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Ethereum's Next Upgrade: What to Watch

Ethereum Foundation Protocol Support Lead Tim Beiko discusses the Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) being included in the network’s upcoming "Shanghai" hard fork. "The most important thing we wanted to do after the merge was enabling Beacon Chain withdrawals," Beiko said.

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Finance

BNB Smart Chain to Perform Hard Fork as Fix for $100M Exploit

The "temporary urgent patch" release will take occur at around 08:00 UTC on Oct. 12.

The Cardano hard fork is expected on Sept. 22. (Yuri_Arcurs/E+/Getty Images)

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Ethereum Co-Founder on Upcoming Merge, Web3

Ethereum's long-awaited Merge is just a week away. Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di lorio discusses what to expect, Tron founder Justin Sun backing a hard fork of Ethereum, and the difficulty bomb. Plus, insights into Di lorio's new project Andiami: The Quest for Liberty, and his outlook for Web3.

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Tron Founder Justin Sun on Ethereum Merge, USDD Stablecoin Outlook

Tron Founder Justin Sun discusses his support for Ethereum's proof-of-work (PoW) hard fork as the blockchain is expected to transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, an event known as The Merge. Plus, how Tron-based algorithmic stablecoin USDD will become the "first stablecoin in the EthereumPOW ecosystem" and thoughts on crypto winter.

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Markets

Privacy Focused Monero Plans Hard Fork in July; XMR Surges 11% on ‘Monerun’

The hard fork would see version fifteen of Monero launched with several upgrades for improved security.

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Tech

Ethereum Burns 36% of New Coin Issuance Over 2 Days

At first glance, EIP 1559 seems to be working effectively. A closer look at the numbers may suggest otherwise.

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Markets

What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About the Ethereum Hard Fork

"The notion of ethereum becoming a deflationary cryptocurrency in the future is now tangible, and the effects on ethereum’s valuation could be profound," said one analyst.

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Tech

Valid Points: Why EIP 1559 Makes Debugging Ethereum Dapps Harder

Also: ETH is on a 12-day winning streak in the run-up to the London upgrade.

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Tech

Ethereum's London Hard Fork Expected to Launch on Aug. 4

The protocol update includes five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), most notably EIP 1559 and EIP 3554.

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