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Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed its Merge

The Ethereum blockchain’s first dress rehearsal for its upcoming merge was successfully completed Wednesday. “The Hash” discusses the long-awaited milestone in Ethereum’s journey toward a new proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.

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What Are Liquidity Pools?

The term refers to a collection of tokens or digital assets locked in a smart contract that provide essential liquidity to decentralized exchanges.

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Learn-to-Earn, Move-to-Earn: How to Earn Crypto in New Ways

From exchanges that reward you to learn about certain tokens to apps that give you crypto for staying active, the play-to-earn crypto idea is extending beyond online games.

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How Does USDC Work?

USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar.

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What Is Proof-of-Authority?

It's a consensus system that allows only authorized entities to validate transactions in a blockchain network.

The proof-of-authority method to validate transactions on a blockchain is one of the newer mechanisms in blockchain technology. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

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What Is Tether? How USDT Works and What Backs Its Value

Tether’s USDT is the most popular stablecoin and is widely used by traders. It is not without controversy. Here’s what you need to know.

Hedge funds are increasingly betting against Tether. (Andreas Wagner/Unsplash)

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The Fall of Terra: A Timeline of the Meteoric Rise and Crash of UST and LUNA

A detailed timeline of Terra's journey from its underdog start as a payments app in South Korea to a $60 billion crypto ecosystem to one of the biggest failures in crypto.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck Below $30K as Buyers Remain on Sidelines

BTC declined by as much as 3% over the past 24 hours and is on track to end the month in the red.

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Down, Stocks Up; Altcoins Underperform

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 6% decline in ETH and a 2% rise in the S&P 500.

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Market Wrap: Metaverse Tokens Rise; Crypto Analysts Expect More Volatility

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours while SAND rose by as much as 7%.

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