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Tech

Coinbase to Use Polygon’s Ethereum Scaling Solution to Reduce Prices, Settlement Times

An exact date for the L2 integration has not yet been made public.

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Markets

The Graph Launches Microtransaction System for Blockchain Data Providers

The new microtransaction system Scalar is meant to enable new ways of monetization for node operators and data providers.

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Tech

Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find

EOS, Tezos and XRP have not seen high levels of intended use, according to a new report from researchers in London.

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Policy

Steem Fork Faces Legal Threat From Mining Firm Over 'Hive' Name

A new blockchain called Hive is being told it needs to change its name just days after it was created in a fork from Steem.

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Tech

Crypto Exchange Huobi's DeFi-Focused Blockchain Released in Public Beta

The exchange is eyeing use cases for its tech across areas such as tokenized asset issuance, payments, identity verification and lending.

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Tech

JPMorgan Veterans' Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network

Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday.

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Markets

Libra White Paper Shows How Facebook Borrowed From Bitcoin and Ethereum

Cryptocurrency, at scale. That's Facebook's vision as laid out in the long-awaited, just-released Libra white paper.

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Markets

Gavin Wood Announces 'Impending Release' of DIY Blockchain Tool

Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood has announced that his company's new DIY blockchain tool, Substrate, is weeks from release

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Markets

Messaging Giant Kakao Launches Its Own Blockchain for Testing

Kakao's blockchain arm Ground X has announced the launch of the test version of its proprietary blockchain network dubbed Klaytn.

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Markets

Australia's Science Agency Claims Breakthrough in Global Blockchain Test

Australian federal body CSIRO says a blockchain network it developed has achieved 30,000 transactions per second in a global test.

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