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Ethereum Core Developers Eye Mid-April for 'Berlin' Hard Fork
The hard fork will facilitate live swapping Ethereum from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake blockchain.
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Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x 'Berlin' Hard Fork
Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July.
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EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals
A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit marke...
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In Berlin, A 'DAO Renaissance' Begins
New tools and the rise of DeFi have made decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, newly attractive to ethereum's top developers.
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Web3's Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.
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The Evolution of Bitcoin, from Behind a Berlin Bar
Celebrating three years accepting bitcoin, bar owner Joerg Platzer reflects on bitcoin's evolutionary changes from the merchants' side.
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Enthusiasts and Investors Defend Bitcoin at Inside Bitcoins Berlin
The conference drew over 300 people from 14 different countries to discuss the future of the digital currency.
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In-person bitcoin exchanges spread across the globe
More and more people are trading bitcoin in person, keeping with the ethos of a decentralised, peer-to-peer currency.
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Germany's government and media are bolstering bitcoin popularity
Berlin has long been a hub for bitcoin, but recent regulation developments and media coverage are taking it further.
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