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Altcoins
The Rise of Layer 2s Spells End for Altcoins
Bitcoin is no longer limited to a single chain, meaning altcoins like ether are trending towards irrelevancy, says the neuroscientist and DeFi entrepreneur.
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By Edan Yago
Jan 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 3, 2021
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Opinion
The Fight for Consumer Adoption Is Just Beginning
In the next phase, blockchain networks have to find use cases beyond censorship resistance and permissionless access, says TRON's founder.
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By Justin Sun
Dec 29, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2020
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Finance
Dapps
Cere Network Raises $1.5M More to Bring Its 'Decentralized Salesforce' to Polkadot
Binance-backed Cere Network has raised another $1.5 million to become a decentralized version of Salesforce.
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By William Foxley
Dec 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 23, 2020
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Ethereum
Ethereum Enhancers, Not Ethereum Killers
The new competitive arena in the so-called scaling wars is between Ethereum enhancers, not Ethereum killers.
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By Matthew Finestone
Oct 14, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2020
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Finance
Tokens
Polkadot Projects Will Be Able to Mint Their Own Tokens in 2021
A token minting system is coming to the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem, promising to be a leaner, meaner version of Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard.
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By Ian Allison
Sep 16, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2020
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Chia
Chia Network Raises $5M to Rival New Crop of DeFi-Friendly Base Layers
Chia Network, led by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, just raised another $5 million in an equity round led by Slow Ventures.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 11, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2020
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Blockchain
Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs' Avalanche Blockchain
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet...
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By William Foxley
Jun 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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Infrastructure
NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet
Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.
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By William Foxley
Jun 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2020
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Proof-of-stake
Base Layer Blockchain Harmony Adds Staking to Open Up Validator Set
Harmony announced Tuesday that its mainnet has incorporated staking, allowing users to earn ONE tokens for locking in their current holdings.
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By Brady Dale
May 19, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2020
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