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Ethereum Developers Appear Successful in Second Attempt at Holesky Test Network Launch

The original planned launch date of Holesky, on Sept. 15, was supposed to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” transition. But things didn't go so smoothly. Now developers are trying again.

Ethereum Foundation's Parithosh Jayanthi, helping to host a livestream as developers of the blockchain launched the new "Holesky" test network. (EthStaker/YouTube)

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Maker Token's Exchange Balance Spikes After 45% Price Surge

The exchange balance has jumped 5% in the past 24 hours, hitting the highest in nearly a month.

MKR's price chart (TradingView/CoinDesk0

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Binance CMO Hails Istanbul as a Crypto Hub

Binance CMO Rachel Conlan spoke to CoinDesk Türkiye in the lead up to Binance Blockchain Week.

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Confirms Mining Invalid BTC Block Due to a Bug

The block was invalidated due to a "transaction ordering issue."

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin and S&P 500 Eye Quarterly Loss as Bonds Look Most Attractive Since 2009

Relative attractiveness of bonds means less incentive to invest in bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency is considered a zero-yielding risk asset, by some observers.

Balance (Roman Kraft/Unsplash)

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Dogecoin Beats Bitcoin in Price Stability Amid Crypto Trading Lull

DOGE's new-found stability reflects lack of investor interest in trading alternative cryptocurrencies.

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Citigroup Unveils Token Services for Institutional Clients

In a pilot, Citi used smart contracts to serve the same purpose as bank guarantees and letters of credit working with shipping company Maersk and a canal authority.

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Ether Trading at 27% Discount to Fair Value, New Research Shows

Research firm RxR's blended Metcalfe law-centric valuation model, incorporating active user adoption of layer 2 scaling networks, suggests ether should trade at a market value of $275 billion.

Ether (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)