It adds new capabilities to Plutus, the platform developers use to write Cardano’s smart contracts, unifying the built-in functions available across the platform’s three versions so older applications gain newer features. The upgrade also tightens several of the ledger’s validation rules, including one guaranteeing that no two stake pools can reuse the same cryptographic identity
SpaceX stock has fallen to $119.79 after seven straight losing sessions, leaving SPCX 11% below its $135 IPO price before Tesla’s second-quarter earnings and a renewed Starship launch attempt. Summary SpaceX stock closed 3.34% lower at $119.85 before recovering slightly after hours. SPCX faces resistance near $125 as Tesla earnings and Starship Flight 13 approach.
The Ethereum Core Developers and the Ethereum Security Community were made aware of the potential Constantinople-related issues identified by ChainSecurity on January 15, 2019. We are investigating any potential vulnerabilities and will follow with updates in this blog post and across social media channels. Out of an abundance of caution, key stakeholders around the Ethereum
Bitcoin Japan, a subsidiary of Asia’s answer to Strategy, Metaplanet, has announced it entered into a financing agreement to start buying the leading cryptocurrency for its treasury. The Tokyo-based, publicly-listed company said Thursday that it had approved a convertible bond deal with EVO Fund to raise 9.66 billion yen ($59.5 million). The deal will see
The US House Agriculture Committee has scheduled a hearing on sports prediction markets as two gaming associations press Congress to prohibit sports contracts offered by platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket. Summary US lawmakers will examine sports prediction markets amid pressure to prohibit sports contracts. Gaming associations argue Kalshi and Polymarket offer products resembling traditional sports
The Ethereum Foundation Grants Program is an ongoing and continually improving experiment into how the EF can best invest the Ethereum community’s resources for the highest long-term impact on the Ethereum ecosystem. When the Grants Program began in early 2018, the core focus was on supporting scalability efforts. This focus later expanded to include security,
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order targeting regulatory gaps in a crypto market that received about $59 billion in inflows between July 2023 and June 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund. Summary Tinubu’s executive order coordinates crypto oversight without creating a new regulator. Nigeria will tighten registration, tax reporting and supervision
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 7,280,000, which is predicted to occur on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The exact date is subject to change depending on block times between now and then and could be activated 1-2 days before or after. A countdown timer can be seen at https://amberdata.io/blocks/7280000.
Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 12 months Bitmine repurchased 5.5 million common stock in the past week, authorized under the previously announced $4 billion share repurchase program Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap
Cardano price remained under pressure on Monday despite the activation of the network’s van Rossem hard fork, leaving ADA traders focused on whether the token can break through its next major resistance zone. Summary Cardano remains near $0.16 as weak momentum limits gains following the van Rossem hard fork. ADA must reclaim $0.17 and $0.19
