What are the risks of the Ethereum Merge?
The mammoth task of merging Ethereum’s mainnet and Beacon Chain is finally complete, but what are the risks?
Ethereum gone wrong? Here are 3 signs to keep an eye on during the Merge
The Ethereum merge is fast approaching and those with assets at stake should keep a close eye on the following data sources.
Ethereum dev confirms Goerli merger date, the final update before the Merge
The Goerli merger requires node operators to update both their consensus layer and execution layer clients in tandem, rather than just one of the two.
The crypto industry must do more to promote encryption, says Meltem Demirors
Meltem Demirors sat down with Cointelegraph to express why the industry needs to focus on privacy and freedom when it comes to regulations.
Consensus 2022: Web3, unpacking regulations, and optimism for crypto’s future
Despite crypto winter, the conference drew in 17,000 people to discuss the crypto regulatory landscape, Web3 development and the future of digital assets.
Reliably unreliable: Solana price dives after latest network outage
Solana has suffered its fifth outage of 2022, and the year is only five months old. A bug-related consensus failure was the culprit this time.
Layer-2 adoption could spur the next crypto turning point
A mysterious Redditor may turn out to be clairvoyant with predictions that layer-2 scaling solutions on Ethereum will take center stage in the coming months.
Uniswap v3 contracts deployment on Polygon approved with 99.3% consensus
The deployment of Uniswap v3 contracts will be supported by a $20 million fund for a long-term liquidity mining campaign and the overall adoption of Uniswap on Polygon.
US Navy to pilot blockchain-based project to improve medical supply lines
Consensus Networks uses the IoTeX blockchain to monitor the health of 700,000 U.S. Navy sailors and marines in real time.
VeChain upgrades to Proof of Authority 2.0 consensus mechanism
The latest consensus mechanism upgrade is expected to improve several aspects of the network’s security and key operations while making it even more environmentally friendly.
Bitcoin soft fork days away as Taproot upgrade closes in
The Taproot upgrade was set for deployment after achieving a 90% consensus among the Bitcoin miners (mining nodes).
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade finally locked-in, activation set for November
With Taproot achieving the 90% critical consensus mark among mining nodes, all is now set for Bitcoin soft fork activation later in November.
Vitalik argues that proof-of-stake is a ‘solution’ to Ethereum’s environmental woes
The stakes are high for the chain to transition, as those that don’t risk getting ‘left behind.’
FireBlocks CEO Pours Cold Water on Libra Excitement
FireBlocks’ CEO was quick to dampen down enthusiasm for Facebook’s libra project.
Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week
During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding.
The Global Contenders Trying to Displace the Dollar
Could the dollar be replaced by a single new dominant currency like China’s DCEP, or is a multipolar currency world more likely?
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America
Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.
Road to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)
Harry Halpin, a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, talks about his lockdown, and how Crypto Twitter was right, for once.
CoinDesk’s John Biggs Walks the Exhibit Halls of Consensus 2019
Meet the exhibitors in the Consensus 2019 exhibit halls.