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Take Two: Ethereum Is Getting Ready for the Constantinople Hard Fork Redo

The world's second largest blockchain by market capitalization is gearing up for a hard fork its tried to activate before called Constantinople. This time, developers are confident it will work.

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Binance's Decentralized Exchange Is About to Launch for Public Testing

In less than two weeks, Binance will release its decentralized exchange, Binance DEX, on a public testnet.

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Latest Lightning Code Release Trolls With a 'Block Size' Increase

The latest code version for the lightning network, often trumpeted as the future of bitcoin payments, includes a "block size increase."

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Ethereum Foundation and Others Weigh $15 Million Bid to Build 'Randomness' Tech

The Ethereum Foundation may spend $15 million on a project implementing randomness tech called "Verifiable Delay Functions."

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Bitcoin Is Becoming More Decentralized, Indicates New Research

Bitcoin has become more decentralized by several measures, according to a research report from Canaccord Genuity Group.

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Zcash Team Reveals It Fixed a Catastrophic Coin Counterfeiting Bug

The company behind the privacy-minded cryptocurrency zcash said Tuesday that it moved last year to fix a catastrophic bug that could have been used to print infinite coins.

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A Court Date for QuadrigaCX: What to Expect at Today's Hearing

QuadrigaCX is expected to receive a stay of litigation during a hearing before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court tomorrow.

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Ethereum Developers Delay Mining Algorithm Change for Code Audit

During a public call Friday, a tentative decision on whether to implement the ethereum network's ProgPoW update was postponed.

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Casa's Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin Node Just Got a Browser Extension

Cryptocurrency custody startup Casa has launched a browser extension for direct control of its lightning network-enabled bitcoin node. 

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Developers Behind Ethereum App Aragon Weigh Launching a Second Network on Polkadot

Developers behind ethereum-based application Aragon are investigating the use of Parity Technologies' Polkadot Network to launch a smart contract framework.

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