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Kadena Releases Updated Smart Contract Language for 'Hybrid Blockchains'

The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks.

Kadena co-founder and President Stuart Popejoy

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Privacy Crypto Grin's First Hard Fork Planned for July

This summer will see the first network upgrade for Grin, a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency that uses the technology Mimblewimble.

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$1 Billion Valuation May Elude Ethereum Co-Founder’s New Blockchain Polkadot

Polkadot’s bid for unicorn status has hit a snag, with three Chinese funds buying into the token sale at valuations below $1 billion.

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Ethereum Classic May Delay Upcoming Hard Fork 'Atlantis'

Ethereum Classic developer failed to reach consensus today a "final call" to approve, update or reject upcoming system-wide upgrade or hard fork, Atlantis.

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In First, Tezos Blockchain Activates Upgrade By Token Holder Voting

Tezos has activated its first ever on-chain upgrade initiated entirely by Tezos bakers during a three months period of both voting and code testing.

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MakerDAO Finally Approves DAI Fee Decrease After 11-Day Deliberation

After nearly two weeks of continuous voting, MakerDAO token holders have officially activated a decrease to DAI stablecoin fees.

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Tezos Is About to Enact Its First-Ever On-Chain Blockchain Update

For the past three months, users of the Tezos blockchain have been voting on a set of two upgrade proposals. Now, the Tezos blockchain is set to activate its first official system-wide upgrade having completed three separate rounds of voting.

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Bitcoin Cash Miners Undo Attacker's Transactions With '51% Attack'

Two mining pools recently carried out a 51 percent attack on the bitcoin cash blockchain.

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Bitcoin SV Surges 200% as Wright Registers Copyright to Satoshi White Paper

Bitcoin SV surged more than 200 percent on some exchanges after Craig Wright filed a copyright registration for the bitcoin white paper.

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MakerDAO Fee Decrease Stalls Amid Decline in Token Holder Voting Turnout

A decrease to fees on stablecoin DAI failed to activate over the weekend due to a lack of voter turnout.

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