises flocking to a more secure and scalable Ethereum network. The highly anticipated security and scalability upgrade to the Ethereum network launched as planned on Dec.

IOTA Works Towards Chrysalis Upgrade, MIOTA Price Predictions are High

The IOTA 1.5 network upgrade, also known as Chrysalis is quickly approaching, with IOTA’s new wallet, Firefly introduced last week.

Upcoming Cardano hard fork to introduce 'token locking' ahead of Goguen

IOHK is planning a "smooth upgrade path to Goguen." IOHK, the development arm behind Cardano, recently announced a new hard fork of the protocol scheduled for mid-December.  Kevin Hammond, a software engineer at IOHK, revealed this week that Cardano will undergo a hard fork later this month as part of its transition to the Goguen development era.

Buterin Wants Ethereum 1.0 Gas Fee Upgrade Despite Beacon Chain Going Live

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin thanked everyone involved with the beacon chain upgrade, which went live yesterday.

Coinbase to Support Ethereum 2.0 Trading and Staking Rewards in 2021, ETH Recovers From Bull Run

Coinbase digital currency exchange voiced its support for Ethereum 2.0, the blockchain upgrade that launched at 12 pm UTC yesterday.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $18.1K as Correlation to Ether Picks Up

Bitcoin’s bull run stalls while ether is still acting like a little brother despite the audacious Eth 2.0 upgrade.

Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a ‘Non-Issue,’ Experts Say

Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot.

Ethereum 2.0 Launches, Promising New Era of Staking and Scalability

The initial phase of an Ethereum blockchain upgrade that’s been in the works for years has launched.

Ethereum 2.0 is go: Genesis block of beacon chain winks into existence

Ethereum’s proof-of-stake transition takes another step toward completion. After literally years in the making, the genesis block of the Ethereum 2.0 beacon chain has finally seen the light of day. The repeatedly delayed scalability and security upgrade to the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap confidently took its first breath as planned, at just after 12 pm UTC on Dec.

Ethereum 2.0 Goes Live With Launch of Beacon Chain

The much-anticipated network upgrade for Ethereum just launched.

Analysts Eye Ethereum Move to $800 as ETH2 Upgrade Nears

Ethereum is exploding higher as Bitcoin has pushed to new year-to-date highs just shy of $20,000.

Tezos Will Get Zcash’s Privacy Features in Next Upgrade

Key features of the Zcash blockchain are going to be merged onto the Tezos blockchain, giving its users optional privacy.

Ethereum Classic Activates Thanos Upgrade Increasing Access for GPU Miners

The Thanos upgrade is aimed to allow more miner participation and thus increase security.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Splitting ABC Fork Tokens from Bitcoin Cash

On November 15, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain underwent a scheduled upgrade but also the chain saw a consensus split, and the network bisected into two.

Ethereum Classic plans ‘Thanos’ hard fork to restore mining with older GPUs

Four gigabyte devices will soon be able to find a new home on ETC. Ethereum Classic (ETC) is planning to execute the Thanos hard fork, an upgrade that would ensure several more years of mining functionality for graphics cards with 4 gigabytes of RAM. The upgrade, scheduled for block 11,700,000 — set to be mined between Nov.

Stellar Lumens doubles in price following upgrade

The launch of Stellar’s new protocol was received positively by the crypto market, coinciding in a 100% price rise for XLM across the last 48 hours. The price of Stellar Lumens (XLM) shot up 60% in the past 24 hours and crossed the 20 cent mark for the first time since Sept.

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Threshold Met: Proof-of-Stake ‘Beacon’ Chain Starts in 7 Days

The Ethereum network’s ETH 2.0 contract has crossed the threshold needed to initiate the upcoming upgrade.

XLM Skyrockets To A Two-Year High As Stellar Announced Major Protocol Upgrade

XLM marked its highest price level since November 2018 just a day after Stellar announced a major protocol upgrade with two new features.

Eth 2.0 Deposit Contract Secures Enough Funds to Launch

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of its most ambitious upgrade yet.

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Is 75% Funded Ahead of Dec. 1 Soft Launch

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has nearly accrued enough funds to activate the momentous upgrade.

Slow and Empty Blocks With a Mysterious Message – ABC’s New Chain Off to a Rocky Start

On November 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain experienced a network upgrade and a bifurcation of the chain as well.

Blog Author Tipped $10,000 for Well Phrased Peer-to-Peer Cash Conviction

Following the Bitcoin Cash upgrade, the BCH proponent known as Mobtwo published a post on the read.cash blogging website called “Bitcoin Cash – Simple Fundamentals.” The editorial’s author says he wholeheartedly believes that BCH will one day overtake BTC in the long run.

Majority of Bitcoin Hashrate Signals Support for Taproot Scaling, Privacy Upgrade

Over 50% of Bitcoin's hashrate now supports the "uncontroversial" upgrade.

Support for Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Surges to 45%

Bitcoin miners are signaling that they support the Taproot upgrade, which aims to boost privacy and efficiency.

Ethereum Foundation Devs Discuss ETH2 Launch & Economics

One of the biggest stories in the crypto space right now is the upcoming launch of Ethereum 2.0 — the long-awaited upgrade to the blockchain that will overhaul its consensus mechanism and how it validates transactions.

ZCash Celebrates First Halving, Unveils Canopy The Network's Fifth Upgrade

ZCash has undergone its first halving at block 1,046,400 and the event coincides with the network's fifth upgrade dubbed Canopy.

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Latest Billionaire Bull, Zcash’s Upgrade, Grayscale’s $10B Breakthrough

A metric that has predicted previous bitcoin market tops indicates this rally has just begun.

Privacy Coin Zcash Goes Through First Halving

Zcash’s first halving coincided with the fifth major upgrade, dubbed Canopy, that removed the controversial “Founders' Reward.”

Zcash celebrates first halving with implementation of ‘Canopy’ upgrade

The upgrade establishes a development fund for the next four years and removes the controversial “Founders Reward.” Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) celebrated its first halving event on Nov.

Zcash Undergoes First Halving as Major Upgrade Drops ‘Founders Fund’

Alongside the halving, Zcash has rolled out its Canopy upgrade that replaces the Founder's Fund with built-in funding for development.

Not dead yet: Bitcoin Cash ABC up 70% as Sechet releases new client

After being steamrolled in Bitcoin Cash’s most recent hash war, Bitcoin ABC shows signs of life with a new client release and a 70% rebound in price off a low base. Amaury Sechet's Bitcoin ABC coin is up 70% today as the developer announced a new upgrade for the client software that includes stability-related fixes for both forks of the Bitcoin Cash client.

Ethereum 2.0’s Launch Is 2 Weeks Away, but Only 18% of ETH Has Been Staked

With Ethereum 2.0’s first phase (Phase 0) set to launch on December 1, it appears that there is still a lot of Ether (ETH) missing for the upgrade to happen.

Ethereum Only 18% Ready for ETH 2.0 With One Week to Go

Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade needs over 524,000 ETH by November 24 in order to launch on December 1, as planned.

Hash Watch: The Highly Anticipated Bitcoin Cash Fork Is Now Complete

The Bitcoin Cash community has been patiently waiting for weeks for the November 15, 2020 upgrade and the day is finally here.

Ethereum Classic inches closer to Thanos upgrade

Many altcoin projects are turning a new leaf with hard forks like Bitcoin Cash [BCH] and Ethereum Classic [ETC].

Tezos upgrade reduces smart contract fees by 75% to attract DeFi

Tezos is seeking to attract DeFi developers, implementing a protocol upgrade that reduces smart contract gas fees by roughly 75%. Top-20 crypto asset by market cap Tezos (XTZ) has successfully completed its latest upgrade, “Delphi,” which aims to reduce smart contract gas fees by 75% to attract decentralized finance (DeFi) developers to build on top of its blockchain. Delphi was proposed on Sept.

Tezos Delphi Update Goes Live To Reduce Gas Consumption

The gas consumption on the Tezos blockchain has been significantly reduced as the project announced the latest network upgrade called Delphi.

Tezos ‘Delphi’ Upgrade Slashes Gas Costs by 75%

The new “Delphi” upgrade on Tezos has made the blockchain significantly more attractive for DeFi applications.

Aave Launches Upgrade, DeFi Tokens to Gain as Bitcoin Fails to Break $16K

Aave DeFi protocol launched an upgrade on its public testnet today.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Break $15.9K; Over 50K ETH Staked on Eth 2.0 Contract

Bitcoin’s price closed in on $16,000 before losing steam while over $20 million in ether is already staked for the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade.

Crypto Analyst Predicts Ethereum Will Soar Above $1,000 Next Year if Fee Proposal Is Approved

A popular pseudonymous crypto analyst says a proposed Ethereum upgrade would significantly boost the price of the second-largest cryptocurrency.

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $22.5M One Week After Launch

The deposit contract for Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade now holds over 50k ETH – 10% of the threshold needed to activate the watershed update.

Ethereum Stakers Commit 50,000 ETH to Upcoming Launch

Users have started putting their funds into Ethereum’s much-awaited 2.0 upgrade.

Ethereum’s Price Rises 18% in One Week

The price of Ethereum has been increasing all week while the blockchain gets closer to the first step of its major upgrade.

Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: What You Need to Know

Bitcoin Cash is set for a network upgrade this month.

Imminent Ethereum Upgrade Could Be Major Catalyst for ETH and Altcoin Markets, According to Analysts at Binance

The global crypto exchange Binance just released its latest trading report, analyzing the state of Bitcoin, Ethereum and the altcoin markets.

Hash Watch: Kraken Announces BCH Fork Plans, Bitcoin ABC Reveals Two-Pronged Effort

A number of third party infrastructure providers have announced contingency plans for the upcoming Bitcoin Cash upgrade on November 15, 2020.

Hash Watch: Bitcoin Cash Services Reveal Contingency Plans for Upcoming Fork

The Bitcoin Cash blockchain is set to upgrade on Sunday, November 15 and it’s still expected that the network will bifurcate.

Bitfury forms MaaS partnership to upgrade $35M Norway data center

The crypto mining firm's 42-megawatt data center near Mo i Rana is reportedly already powered by 100% renewable energy. Crypto mining firm Bitfury has formed a partnership with a private equity firm allowing it to upgrade its existing $35 million blockchain infrastructure in Norway. According to a Nov.

Ethereum 2.0 could launch on 1 Dec; deposit contract now live

With all eyes on the phased upgrade of Ethereum, the Foundation released an update today that the Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 has now been set for an official launch at some time around 1 December this year. The post Ethereum 2.0 could launch on 1 Dec; deposit contract now live appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Ethereum 2.0 Set to Launch on December 1

Version 1.0 of the Ethereum 2.0 specifications has been released and if all goes to plan, the blockchain upgrade should happen at the beginning of next month.

Ripple Executive Says Proposed XRP Upgrade Will Be Game Changer

Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz says a new XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade will be a game changer.

TRON’s Justin Sun Reveals An Unsuccessful Attack On The Network, All Funds Are SAFU

An unknown actor has unsuccessfully attacked the TRON network during a mainnet upgrade, Justin Sun revealed.

Leading South Korean Hospital Group Readies Blockchain Move

South Korean hospitals could be set to usher in a new era of industry 4.0-era healthcare, and will look to use blockchain technology to upgrade the quality of the medical care they provide. Taking the lead is one of the country’s most prestigious hospital groups, Yonsei Medical Center, whose Vice President Yoon Dong-seop – also the Vice President of the Korean

High DeFi yields could threaten ETH 2.0 staking participation: ConsenSys

The latest Q3 DeFi report from ConsenSys expresses concern about DeFi’s threat to ETH 2.0 staking The rise of DeFi and high yielding liquidity provision opportunities could act as a barrier to participation in staking when ETH 2.0 Phase 0 finally launches according to a new report. The ConsenSys Q3 DeFi Report has taken a deep dive into emerging trends and warns that staking on Ethereum’s forthcoming Beacon Chain may be limited by better earning opportunities on decentralized finance protocols. ConsenSys believes it’s likely that Phase 0 of the ETH 2.0 upgrade will launch before the end of the year.

Hash Watch: 73% of Bitcoin Cash Blocks Mined With BCHN, Poloniex Launches Fork Futures

The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) upgrade is 21 days away and there’s a possibility the blockchain may bifurcate on November 15.

Stellar to skip Protocol 14; Cites issue with validator crashes

In an announcement, Stellar said that the Stellar public network will no longer upgrade to Protocol 14 on October 28, skipping straight ahead to Protocol 15. Protocol 15 is reportedly the same as The post Stellar to skip Protocol 14; Cites issue with validator crashes appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Filecoin Network Upgrade Goes Live, Miners Claim 25% Block Rewards

The mandatory upgrade is the first post-launch upgrade to the Filecoin network.

After OKEX incident, users had a crisis of trust in centralized exchange: DragonEx 

Singapore-based crypto exchange DragonEx announced today that it has completed the maintenance and upgrade of its trading platform and that it has now resumed spot trading according to its blog post.? The post After OKEX incident, users had a crisis of trust in centralized exchange: DragonEx  appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Primed to Launch: ConsenSys Programmer

Ethereum’s 2.0 (ETH2) upgrade is expected to begin to roll out in the near future.

Monero (XMR) hard fork goes live

To improve its base protocol, developers of Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, announced a network 'Oxygen Orion' upgrade, which will implement a new software- the linkable ring signature The post Monero (XMR) hard fork goes live appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Bitcoin’s Taproot is ready to go, but it's unlikely to be included in the next release

Developers don't want to move too fast. The Bitcoin Improvement Proposals 340 through 342 were merged into the Bitcoin codebase on Thursday, signaling that the anticipated Taproot upgrade is ready. Taproot and the associated technology of Schnorr signatures are considered to be the most important upgrade for Bitcoin in the past year.

Money Reimagined: How Ethereum 2.0’s ‘Lock Up’ Will Drive DeFi Innovation

As Ethereum's 2.0 upgrade locks up serious ether volume, we're likely to see financial ideas that unlock value without undermining mission.

Calls for Ethereum Breakout Grow in Run Up to “Phase 0” Launch

Technical chartists extended their Ethereum price target beyond $400 as the blockchain inched towards a major protocol upgrade.

Bitcoin's Next Upgrade Will Support Tor V3 Addresses

The next version of Bitcoin Core will support the latest type of Tor addresses, before they are fully rolled out.

Ethereum 2.0 project lead announces new bug bounty program

With all eyes on the phased upgrade of Ethereum, the network has further decided to perfect its upcoming Eth 2.0 network.

Cosmos doubles 'Stargate' bug bounty rewards to avoid repeating past mistakes

Cosmos have announced a new bug bounty to rigorously vet the forthcoming Stargate upgrade to ensure no vulnerabilities are missed. In the lead up to its major network upgrade Stargate, Cosmos (ATOM) has announced a three-month-long bug bounty with double rewards to improve the software’s robustness prior to release.  The key Stargate upgrade will complete the original roadmap laid out in the Cosmos Whitepaper and will include the first implementation of the IBC protocol — which allows Cosmos to connect to other blockchain networks. According to early contributor Zaki Manian, the Cosmos Stargate testnet is ready to launch, however, the various Cosmos teams would like further test the upgrade “to identify critical bugs that may have made it past engineering and integration testing.” The team is hoping to avoid a repeat of two incidents in the past year where serious bugs were found in critical components.

Lightning network vulnerability discovered, upgrade immediately

The lightning vulnerability was made public on Oct 9. Lightning network node operators running LND versions prior to the Oct.

Lightning Vulnerability Discovered; Ind Node Operators Urged to Upgrade ASAP

An undisclosed vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below was revealed Thursday with developers urging node operators to update to the newest version.

Ethereum 2.0 Genesis in Final Stages of Testing After ‘Dress Rehearsal’

The long-awaited upgrade for Ethereum is entering its final stages of testing according to the project’s lead developer.

Dash adjusts block reward percentage to improve the economics of its network

This and other changes come as part of the protocol’s recent mainnet upgrade.