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Tech

ETH Reverts to Inflationary Asset Following Fee-Reducing Dencun Upgrade

Transaction fees are four times lower on average following the recent Dencun upgrade.

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Tech

Ethereum Hit by 'Blobscriptions' in First Stress Test of Blockchain's New Data System

Ethereum fees for "blobs" – the blockchain's new dedicated class of cheaper data storage – spiked Wednesday after a project called Ethscriptions created a new way of inscribing data, known as “blobscriptions.”

Ethereum's new "blob market" is taking on a life of its own. (Wikipedia/PhotoMosh)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Robinhood Shares Jump, Layer 2s Become Cheaper

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 14, 2024.

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Markets

Layer 2 Blockchains Become Cheaper After Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade

The upgrade allows layer 2 solutions to store data in "blobs" instead of the expensive call data.

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Tech

The Protocol: Is Ethereum's Dencun Update All It's Cracked Up To Be?

Some developers think that shifting the Ethereum ecosystem further towards layer 2 networks could risk setting it down the wrong path.

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Tech

Debating Dencun: Will Ethereum's Big Update Help or Harm the Network?

While Ethereum's rollup-centric roadmap could help the ecosystem reach new levels of scale, some developers think relying on third parties to improve access to Ethereum could backfire.

Ethereum Foundation's Tim Beiko joined The Protocol podcast to discuss the implications of the Dencun upgrade. (CoinDesk, modified using PhotoMosh)

Videos

Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Record $1B in Net Inflows; Ethereum's 'Dencun' Upgrade Goes Live

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including bitcoin's (BTC) recent price movements as the spot BTC ETF products scored over $1 billion in net inflows on Tuesday. Plus, the Ethereum network went live successfully with its much-anticipated "Dencun" upgrade, and why a U.S. government study says no NFT-specific legislation is needed now.

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Markets

Arbitrum's ARB, Polygon's MATIC Lead Gains as Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Goes Live

Ethereum's Dencun upgrade enabled a new way of storing data that was forecast to dramatically cut costs for interacting with layer-2 networks.

Polygon's MATIC price on March 13 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Blast Blockchain Locks Up Amid Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade

Its mainnet stopped producing blocks around the time of the Ethereum overhaul.

Blast stops producing blocks after Dencun (Md Riduwan Molla/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees

A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on Ethereum – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space on the blockchain that is separate from regular transactions, and comes at a lower cost.

Screenshot from Nethermind's Dencun watch party (Nethermind/YouTube)

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