Ripple’s U.S. dollar stablecoin will become available on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchain starting Tuesday, December 17. Digital payment behemoth Ripple (XRP) has declared Dec. 17 as the debut date for its U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD in the Americas, the U.K., the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific markets. RLUSD’s launch follows last week’s final regulatory approval from
Reminder: the Gray Glacier upgrade is scheduled for block 15,050,000, expected June 29, 2022 The Kiln Merge testnet, launched earlier this year, will be shut down shortly after the Ethereum mainnet’s transition to proof-of-stake. Ropsten, Ethereum’s longest-lived proof-of-work testnet, has transitionned to proof-of-stake. It will be shut down in Q4 2022. Rinkeby, a geth-based proof-of-authority
Bitcoin has smashed past another record level with a surge to a new all-time above $107,000. After reclaiming the psychological $100,000 level, Bitcoin (BTC) strengthened further, reaching highs of $107,172 on U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase. The flagship digital asset rose to this new ATH as the world’s largest corporate holder of BTC purchased another $1.5
Ethereum is a living thing. Yes, at its core there is a virtual machine (the EVM) that runs and faithfully calculates a new state from block to block, but the magic of Ethereum is that one little state machine can be shared by millions of people who might not have anything in common besides an
Staking protocol Lido has announced a timeline for the sunsetting of its products on Polygon in the coming months. The Lido Finance team announced on December 16 that it plans to discontinue all operations on Polygon following a DAO forum discussion and a community vote approving the move. According to the team, the decision to
Three weeks ago, we opened the speaker and volunteer applications as well as the discount builder and student tickets, and we are excited about the quality of submissions! This year, we’ve opened applications for those looking to attend Devcon with Builder and Student discounts, as Speakers, Supporters, Volunteers or as Press. But what about improvements
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Ethereum’s $8,000 target, Pepe Coin’s rise to $0.0002, and Lightchain AI’s potential leap to $2 showcase blockchain’s explosive growth. The cryptocurrency market is abuzz with predictions about the future of some of its most
Note: on July 5, 2022, the recommended releases for go-ethereum and Erigon were modified. See “Client Releases” for details. Sepolia will be the second of three public testnets to run through The Merge. The network will transition to proof-of-stake when the total difficulty on the proof-of-work chain exceeds 17,000,000,000,000,000, which is expected to occur around
Cardano’s price has remained sideways this month, but a rare chart pattern indicates a potential comeback in the coming weeks. Cardano (ADA), the popular layer-1 cryptocurrency, is trading at $1.06, down nearly 20% from its highest level this year. The pullback followed a rally that pushed the coin to a multi-year high of $1.327 in
Amigos y amigas! Today, we want to bring everyone a few details on the ticketing process in advance of Monday’s launch, and we have updates on supporter, volunteer, and discount-ticket applications. As the icing on the cake, we’ll also introduce you to the Devcon Community Hubs! But first, we hope you’ve heard about the pre-sale
